Implement proper handling of dynamically changing hostname

Ignore-this: 2aeac6d2161e666d40cda6a09f78b208

The module implements a proper way of finding out whether the window is
remote or local.

Just checking for a hostname and WM_CLIENT_MACHINE being equal is often
not enough because the hostname is a changing subject (without any
established notification mechanisms), and thus WM_CLIENT_MACHINE and the
hostname can diverge even for a local window.

This module solves the problem. As soon as there is a new window created,
we check the hostname and WM_CLIENT_MACHINE, and then we cache the result
into the XMONAD_REMOTE property.

Notice that XMonad itself does not know anything about hostnames, nor does
it have any dependency on Network.* modules. For this module it is not a
problem: you can provide a mean to get the hostname through your config
file (see usage). Or, if you don't like the hassle of handling dynamic
hostnames (suppose your hostname never changes), it is also fine: this
module will fallback to using environment variables.

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diff --git a/xmonad-contrib.cabal b/xmonad-contrib.cabal
index 166d217..cc605b5 100644
--- a/xmonad-contrib.cabal
+++ b/xmonad-contrib.cabal
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ library
                         XMonad.Util.NamedWindows
                         XMonad.Util.Paste
                         XMonad.Util.PositionStore
+                        XMonad.Util.RemoteWindows
                         XMonad.Util.Replace
                         XMonad.Util.Run
                         XMonad.Util.Scratchpad