Update README

pull/1/head
reionwong 4 years ago
parent 010c97ffcb
commit 5e9306f911

@ -1,5 +1,26 @@
What is applauncherd?
==============================
# Cutefish AppMotor
Optimize the speed of starting cutefish apps.
## Dependencies
Debian/Ubuntu Dependencies:
```shell
sudo apt install cmake qtbase5-dev qtdeclarative5-dev qtquickcontrols2-5-dev libsystemd-dev libcap-dev
```
## Build
```shell
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr ..
make
sudo make install
```
## Introduction
Applauncherd is a daemon that helps to launch applications faster by
preloading dynamically linked libraries and caching stuff.
@ -12,17 +33,6 @@ Some technical details are explained below.
Install applauncherd-doc for the Doxygen-based user documentation.
See INSTALL on how to build applauncherd and the documentation.
Building
==============================
BUILD_TESTS=1 ./configure
make
make doc
make install
Technical overview
==============================
Booster daemons (written using the provided library) are started as part of the
user session. The booster is responsible for forking the will-be-application
before knowing which application is going to be launched next. There can be
@ -42,8 +52,7 @@ shared library or a position independent executable (-pie) and it should
always export main(). There's also a "booster" for all applications.
In that case exec() is used.
Technical details
==============================
## Technical details
Loading the binary is done with dlopen(), and therefore the
application needs to be compiled and linked as a shared library or a
@ -59,8 +68,7 @@ name of the application. Then the booster process waits for a connection
from the invoker with the information about which application should be
launched.
Contributors
==============================
## Contributors
People who have contributed to mapplauncherd:

@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
libsystemd-dev
libcap-dev
Loading…
Cancel
Save