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Update README for gitlab migration 

Signed-off-by: Alan Coopersmith <alan.coopersmith@oracle.com>
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@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ About libxcb
============ ============
libxcb provides an interface to the X Window System protocol, which libxcb provides an interface to the X Window System protocol, which
replaces the current Xlib interface. It has several advantages over replaces the traditional Xlib interface. It has several advantages over
Xlib, including: Xlib, including:
- size: small, simple library, and lower memory footprint - size: small, simple library, and lower memory footprint
- latency hiding: batch several requests and wait for the replies later - latency hiding: batch several requests and wait for the replies later
@ -10,27 +10,32 @@ Xlib, including:
- proven thread support: transparently access XCB from multiple threads - proven thread support: transparently access XCB from multiple threads
- easy extension implementation: interfaces auto-generated from XML-XCB - easy extension implementation: interfaces auto-generated from XML-XCB
Xlib can also use XCB as a transport layer, allowing software to make Xlib also uses XCB as a transport layer, allowing software to make
requests and receive responses with both, which eases porting to XCB. requests and receive responses with both, which eases porting to XCB.
However, client programs, libraries, and toolkits will gain the most However, client programs, libraries, and toolkits will gain the most
benefit from a native XCB port. benefit from a native XCB port.
More information about xcb is available from our website:
Please report any issues you find to the freedesktop.org bug tracker, https://xcb.freedesktop.org/
at:
<https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=XCB> Please report any issues you find to the freedesktop.org bug tracker at:
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxcb/issues
Discussion about XCB occurs on the XCB mailing list: Discussion about XCB occurs on the XCB mailing list:
<mailto:xcb at lists.freedesktop.org> https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xcb
<http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xcb>
You can obtain the latest development versions of XCB using GIT from
the libxcb code repository at:
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxcb
You can obtain the latest development versions of XCB using GIT.
For anonymous checkouts, use: For anonymous checkouts, use:
git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xcb/libxcb git clone https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxcb.git
For developers, use: For developers, use:
git clone git+ssh://git.freedesktop.org/git/xcb/libxcb git clone git@gitlab.freedesktop.org:xorg/lib/libxcb.git