From 8318046a2929d19d56fe18a32817d6f870a33723 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "d.vorst" <87502756+dvorst@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:04:20 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: clarify terminology of 'host' --- doc/build.rst | 21 +++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/build.rst b/doc/build.rst index 37621de7..21674d35 100644 --- a/doc/build.rst +++ b/doc/build.rst @@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ Developers can clone the source code repo with ``git``. .. _build_client_section: -Client ------- +Client Application +------------------ .. _installing_build_dependencies: @@ -209,8 +209,21 @@ it directly from the build directory: .. _host_building: -Host ----- +Host Application +---------------- + +.. note:: + + `Host` in this context refers to the `Looking Glass (LG) host server application`, + to which the LG client connects to, it thus does not refer to the `host OS`! + + A common setup is to have a `host OS` running a `guest VM`. In such a setup + the `client application` runs on the `host OS`; and the `host application` + on the `guest VM`. + + The term `Host application` was choosen over `Guest application`, because LG + can be run in a VM to VM configuration, in which case both Host Application and + Client Application are run inside VM Guests. These instructions help you build the host yourself from the :ref:`downloaded source code `.