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[Help] what's one of the easier ways to make a window on linux using x11 and nasm assembly? (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 year ago by Mandrew002@lemm.ee to c/programming@programming.dev
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[โ€“] TootSweet@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you do go X11 and want to go low-level, I'd recommend libxcb over libx11.

[โ€“] o11c@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

The problem with XCB is that it's designed to be efficient, not easy. If you're avoiding toolkits for some reason, "so what if I block the world" may be a reasonable tradeoff.