The desktop pager is a progam that:

• configures layout of virtual desktops
• displays virtual desktops and windows on it
• switches between desktops/windows per user requests

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You will need build tools:

• c99 compiler (gcc and clang tested)
• gnu make
• pkg-config to detect libraries

and some libraries:

• X11 - for X11, as a core dependency
• xcb - almost all work with X11 and NETWM spec, many of them:
• xlib-xcb
• xcb-util
• xcb-ewmh
• xcb-icccm
• xcb-randr
• cairo - 2D drawing
• fontconfig - find font by name
• freetype2 - work with fonts itself

also, you will need some fonts, for example:

• media-fonts/droid

fonts from the package are mentioned in a default configuration file; feel free to use anything you like/have available on your system.

$ ./auto/configure [--prefix=] [--help] ...

Various additional options are accepted, like compiler options and data directories, refer to the builtin help for details.

$ make

$ make install

this will install software to directories, previously configured. To remove, just run

$ make uninstall

you will be prompted before deleting anything.

The rieman comes with a man page:

$ man rieman