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I am one of those X11-only, no-toolkit Emacs users. The only times I need gtk support is when I run a variant build with gtk3 support in order to have a native Wayland window which doesn't require Xwayland. But I primarily use X11 so the no-toolkit, X11-only build.

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It does X11 specific calls unconditionally, so it is not currently possible to run emacs as a native Wayland client.

One of the big advantages of the new GTK-only backend I propose in [1] is the ability to use non-X GTK back-ends, like Wayland and Broadway.

But SHTDI. Volunteering?

[1] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2016-10/msg00...

I already spend most of my day writing an IDE (GNOME Builder) and making it Wayland ready out of the box.

However, I am responsive on #gtk+ answering questions to people working on this.

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