From 1125389910f7134766686de68217578bed4f602b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Uli Schlachter <psychon@znc.in>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 12:42:16 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Exit when compton loses the _NET_WM_CM_Sn selection

Again, this behaviour is required by ICCCM.

Signed-off-by: Uli Schlachter <psychon@znc.in>
---
 src/compton.c | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/compton.c b/src/compton.c
index 31eff5f..8b4d7be 100644
--- a/src/compton.c
+++ b/src/compton.c
@@ -4352,6 +4352,16 @@ ev_screen_change_notify(session_t *ps,
   }
 }
 
+inline static void
+ev_selection_clear(session_t *ps,
+    XSelectionClearEvent __attribute__((unused)) *ev) {
+  // The only selection we own is the _NET_WM_CM_Sn selection.
+  // If we lose that one, we should exit.
+  fprintf(stderr, "Another composite manager started and "
+      "took the _NET_WM_CM_Sn selection.\n");
+  exit(1);
+}
+
 #if defined(DEBUG_EVENTS) || defined(DEBUG_RESTACK)
 /**
  * Get a window's name from window ID.
@@ -4444,6 +4454,9 @@ ev_handle(session_t *ps, XEvent *ev) {
     case PropertyNotify:
       ev_property_notify(ps, (XPropertyEvent *)ev);
       break;
+    case SelectionClear:
+      ev_selection_clear(ps, (XSelectionClearEvent *)ev);
+      break;
     default:
       if (ps->shape_exists && ev->type == ps->shape_event) {
         ev_shape_notify(ps, (XShapeEvent *) ev);