README.md
1X color name database
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4This package includes both the list mapping X color names to RGB values
5(rgb.txt) and programs to read and write the color database.
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7The "others" subdirectory contains some alternate color databases.
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9The configure script accepts --with-rgb-db-type=(text|dbm|ndbm) to specify
10the type of database to use for the color name data. The default is "text".
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12The configure script accepts --with-rgb-db-library=<library-name> to specify
13the dbm or ndbm compatible library to use for the color name data. The default
14is "auto" to search for known implementations. Library names should be
15specified as would be provided for the "-l" flag for the linker - for
16instance, "c" for libc, "dbm" for libdbm, etc.
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18Distributors who do choose to enable the use of a database library are
19responsible for understanding the requirements of the license terms of
20the library they link with, which may impose additional restrictions
21beyond the MIT/X11 license used for this package.
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23If the dbm or ndbm format are chosen, this package also builds the
24rgb command to build the database in that format from rgb.txt.
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26Regardless of format, this package builds the showrgb command to show
27the contents of the database, from whichever of dbm, ndbm, or text file
28was chosen by the --with-rgb-db-type option when building.
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30All questions regarding this software should be directed at the
31Xorg mailing list:
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33 https://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg
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35The master development code repository can be found at:
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37 https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/rgb
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39Please submit bug reports and requests to merge patches there.
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41For patch submission instructions, see:
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43 https://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
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