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sx <https://github.com/Earnestly/sx>
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INTRODUCTION
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sx is a simple alternative to both xinit(1) and startx(1).
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It started life as a proof of concept while attempting to learn how both
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xinit(1) and startx(1) worked.
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It is not a direct replacement however as it provides a different, more
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limited, interface.
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Some of these differences are as follows:
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* The Xorg server's command-line is hard coded and not exposed to the
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user.
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* The first DISPLAY is 1 instead of 0 contrary to what X(7) suggests.
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* xauth entries are overwritten if the displayname is identical.
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* Corresponding xauth entries are unconditionally removed when the Xorg
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server is terminated.
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* The Xorg server uses the -noreset flag.
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* The Xorg server logs are written to $XDG_DATA_HOME/sx/$DISPLAY instead
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of Xorg.$DISPLAY.log
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* While XAUTHORITY is still honoured, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sx/xauthfile is
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used instead of $HOME/.Xauthority
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* Very little proxy error checking is used preferring instead to let each
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tool used speak for itself.
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* None of the typical /etc/X11/xinit infrastructure is directly used.
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* Neither XINITRC is honoured nor .xinitrc used.
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* The XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sx/sxrc file is used instead of .xinitrc and is
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required to be executable.
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For a rational on why this exists, the author invites the reader to look
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over the source code for both xinit(1) and startx(1).
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REQUIRES
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Notable requirements are for GNU timeout and GNU tail which is used for the
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--pid option. Beyond these the usual set of POSIX command-line tools along
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with Xorg and xauth are required.
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BUILD
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As there's nothing to build, simply install using a prefered PREFIX.
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make DESTDIR=staged PREFIX=/usr install
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