I just fixed the install scripts for wmiirc-lua. It is now possible to install wmiirc-lua in system directories and run from there. There is also a Wmii-lua session for the display managers (kdm, gdm, etc).

The new and improved way to install wmiirc-lua is to [get libixp and wmii from hg]{wmiirc-in-lua-v0.1.1} and then…

    sudo apt-get install lua5.1 liblua5.1-0-dev liblua5.1-posix0 git-core
    
    git clone git://repo.or.cz/wmiirc-lua.git/
    
    cd wmiirc-lua
    git checkout debian
    make deb
    
    sudo debi
    
    install-wmiirc-lua

… restart X, and select Wmii-lua as your login session.

I have changed the semantics for make install…

  • make install - install in DESTDIR/PREFIX (see config.mk).
  • make install-user - install in ~/.wmii-3.5/.

If you chose to go with the install in system directories route, you should note that alt-a wmiirc does not work properly unless you have a ~/.wmii-3.5/wmiirc. Running install-wmiirc-lua gets you just that.

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If you do decide to try it, I would like to hear from you. Let me know what I should add to the TODO list to make your wmii experience even better.

There is now an #wmiirc-lua IRC channel on oftc.net.