wpe-simple-launcher: Add recipe - #604
Draft
psaavedra wants to merge 1 commit into
Draft
Conversation
Add the wpe-simple-launcher recipe: an on-device WPEWebKit launcher that opens a URL and exposes a FIFO control channel through the wpe-ctl helper. It builds the launcher from the upstream main branch and installs the wpe-ctl and wpe-exported-wayland helper scripts. Change-Type: patch Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
There was a problem hiding this comment.
Pull request overview
This PR adds a new Yocto recipe for wpe-simple-launcher and installs two helper scripts to support launching WPEWebKit with a FIFO-based control channel.
Changes:
- Add
wpe-simple-launcher_git.bbto fetch/build/installwpe-simple-launcherfrom upstreammain. - Add
wpe-exported-waylandlauncher wrapper script that sets environment variables and startswpe-simple-launcherwith a control FIFO. - Add
wpe-ctlhelper script to write commands into the control FIFO.
Reviewed changes
Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| recipes-browser/wpe-simple-launcher/wpe-simple-launcher/wpe-exported-wayland | Adds a wrapper script to propagate Wayland env and launch the browser with a FIFO control path. |
| recipes-browser/wpe-simple-launcher/wpe-simple-launcher/wpe-ctl | Adds a helper utility to send commands to the launcher via the FIFO. |
| recipes-browser/wpe-simple-launcher/wpe-simple-launcher_git.bb | Adds the BitBake recipe to fetch, build, and install the launcher and helper scripts. |
💡 Add a code-review agent skill or configure MCP servers for context-aware, tailored reviews. Learn more in the docs.
Comment on lines
+37
to
+42
| # Ensure Wayland and XDG runtime environment variables are propagated | ||
| WAYLAND_DISPLAY=$(strings < "/proc/$(pidof weston-keyboard)/environ" | grep WAYLAND_DISPLAY) | ||
| XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=$(strings < "/proc/$(pidof weston-keyboard)/environ" | grep XDG_RUNTIME_DIR) | ||
| export "${WAYLAND_DISPLAY?}" | ||
| export "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR?}" | ||
|
|
|
|
||
| inherit meson pkgconfig | ||
|
|
||
| DEPENDS += "glib-2.0-native wpewebkit" |
psaavedra
marked this pull request as draft
August 25, 2026 08:28
This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.This suggestion is invalid because no changes were made to the code.Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is closed.Suggestions cannot be applied while viewing a subset of changes.Only one suggestion per line can be applied in a batch.Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.Applying suggestions on deleted lines is not supported.You must change the existing code in this line in order to create a valid suggestion.Outdated suggestions cannot be applied.This suggestion has been applied or marked resolved.Suggestions cannot be applied from pending reviews.Suggestions cannot be applied on multi-line comments.Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is queued to merge.Suggestion cannot be applied right now. Please check back later.
Add the wpe-simple-launcher recipe: an on-device WPEWebKit launcher that opens a URL and exposes a FIFO control channel through the wpe-ctl helper. It builds the launcher from the upstream main branch and installs the wpe-ctl and wpe-exported-wayland helper scripts.
Change-Type: patch