Changed

• cclip clipboard copy path (from pr #76)
  • Removed the strange X11 fallback path from cclip mode.
  • cclip mode now requires a Wayland session for copying, matching upstream cclip's Wayland-only clipboard model.
  • The Wayland path still prefers cclip get <rowid> | wl-copy --type <mime> when wl-copy is available, and falls back to cclip copy <rowid>.

Fixed

• cclip copy hang (from pr #76, closes #75)

  • Copying a clipboard history item no longer freezes the TUI by waiting forever on clipboard provider processes that intentionally stay alive while owning the selection.
  • Clipboard providers now get a short startup window so fast failures are still detected without blocking normal successful copies.
  • Empty cclip get output is treated as a copy failure instead of silently succeeding.

• Disabled cclip image preview test failure (from pr #76, closes #73)

  • Explicitly disabled cclip image preview no longer triggers terminal graphics detection.
  • Fixes failing check() behavior seen in AUR/package builds when preview support is turned off.

Technical details

• Added bounded clipboard-provider startup handling for wl-copy and cclip copy.
• Removed the old xclip / xsel branch from cclip selection copy code.
• Added tests for provider startup behavior and fast-failure handling.

Documentation

• Version references and release metadata updated for 3.5.1-kiwicrab.

Notes

• SemVer: PATCH (3.5.0 -> 3.5.1). This release fixes regressions in cclip copy and disabled-preview behavior, and removes an unsupported X11 clipboard path from cclip mode.
• Rationale: 3.5.1 tightens cclip mode around the behavior upstream cclip actually supports: Wayland clipboard history with reliable copy handling and no startup/test regressions.

Contributors

• @Mjoyufull
• Code review: @cubic-dev-ai, @devin-ai-integration

Compatibility

• Language/runtime: Rust 1.94+ stable; edition remains 2024.
• Platforms: GNU/Linux and *BSD for fsel overall.
• cclip mode: Wayland required for copying clipboard history items.
• Config / database: compatible; no schema migration required.
• Breaking: no supported config, database, or documented CLI surface is broken. Users relying on the strange X11 copy fallback in cclip mode should use a Wayland session for cclip mode.

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