X-Git-Url: https://git.sur5r.net/?p=i3%2Fi3status;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.md;h=084f373a8cff150eab4924cf93080f08a8b40175;hp=716c63af66081e29aefe5d7819ef543976d0d008;hb=0e4fd9ad4a4cc7d6c770134a077e91b02f6cd2f0;hpb=668bf2079f30e5df8f78974ebee2194d873f50ac diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 716c63a..084f373 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ ## Description -i3status is a small program (about 1500 SLOC) for generating a status bar for -i3bar, dzen2, xmobar or similar programs. It is designed to be very efficient by -issuing a very small number of system calls, as one generally wants to update -such a status line every second. This ensures that even under high load, your -status bar is updated correctly. Also, it saves a bit of energy by not hogging -your CPU as much as spawning the corresponding amount of shell commands would. +i3status is a small program for generating a status bar for i3bar, dzen2, xmobar +or similar programs. It is designed to be very efficient by issuing a very small +number of system calls, as one generally wants to update such a status line +every second. This ensures that even under high load, your status bar is updated +correctly. Also, it saves a bit of energy by not hogging your CPU as much as +spawning the corresponding amount of shell commands would. ## Development @@ -16,20 +16,19 @@ i3status has the following dependencies: * libyajl-dev * libasound2-dev * libnl-genl-3-dev - * libcap2-bin (for getting network status without root permissions) * asciidoc (only for the documentation) * libpulse-dev (for getting the current volume using PulseAudio) On debian-based systems, the following line will install all requirements: ```bash -apt-get install libconfuse-dev libyajl-dev libasound2-dev libiw-dev asciidoc libcap2-bin libpulse-dev +apt-get install libconfuse-dev libyajl-dev libasound2-dev libiw-dev asciidoc libpulse-dev libnl-genl-3-dev ``` ## Upstream i3status is developed at https://github.com/i3/i3status -## Complilation +## Compilation Compiling is done with the usual make-line ```bash