fix: Auto-detect WSL and default to X11 for clipboard compatibility - #20
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WSL2 with WSLg has clipboard issues with the smithay-clipboard library (Wayland clipboard), causing GUI crashes on Windows 11. This change: - Adds WSL detection via /proc/version - Defaults to X11 on WSL (working clipboard via arboard) - Defaults to Wayland on native Linux - Adds --x11 and --wayland CLI flags to override defaults 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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fix: Auto-detect WSL and default to X11 for clipboard compatibility
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Summary
/proc/versionto auto-detect when running under Windows Subsystem for Linux--x11and--waylandCLI flags to override the platform defaultsProblem
WSL2 with WSLg has clipboard issues with the smithay-clipboard library (Wayland clipboard), causing GUI crashes on Windows 11 with errors like:
The X11 server closed the connectionConnection reset by peerWinitEventLoop(ExitFailure(1))Solution
By detecting WSL and forcing X11 mode (setting
WAYLAND_DISPLAY=""), the application uses arboard's X11 clipboard implementation instead of the problematic smithay-clipboard Wayland implementation.Test plan
--x11flag on native Linux--waylandflag on WSL🤖 Generated with Claude Code