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32 lines
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# nanosm
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A nano-sized not-really-a session manager intended to replace less-than-robust Bash/etc scripts.
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Written in C++20, using epoll (without helper libraries), to stay nice and smol (Yes I know io_uring exists, but using it for something tiny that literally just waits and restarts processes would be far more overkill).
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# Why write this?
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Because `app &` then `exec wm` is impressively awful. What if your WM crashes, or your panel? Guess you lose them!
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And if your WM crashes? Your whole xorg server goes with it, meaning so does everything else.
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A more robust solution that's still small and easy to setup (read: Not written in bash) is clearly a better idea.
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# Installation
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Requirements:
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- A C++20 compiler (GCC 13 known to work, whatever clang version probably works too)
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```bash
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$ git clone --recursive https://git.crustywindo.ws/modeco80/nanosm
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$ cd nanosm
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$ cmake -Wno-dev -GNinja -Bbuild -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr
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$ ninja -C build
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# ninja -C build install
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```
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# Configuration
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- Copy `/usr/share/doc/nanosm/nanosm.toml` to `~/.config/nanosm/` and edit it to your liking/setup.
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- Add `exec nanosm` to the end of your `.xinitrc`.
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