fb16dfecae
Commit b7f05445c0 has added WWW entries to port Makefiles based on
WWW: lines in pkg-descr files.
This commit removes the WWW: lines of moved-over URLs from these
pkg-descr files.
Approved by: portmgr (tcberner)
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Merge concurrent outputs for a status bar.
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Programs like lemonbar and i3bar have become popular in recent years, and with
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good reason. These programs read from standard input and then output what they
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receive on a status bar. For the most part, their output is identical to their
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input, but they accept some format strings which allow the user to specify
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things like colors, justification, and clickable areas.
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A typical status bar script looks something like this: a shell script, is used
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to collect and format the output of various commands. The main problem with this
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method is that it's rather difficult to handle timing correctly. A counter
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showing the number of outdated programs on the system can be updated less
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frequently than a clock.
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Admiral runs programs specified by the user and prints their output. It allows
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for a clear separation of different sections, which simplifies configuration.
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Each program is run in its own thread. This means that each section is updated
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independently of the other sections. It also means that if something fails, it
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fails independently of the other sections.
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