[SOLVED]2 DWM questions

markbabc · 2010-11-29 07:57:20

exactly what the topic says

1. How much RAM does dwm take up? maybe someone could take a screenshot with archey while idling with nothing else running?
2. How much C experience does it take to configure dwm? Iv looked at some sample configs and it doesnt look incredibly complex

Iv looked for the answer to those 2 questions but could not find them so are there any dwm users that could quickly answer them?

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jasonwryan · 2010-11-29 08:08:55

1. It's by no means an exact measure - but on my EeePC with 2GB, htop shows dwm using 0.1%

2. None to run a vanilla dwm. If you want to patch it, some may be helpful but not necessary - logic and perseverance get me by...

mhertz · 2010-11-29 12:01:46

1. I have tested this previously, so I copy/pasted the numbers for dwm from previous posts:

Arch32:
Private + Shared = RAM used Program
332.0 KiB + 253.5 KiB = 585.5 KiB dwm

Arch64:
Private + Shared = RAM used Program
404.0 KiB + 286.5 KiB = 690.5 KiB dwm

bharani · 2010-11-29 12:48:11

2. Most patches will work without any trouble on vanilla dwm.Only when you try multiple patches, they don't patch correctly. As jasonwryan said you don't need to be a master in c to correct them.

nXqd · 2010-11-29 15:47:02

2. Patches will work correctly if you do like what wiki said . But multiple patches can cause problem like bharani said. And c prog is easy to read, no master needed to read and customize config.h file . And there's #archlinux channel + bbs forum for you to ask

markbabc · 2010-11-29 16:09:00

ok cool, thanks for the quick responses i think its time for me to try dwm

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