Linux: Fix slow startup on some systems caused by GLFW searching for joysticks. Since kitty does not use joysticks, disable joystick support.

Fixes #830

glfw/glfw3.h

@@ -1058,6 +1058,7 @@ extern "C" {
  *  @{ */
 #define GLFW_JOYSTICK_HAT_BUTTONS   0x00050001
 #define GLFW_DEBUG_KEYBOARD         0x00050002
+#define GLFW_ENABLE_JOYSTICKS       0x00050003
 
 #define GLFW_COCOA_CHDIR_RESOURCES  0x00051001
 #define GLFW_COCOA_MENUBAR          0x00051002

glfw/init.c

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ static _GLFWinitconfig _glfwInitHints =
 {
     GLFW_TRUE,      // hat buttons
     GLFW_FALSE,     // debug keyboard
+    GLFW_TRUE,     // enable joystick
     {
         GLFW_TRUE,  // macOS menu bar
         GLFW_TRUE   // macOS bundle chdir
@@ -254,6 +255,9 @@ GLFWAPI void glfwInitHint(int hint, int value)
 {
     switch (hint)
     {
+        case GLFW_ENABLE_JOYSTICKS:
+            _glfwInitHints.enableJoysticks = value;
+            return;
         case GLFW_JOYSTICK_HAT_BUTTONS:
             _glfwInitHints.hatButtons = value;
             return;

glfw/internal.h

@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ struct _GLFWinitconfig
 {
     GLFWbool      hatButtons;
     GLFWbool      debugKeyboard;
+    GLFWbool      enableJoysticks;
     struct {
         GLFWbool  menubar;
         GLFWbool  chdir;

glfw/wl_init.c

@@ -688,8 +688,10 @@ int _glfwPlatformInit(void)
     wl_display_roundtrip(_glfw.wl.display);
 
 #ifdef __linux__
-    if (!_glfwInitJoysticksLinux())
-        return GLFW_FALSE;
+    if (_glfw.hints.init.enableJoysticks) {
+        if (!_glfwInitJoysticksLinux())
+            return GLFW_FALSE;
+    }
 #endif
 
     _glfwInitTimerPOSIX();

glfw/x11_init.c

@@ -659,10 +659,13 @@ int _glfwPlatformInit(void)
     _glfw.x11.hiddenCursorHandle = createHiddenCursor();
 
 #if defined(__linux__)
-    if (!_glfwInitJoysticksLinux())
-        return GLFW_FALSE;
-    if (_glfw.linjs.inotify > 0)
-        addWatch(&_glfw.x11.eventLoopData, "joystick", _glfw.linjs.inotify, POLLIN, 1, NULL, NULL);
+    if (_glfw.hints.init.enableJoysticks) {
+        printf("1111111111\n");
+        if (!_glfwInitJoysticksLinux())
+            return GLFW_FALSE;
+        if (_glfw.linjs.inotify > 0)
+            addWatch(&_glfw.x11.eventLoopData, "joystick", _glfw.linjs.inotify, POLLIN, 1, NULL, NULL);
+    }
 #endif
 
     _glfwInitTimerPOSIX();