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Lots of games won't ever be converted to Wayland (maybe some unofficially by replacing libraries with updated ones that still work with the game), we'll need some nested X server like xwayland in rootful mode once wayland compositors remove their xwm.


Most games use SDL2, and it is possible to replace it with a version that supports Wayland, even if SDL2 itself is statically linked with the game.

See SDL_DYNAMIC_API: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1upn39/sdl2_a...


Just run games under a native Wayland version of WINE.


Once again WINE is the stable Linux ABI


Absolutely hilarious that we have reached a point where the most stable API for Linux apps is win32.


Reached? Win32 has been the most stable userspace ABI for Linux for more than a decade (or even 2?). Wine is a really old project and Win32 API / ABI has always been stable. The implementation of the API / ABI was very patchy earlier but the functions that defines the ABI has always been there, their signature and calling conventions are stable.




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