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/ fix_steam_screensaver.c
Created
May 22, 2022 06:58
Linux Steam client screensaver issue workaround LD_PRELOAD library, while letting games disable screensaver
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| /* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */ | |
| /* | |
| * On Linux, Steam periodically calls SDL_DisableScreenSaver() so your | |
| * screensaver doesn't work with the Steam client open even if you aren't | |
| * playing a game, as described in | |
| * https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/5607 . | |
| * | |
| * To fix this, LD_PRELOAD a library that replaces SDL_DisableScreenSaver() | |
| * with a no-op if the executable calling it is Steam, but otherwise let it |