About libxcb

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libxcb provides an interface to the X Window System protocol, which

replaces the current Xlib interface. It has several advantages over

Xlib, including:

- size: small, simple library, and lower memory footprint

- latency hiding: batch several requests and wait for the replies later

- direct protocol access: interface and protocol correspond exactly

- proven thread support: transparently access XCB from multiple threads

- easy extension implementation: interfaces auto-generated from XML-XCB

Xlib can also use XCB as a transport layer, allowing software to make

requests and receive responses with both, which eases porting to XCB.

However, client programs, libraries, and toolkits will gain the most

benefit from a native XCB port.

Please report any issues you find to the freedesktop.org bug tracker,

at:

	<https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=XCB>

Discussion about XCB occurs on the XCB mailing list:

        <mailto:xcb at lists.freedesktop.org>

        <http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xcb>

You can obtain the latest development versions of XCB using GIT.

For anonymous checkouts, use:

        git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xcb/libxcb

For developers, use:

        git clone git+ssh://git.freedesktop.org/git/xcb/libxcb