doc: clarify terminology of 'host'
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d.vorst
2026-02-28 15:04:20 +01:00
committed by Geoffrey McRae
parent 01b8724cfe
commit 8318046a29

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@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ Developers can clone the source code repo with ``git``.
.. _build_client_section: .. _build_client_section:
Client Client Application
------ ------------------
.. _installing_build_dependencies: .. _installing_build_dependencies:
@@ -209,8 +209,21 @@ it directly from the build directory:
.. _host_building: .. _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 These instructions help you build the host yourself from the
:ref:`downloaded source code <download_source>`. :ref:`downloaded source code <download_source>`.