xcb_copy_gc(3)

💅 xcb_copy_gc — the XCB Requests girlies' guide 💅

okay bestie, welcome to xcb_copy_gc(3) from the XCB Requests collection, and yes we're doing this together, hand in hand, because you deserve to understand it 💖

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✨ NAME ✨

xcb_copy_gc — that's it, that's the name. the manpage literally does not elaborate. she's mysterious, she's iconic, she's giving no notes 🎀

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

first things first, you gotta bring her home:

#include <xcb/xproto.h>

🦋 Request function 🦋

xcb_void_cookie_t xcb_copy_gc(xcb_connection_t *conn,
       xcb_gcontext_t src_gc, xcb_gcontext_t dst_gc,
       uint32_t value_mask);

look at that signature. four whole arguments. she said "I don't do small talk" ✨

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👑 REQUEST ARGUMENTS 👑

• conn — the XCB connection to X11. this is your link to the server bestie, your main character hotline, you cannot skip her 💜
• src_gc — TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED. yeah. the manpage literally says that. not me exposing the upstream docs like this 😭
• dst_gc — TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED. same energy, same void, same unanswered text 🫶
• value_mask — TODO: NOT YET DOCUMENTED. three for three. the mystery is the aesthetic, I guess 💀

real talk: I am not gonna make up what these do. the page doesn't say, so I don't say. we respect the source here, no cap 🙈

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so like… there is a DESCRIPTION heading, and underneath it there is nothing. empty. void. the silence is deafening. the section walked in, served absolutely nothing, and left 💅

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⭐ RETURN VALUE ⭐

she hands you back an xcb_void_cookie_t. that's the vibe. it's a cookie that returns nothing, and honestly? relatable 🌈

any errors (if there even are any) have to be handled in the event loop, bestie. no shortcuts, no sneaky try/catch, you go to the loop like everyone else 🧚

but if you'd rather handle errors directly with xcb_request_check instead, then go off — use xcb_copy_gc_checked. see xcb-requests(3) for the details, iykyk ✨

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🔥 ERRORS 🔥

this request does never generate any errors.

periodt. flawless behaviour. not a single red flag. we love a low-maintenance queen 👑

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🌸 SEE ALSO 🌸

…nothing. the section is there, the references are not. it's giving "invited the vibe, forgot the guests." leaving this exactly as the universe intended 🎀

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💜 AUTHOR 💜

generated from xproto.xml. if you spot something wrong or want to send corrections and improvements, hit up xcb@lists.freedesktop.org — they're literally so nice about it 🫶

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okay that's the whole page bestie, you ate that, go forth and xcb_copy_gc responsibly 💖✨

this has been libxcb 1.17.0, X Version 11, from the xcb_copy_gc(3) manual page — mwah, love you, bye 🎀💅🦋