Weston + Qt5 Minimal-QML example

adam.yh.lee

I am trying to run one of Qt5's Wayland Compositor examples. And I realize I still lack the concepts behind display server/client within the context of Wayland/Weston.

When I am running a Qt5 Compositor, I should have Weston already running at the backend as the display server, correct?

SGaist

Hi,

~~You are right.~~
There are several possibilities: either have Weston running or one you implement yourself using the QtWayland module

You can find some information on the QtWayland wiki page.

adam.yh.lee

Thanks I just had to get it confirmed by someone like "Lifetime Qt Champion" ;).

adam.yh.lee

Just one more question - I just read on Wikipedia:

Display servers that implement the Wayland display server protocol are also called Wayland compositors because they additionally perform the task of a compositing window manager.

This seems to contradict our discussion. Is display server the same thing as the compositor? If so, isn't Qt5's Minimal-QML compositor example an implementation of Wayland protocol (much like Weston)?

SGaist

My bad ! I slightly misunderstood your question. I have now fixed my answer.