Subject: bug#29943: closed (Re: [bug#29943] [PATCH] doc: Describe Wayland status.)

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Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2018 17:22:02 +0000

Your bug report

#29943: [PATCH] doc: Describe Wayland status.

which was filed against the guix-patches package, has been closed.

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Subject: Re: [bug#29943] [PATCH] doc: Describe Wayland status.
From: Rutger Helling <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked] (Ludovic Courtès)
Cc: [email-masked]
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2018 18:20:41 +0100
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

Thanks for the review! I updated the patch according to your feedback
and pushed it.

On Sat, 06 Jan 2018 15:16:46 +0100
[email-masked] (Ludovic Courtès) wrote:

> Hello!
> 
> Rutger Helling <[email-masked]> skribis:
> 
> > From a790d403524df182cdd8aa35931b989234d874cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00
> > 2001 From: Rutger Helling <[email-masked]>
> > Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2018 13:14:09 +0100
> > Subject: [PATCH] doc: Describe Wayland status.
> >
> > * doc/guix.texi (Desktop Services): Add a paragraph about the
> > current status of Wayland in Guix.  
> 
> Good idea!
> 
> > +++ b/doc/guix.texi
> > @@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Copyright @copyright{} 2017 George Clemmer@*
> >  Copyright @copyright{} 2017 Andy Wingo@*
> >  Copyright @copyright{} 2017 Arun Isaac@*
> >  Copyright @copyright{} 2017 nee
> > +Copyright @copyright{} 2018 Rutger Helling@*  
> 
> You need @* on the line before yours, but not on yours (it introduces
> a linebreak).
> 
> > +The desktop environments in Guix use X11 by default. If you'd like
> > to  
> 
> s/X11/the Xorg display server/ (in an attempt not to assume a too
> technical audience.)
> 
> Also, please always put two spaces after an end-of-sentence period, to
> ensure proper rendering.
> 
> > +use the more modern display server protocol called Wayland, you
> > need  
> 
> s/more modern/newer/  :-)
> 
> > +to use the @code{sddm-service} instead of the @code{slim-service}
> > for +the graphical login manager. You should then select the ``GNOME
> > +(Wayland)'' session in SDDM. Currently only GNOME has support for
> > +Wayland.  
> 
> Otherwise LGTM, thanks!
> 
> Ludo’.

Subject: [PATCH] doc: Describe Wayland status.
From: Rutger Helling <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2018 13:18:51 +0100
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

This patch adds a small paragraph to the documentation about the
current status of Wayland in Guix.
From a790d403524df182cdd8aa35931b989234d874cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rutger Helling <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2018 13:14:09 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] doc: Describe Wayland status.

* doc/guix.texi (Desktop Services): Add a paragraph about the current status of
Wayland in Guix.
---
 doc/guix.texi | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 1d1f30f00..336e94764 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Copyright @copyright{} 2017 George Clemmer@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2017 Andy Wingo@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2017 Arun Isaac@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2017 nee
+Copyright @copyright{} 2018 Rutger Helling@*
 
 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or
@@ -12151,6 +12152,13 @@ limited number of special-purpose system interfaces.  Additionally,
 adding a service made by @code{mate-desktop-service} adds the MATE
 metapackage to the system profile.
 
+The desktop environments in Guix use X11 by default. If you'd like to
+use the more modern display server protocol called Wayland, you need
+to use the @code{sddm-service} instead of the @code{slim-service} for
+the graphical login manager. You should then select the ``GNOME
+(Wayland)'' session in SDDM. Currently only GNOME has support for
+Wayland.
+
 @deffn {Scheme Procedure} gnome-desktop-service
 Return a service that adds the @code{gnome} package to the system
 profile, and extends polkit with the actions from
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