3.1 KiB
Servo Pin
Current pin
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Source | https://github.com/servo/servo |
| Rev | c242860f0ef4e7c6e60dfea29310167898e6eb38 (main, 2026-03-11) |
| Crate | servo (package name as of 2026-03-11; previously libservo) |
| Feature | servo-embed (optional; off by default) |
Adding the Cargo dependencies
The Servo deps are not in Cargo.toml by default to avoid pulling the
Servo monorepo (~1 GB) into every cargo check cycle. To activate, add the
following to crates/weft-servo-shell/Cargo.toml and change the servo-embed
feature line to declare dep:servo, dep:winit, and dep:softbuffer:
[features]
servo-embed = ["dep:servo", "dep:winit", "dep:softbuffer"]
[dependencies.servo]
git = "https://github.com/servo/servo"
rev = "c242860f0ef4e7c6e60dfea29310167898e6eb38"
optional = true
default-features = false
[dependencies.winit]
version = "0.30"
optional = true
features = ["wayland"]
[dependencies.softbuffer]
version = "0.4"
optional = true
Then build:
cargo build -p weft-servo-shell --features servo-embed
The first build downloads and compiles Servo and its dependencies, which takes 30–60 minutes cold. Subsequent incremental builds are faster.
System dependencies
The following system packages are required when servo-embed is enabled:
libgles2-mesa-devor equivalent OpenGL ES headerslibssl-devlibdbus-1-devlibudev-devlibxkbcommon-devlibwayland-dev
On Fedora/RHEL: mesa-libGL-devel openssl-devel dbus-devel systemd-devel libxkbcommon-devel wayland-devel
Rendering approach
Default: SoftwareRenderingContext (CPU rasterisation) blitted to a
softbuffer-backed winit window.
EGL path (scaffolded): set WEFT_EGL_RENDERING=1 at runtime. The embedder
attempts WindowRenderingContext::new using the winit display and window
handles. If construction fails it falls back to software automatically.
When the EGL path is active Servo presents directly to the EGL surface;
the softbuffer blit is skipped. Full DMA-BUF export to the Wayland
compositor is not yet wired (RenderingCtx::Egl blit body is a no-op).
Known gaps at this pin
- GAP-1:
Wayland input events not forwarded to ServoResolved — keyboard and mouse events forwarded viawebview.notify_input_event; key mapping inkeyutils.rs. - GAP-2: EGL
WindowRenderingContextpath scaffolded (WEFT_EGL_RENDERING=1); DMA-BUF export to the Wayland compositor (linux-dmabuf-unstable-v1) not yet wired. - GAP-3: WebGPU adapter on Mesa may fail CTS
- GAP-4: CSS
backdrop-filterand CSS Grid have partial coverage
Update policy
Pin is reviewed monthly. To update:
- Check the Servo release page for new tags.
- Update
taginCargo.tomland runcargo update -p servo. - Confirm the compositor and shell tests still pass.
- Update this file with the new tag and any new or resolved gaps.