Commit: 31a83fd8f37c47a824636005ac3b4d4e96772914 Parent: fb8fc3cc317385d4717823a856dccecc9fdaec18 Author: Randy Palamar Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 00:15:07 -0600 add README Diffstat:
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +status +====== + +A status line program for dwm. + +Inspired by and drawing from +[dsblocks](https://github.com/ashish-yadav11/dsblocks) and +[slstatus](https://tools.suckless.org/slstatus/). + +Installation +------------ + +Modify `config.h` and `config.mk` to your liking and use the following +to install (using root as needed): + +``` +make clean install +``` + +Usage +----- + +Execute with `status` or use `status &` to run in the background. `status` +also accepts the `-d` option to print the line to stdout instead of +setting the x root window name. + +Gotchas +------- + +* alsalib is horribly broken. Don't compile with optimizations more + exotic than `-O2` and expect alsa to work. If you aren't using alsa + then you can use whatever meme flags you want. + +* If you want a smaller binary remove blocks you aren't using from + `config.mk`. You can also remove their linker options. Additionally, + consider using a better compiler like [tcc](https://bellard.org/tcc/).