| Port details |
- wlmaker Wayland compositor inspired by Window Maker
- 0.8.1 x11-wm
 =1      0.8.1Version of this port present on the latest quarterly branch. - Maintainer: jbeich@FreeBSD.org
- Port Added: 2024-01-16 18:27:06
- Last Update: 2026-07-09 00:45:09
- Commit Hash: 93c2be7
- People watching this port, also watch:: pipewire-spa-oss, niri, mesa-dri, kanshi, foot
- Also Listed In: wayland
- License: APACHE20
- WWW:
- https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker
- Description:
- A Wayland compositor inspired by Window Maker.
Key features:
* Compositor for windows in stacking mode.
* Supports multiple workspaces.
* Appearance inspired by Window Maker, following the look and feel of NeXTSTEP.
* Easy to use, lightweight, low gimmicks and fast.
* Dock and clip, to be extended for dockable apps.
Wayland Maker is in early development stage. For existing and planned features
see https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/blob/main/doc/ROADMAP.md
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- Manual pages:
- FreshPorts has no man page information for this port.
- pkg-plist: as obtained via:
make generate-plist - USE_RC_SUBR (Service Scripts)
- no SUBR information found for this port
- Dependency lines:
-
- To install the port:
- cd /usr/ports/x11-wm/wlmaker/ && make install clean
- To add the package, run one of these commands:
- pkg install x11-wm/wlmaker
- pkg install wlmaker
NOTE: If this package has multiple flavors (see below), then use one of them instead of the name specified above.- PKGNAME: wlmaker
- Flavors: there is no flavor information for this port.
- distinfo:
- TIMESTAMP = 1783191247
SHA256 (phkaeser-wlmaker-v0.8.1_GH0.tar.gz) = c009653de70bdb28b5f18d97e748d79a2f580760e964cf57820cb053c843024d
SIZE (phkaeser-wlmaker-v0.8.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 598853
Packages (timestamps in pop-ups are UTC):
- Dependencies
- NOTE: FreshPorts displays only information on required and default dependencies. Optional dependencies are not covered.
- Build dependencies:
-
- evdev-proto>0 : devel/evdev-proto
- wayland-protocols>=1.32 : graphics/wayland-protocols
- bison : devel/bison
- cmake : devel/cmake-core
- ninja : devel/ninja
- pkgconf>=1.3.0_1 : devel/pkgconf
- xcb.pc : x11/libxcb
- Runtime dependencies:
-
- foot : x11/foot
- xcb.pc : x11/libxcb
- Library dependencies:
-
- libepoll-shim.so : devel/libepoll-shim
- libwayland-server.so : graphics/wayland
- libwlroots-0.20.so : x11-toolkits/wlroots020
- libinput.so : x11/libinput
- libxdg-basedir.so : x11/libxdg-basedir
- libxkbcommon.so : x11/libxkbcommon
- libcairo.so : graphics/cairo
- There are no ports dependent upon this port
Configuration Options:- No options to configure
- Options name:
- x11-wm_wlmaker
- USES:
- bison cmake compiler:c11 gnome pkgconfig xorg
- FreshPorts was unable to extract/find any pkg message
- Master Sites:
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| Commit History - (may be incomplete: for full details, see links to repositories near top of page) |
| Commit | Credits | Log message |
|---|
0.8.1
09 Jul 2026 00:45:09
 |
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: update to 0.8.1
Changes: https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/releases/tag/v0.8.1
Reported by: GitHub (watch releases) |
0.8
23 May 2026 23:42:21
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: update to 0.8
Changes: https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/releases/tag/v0.8
Reported by: GitHub (watch releases) |
0.7.1_1
14 Feb 2026 17:03:26
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: switch to wlroots020 |
0.7.1
14 Feb 2026 17:03:26
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: update to 0.7.1
Changes: https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/releases/tag/v0.7.1
Reported by: GitHub (watch releases) |
0.7
27 Dec 2025 00:03:43
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: update to 0.7
- Switch to non-deprecated wlroots version
- Move PLIST_FILES to pkg-plist
Changes: https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/releases/tag/v0.7
Reported by: GitHub (watch releases) |
0.6.2
24 Nov 2025 22:02:49
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: update to 0.6.2
Changes: https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/releases/tag/v0.6.2
Reported by: GitHub (watch releases) |
0.6.1
15 Sep 2025 17:29:33
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: update to 0.6.1
Changes: https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/releases/tag/v0.6.1
Reported by: GitHub (watch releases) |
0.6
28 Aug 2025 00:57:38
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: update to 0.6
Changes: https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/releases/tag/v0.6
Reported by: GitHub (watch releases) |
0.5
08 Mar 2025 00:19:24
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: update to 0.5
Changes: https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/releases/tag/v0.5
Reported by: GitHub (watch releases) |
0.4.1_1
20 Feb 2025 00:55:06
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-toolkits/wlroots: always add version suffix
Prevent dependency churn (e.g., 1b744b687e87, 20de9a1b52e1) during
future minor updates. Upstream API is versioned since 0.18, so consumers
and external CI should depend on a pinned package to avoid bumps.
Inpsired by: Void Linux |
0.4.1
09 Nov 2024 00:54:47
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: update to 0.4.1
Changes: https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/releases/tag/v0.4.1
Reported by: GitHub (watch releases) |
0.4_1
21 Oct 2024 00:44:55
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: back to default wlroots after a2b859489986 |
0.4
21 Oct 2024 00:43:58
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: update to 0.4
Changes: https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/releases/tag/v0.4
Reported by: GitHub (watch releases) |
0.3_2
31 Aug 2024 22:39:37
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: build with optimizations
Any optimizations: don't downgrade -O3 to -O2. |
0.3_1
13 Jul 2024 00:36:35
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-toolkits/wlroots: update to 0.18.0
Changes: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots/-/releases/0.18.0
Reported by: GitLab (notify releases) |
0.3
05 Jul 2024 12:02:43
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: update to 0.3
Changes: https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/releases/tag/v0.3
Reported by: GitHub (watch releases) |
0.2
25 Jun 2024 03:13:53
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: drop unused patch after 0f824f3cbc57 |
0.2
07 Apr 2024 17:48:01
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: update to 0.2
Changes: https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/compare/f2a5915...v0.2 |
0.1.457
06 Apr 2024 21:31:30
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: update to 0.1.457
Changes: https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/compare/6723df1...f2a5915 |
0.1.454
23 Mar 2024 00:29:06
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: update to 0.1.454
Changes: https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/compare/af442c5...6723df1 |
0.1.453
21 Mar 2024 00:58:11
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: update to 0.1.453
Changes: https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/compare/e04de60...af442c5 |
0.1.451
14 Mar 2024 11:34:29
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: update to 0.1.451
Changes: https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/compare/1372de3...e04de60 |
0.1.450
12 Mar 2024 16:08:27
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: update to 0.1.450
Changes: https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/compare/a388205...1372de3 |
0.1.444
31 Jan 2024 05:33:40
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: unbreak build on non-x86 architectures
Upstream defines _POSIX_C_SOURCE to 1, 199309L, 200112L, 200809L in
multiple files, all of which hide SIGTRAP on FreeBSD. Drop POSIX as
BSD (unlike GNU) enable extensions by default.
submodules/libbase/subprocess.c:496:9: error: use of undeclared identifier
'SIGTRAP'
496 | BS_ASSERT(rv == subprocess_ptr->pid);
| ^
submodules/libbase/assert.h:45:13: note: expanded from macro 'BS_ASSERT'
45 | BS_ABORT();
\
| ^
submodules/libbase/assert.h:34:28: note: expanded from macro 'BS_ABORT'
34 | #define BS_ABORT() { raise(SIGTRAP); }
| ^
PR: 276743
Reported by: pkg-fallout (aarch64) |
0.1.444
30 Jan 2024 00:42:27
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: drop unused patch after 6a7543959a1d |
0.1.444
29 Jan 2024 10:59:36
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: update to 0.1.444
Changes: https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/compare/f183a22...a388205 |
0.1.441
27 Jan 2024 22:49:37
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: update to 0.1.441
Changes: https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/compare/a4483c1...f183a22 |
0.1.439
27 Jan 2024 08:19:55
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: update to 0.1.439
Changes: https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/compare/ebcc667...a4483c1 |
0.1.438
26 Jan 2024 08:27:13
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: unbreak non-x86 build
In file included from apps/primitives/segment_display.c:21:
In file included from apps/primitives/segment_display.h:23:
In file included from submodules/libbase/../libbase/libbase.h:25:
submodules/libbase/../libbase/atomic.h:109:5: error: address argument to atomic
operation must be a pointer to _Atomic type ('int32_t *' (aka 'int *') invalid)
109 | atomic_store(&a_ptr->v, v);
| ^ ~~~~~~~~~
/usr/include/stdatomic.h:366:2: note: expanded from macro 'atomic_store'
366 | atomic_store_explicit(object, desired, memory_order_seq_cst)
| ^ ~~~~~~
/usr/include/stdatomic.h:259:2: note: expanded from macro
'atomic_store_explicit'
259 | __c11_atomic_store(object, desired, order)
| ^ ~~~~~~
Reported by: pkg-fallout |
0.1.438
23 Jan 2024 21:53:52
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: update to 0.1.438
Changes: https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/compare/6652766...ebcc667 |
0.1.434
20 Jan 2024 00:41:45
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: update to 0.1.434
Changes: https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/compare/5a6b8ab...6652766 |
0.1.433
17 Jan 2024 21:20:31
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: update to 0.1.433
Changes: https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/compare/ed7a302...5a6b8ab |
0.1.430
17 Jan 2024 18:14:46
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: track x11/foot dependency
Docks and keybindings are not configurable yet. See upstream roadmap. |
0.1.430
17 Jan 2024 17:54:30
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: don't hardcode WRKSRC in debug log
$ wlmaker
[...]
(INFO) backend/wayland/backend.c:436 Starting Wayland backend
(INFO)
wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-wm/wlmaker/work/wlmaker-0.1-430-ged7a302/src/server.c:731
Output layout change: Pos 0, 0 (1280 x 720).
(INFO)
wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-wm/wlmaker/work/wlmaker-0.1-430-ged7a302/src/server.c:618
Server 0x3489a2c74000: Added output 0x3489a4acfb80
(INFO)
wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-wm/wlmaker/work/wlmaker-0.1-430-ged7a302/src/wlmaker.c:282
Starting Wayland compositor for server 0x3489a2c74000 at wayland-0 ...
(ERROR)
wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-wm/wlmaker/work/wlmaker-0.1-430-ged7a302/submodules/libbase/file.c:125
Failed
realpath(/wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-wm/wlmaker/work/wlmaker-0.1-430-ged7a302/icons/chrome-48x48.png,
0x820d1df10): errno(2): No such file or directory
(ERROR)
wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-wm/wlmaker/work/wlmaker-0.1-430-ged7a302/submodules/libbase/file.c:125
Failed
realpath(/wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-wm/wlmaker/work/wlmaker-0.1-430-ged7a302/icons/terminal-48x48.png,
0x820d1df10): errno(2): No such file or directory
(ERROR)
wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-wm/wlmaker/work/wlmaker-0.1-430-ged7a302/submodules/libbase/file.c:125
Failed
realpath(/wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-wm/wlmaker/work/wlmaker-0.1-430-ged7a302/icons/firefox-48x48.png,
0x820d1df10): errno(2): No such file or directory
(INFO)
wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-wm/wlmaker/work/wlmaker-0.1-430-ged7a302/src/dock.c:141
Created dock view 0x3489a2c9a000
(ERROR)
wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-wm/wlmaker/work/wlmaker-0.1-430-ged7a302/submodules/libbase/file.c:125
Failed
realpath(/wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-wm/wlmaker/work/wlmaker-0.1-430-ged7a302/icons/clip-48x48.png,
0x820d1df10): errno(2): No such file or directory
(INFO)
wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-wm/wlmaker/work/wlmaker-0.1-430-ged7a302/src/clip.c:262
Created clip view 0x3489a2c5c540
(INFO)
wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-wm/wlmaker/work/wlmaker-0.1-430-ged7a302/src/xdg_toplevel.c:183
Created window 0x3489a4ad0000 for wlmtk XDG toplevel surface 0x3489a474a800
(INFO)
wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-wm/wlmaker/work/wlmaker-0.1-430-ged7a302/src/xdg_shell.c:122
XDG shell: Toolkit window 0x3489a4ad0000 for surface 0x3489a2c5d300
(INFO)
wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-wm/wlmaker/work/wlmaker-0.1-430-ged7a302/src/xdg_decoration.c:268
XDG decoration request_mode for XDG surface 0x3489a474a400, content
0x3489a474a910: Current 0, pending 0, scheduled 2, requested 2. Set: 2
(INFO)
wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-wm/wlmaker/work/wlmaker-0.1-430-ged7a302/src/toolkit/window.c:309
Set server side decoration for window 0x3489a4ad0000: 1
(INFO)
wrkdirs/usr/ports/x11-wm/wlmaker/work/wlmaker-0.1-430-ged7a302/src/server.c:731
Output layout change: Pos 0, 0 (0 x 0).
^C |
0.1.430
17 Jan 2024 17:54:29
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: switch to makepatch directory separator |
0.1.430
17 Jan 2024 05:05:59
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: convert patch-libbase to PATCHFILES
Different hashes due to cherry-picks over the flattened submodule
as PATCHFILES doesn't support passing PATCH_WRKSRC subdirectory. |
0.1.430
16 Jan 2024 18:25:40
|
Jan Beich (jbeich) |
x11-wm/wlmaker: add new port
A Wayland compositor inspired by Window Maker.
Key features:
* Compositor for windows in stacking mode.
* Supports multiple workspaces.
* Appearance inspired by Window Maker, following the look and feel of NeXTSTEP.
* Easy to use, lightweight, low gimmicks and fast.
* Dock and clip, to be extended for dockable apps.
Wayland Maker is in early development stage. For existing and planned features
see https://github.com/phkaeser/wlmaker/blob/main/doc/ROADMAP.md |
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