From 9a9cc9e9df23772917f553190f01dd86097a3344 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Window Maker <wmaker@localhost>
Date: Sun, 24 May 2026 15:34:09 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] WINGs/wclient_wl: pass NULL to wl_display_connect for default
 socket

WPrefs passes display_name="" by default. wl_display_connect("")
treats the empty string as a literal socket name and fails. Pass NULL
instead so it uses $WAYLAND_DISPLAY. Also handle the literal string
"wayland" (from detect matching) the same way.
---
 WINGs/wclient_wl.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/WINGs/wclient_wl.c b/WINGs/wclient_wl.c
index 18a66be..7aab6d5 100644
--- a/WINGs/wclient_wl.c
+++ b/WINGs/wclient_wl.c
@@ -941,7 +941,9 @@ W_WLClientInit(struct W_Screen *scrPtr, const char *display)
     memset(ctx, 0, sizeof(*ctx));
     ctx->scr = scrPtr;
 
-    ctx->display = wl_display_connect(display);
+    ctx->display = wl_display_connect(
+        (display && display[0] && strcmp(display, "wayland") != 0)
+        ? display : NULL);
     if (!ctx->display) {
         wwarning(_("WINGs: wl_display_connect() failed"));
         goto fail;