1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY gpm-download-http " ">
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8 | <!ENTITY gpm-download-ftp "ftp://arcana.linux.it/pub/gpm/gpm-&gpm-version;.tar.bz2">
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9 | <!ENTITY gpm-size "556 KB">
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10 | <!ENTITY gpm-buildsize "6.7 MB">
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11 | <!ENTITY gpm-time "0.09 SBU">
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12 |
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13 | ]>
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14 |
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15 | <sect1 id="gpm" xreflabel="GPM-&gpm-version;">
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16 | <sect1info>
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17 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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18 | <date>$Date$</date>
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19 | </sect1info>
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20 | <?dbhtml filename="gpm.html"?>
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21 | <title><acronym>GPM</acronym>-&gpm-version;</title>
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22 |
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23 | <sect2>
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24 | <title>Introduction to <application><acronym>GPM</acronym></application></title>
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25 |
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26 | <para>The <application><acronym>GPM</acronym></application> (General
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27 | Purpose Mouse daemon) package contains a mouse server for the console
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28 | and <command>xterm</command>. It not only provides cut and paste support
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29 | generally, but its library component is used by various software such as
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30 | <application>Links</application> to provide mouse support to the
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31 | application. It is useful on desktops, especially if following
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32 | (Beyond) Linux From Scratch instructions; it's often much easier (and
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33 | less error prone) to cut and paste between two console windows than to
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34 | type everything by hand!</para>
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35 |
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36 | <sect3><title>Package information</title>
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37 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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38 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
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39 | url="&gpm-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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40 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
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41 | url="&gpm-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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42 | <listitem><para>Download size: &gpm-size;</para></listitem>
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43 | <listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required:
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44 | &gpm-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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45 | <listitem><para>Estimated build time:
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46 | &gpm-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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47 | </sect3>
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48 |
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49 | <sect3><title>Additional downloads</title>
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50 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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51 | <listitem><para>Recommended Patch: <ulink
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52 | url="&patch-root;/gpm-&gpm-version;-segfault-1.patch"/></para></listitem>
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53 | <listitem><para>Recommended Patch: <ulink
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54 | url="&patch-root;/gpm-&gpm-version;-silent-1.patch"/></para></listitem>
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55 | </itemizedlist>
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56 | </sect3>
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57 |
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58 | </sect2>
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59 |
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60 | <sect2>
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61 | <title>Installation of <application><acronym>GPM</acronym></application></title>
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62 |
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63 | <para>Install <application><acronym>GPM</acronym></application> by running
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64 | the following commands:
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65 | </para>
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66 |
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67 | <screen><userinput><command>patch -Np1 -i ../gpm-&gpm-version;-segfault-1.patch &&
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68 | patch -Np1 -i ../gpm-&gpm-version;-silent-1.patch &&
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69 | LDFLAGS="-lm" ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc &&
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70 | make &&
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71 | make install &&
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72 | cp conf/gpm-root.conf /etc &&
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73 | ldconfig</command></userinput></screen>
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74 | </sect2>
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75 |
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76 | <sect2>
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77 | <title>Command explanations</title>
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78 |
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79 | <para><command>LDFLAGS="-lm"</command>: The math library
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80 | must be linked with <command>gpm</command>, as ceil() is used in some cursor
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81 | scrolling logic.</para>
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82 |
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83 | <!-- <para><command>ldconfig -n -l </command>: During installation, gpm outputs a
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84 | message to run the above command to create the proper library links.</para> -->
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85 |
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86 | </sect2>
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87 |
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88 | <sect2>
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89 | <title>Configuring <application><acronym>GPM</acronym></application></title>
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90 |
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91 | <sect3><title>gpm init.d script</title>
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92 | <para>Install the <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/gpm</filename>
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93 | init script included in the
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94 | <xref linkend="intro-important-bootscripts"/> package.</para>
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95 |
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96 | <screen><userinput><command>make install-gpm</command></userinput></screen>
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97 |
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98 | </sect3>
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99 |
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100 | <sect3><title>Config files</title>
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101 |
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102 | <para><filename>/etc/gpm-root.conf</filename> and
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103 | <filename>~/.gpm-root</filename>: The default and individual user
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104 | <command>gpm-root</command> configuration files.</para>
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105 |
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106 | <para><filename>/etc/sysconfig/mouse</filename>:
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107 | This file contains the name of your mouse device and the protocol which
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108 | it uses. To create this file, run the following:</para>
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109 |
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110 | <screen><userinput><command>cat > /etc/sysconfig/mouse << "EOF"</command>
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111 | # Begin /etc/sysconfig/mouse
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112 |
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113 | MDEVICE="<replaceable>[yourdevice]</replaceable>"
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114 | PROTOCOL="<replaceable>[yourprotocol]</replaceable>"
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115 | GPMOPTS="<replaceable>[additional options]</replaceable>"
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116 |
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117 | # End /etc/sysconfig/mouse
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118 | <command>EOF</command></userinput></screen>
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119 | </sect3>
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120 |
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121 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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122 |
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123 | <para>Examples of values to set <envar>MDEVICE</envar>,
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124 | <envar>PROTOCOL</envar>, and <envar>GPMOPTS</envar> to are:</para>
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125 |
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126 | <screen><userinput>MDEVICE="/dev/psaux"
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127 | PROTOCOL="imps2"
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128 | GPMOPTS=""</userinput></screen>
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129 |
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130 | <para>A list of which protocol values are known can be found by running
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131 | <command>gpm -t -help</command>. The <envar>MDEVICE</envar> setting
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132 | depends on which type of mouse you have. For example,
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133 | <filename>/dev/ttyS0</filename> for a serial mouse (on Windows this is
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134 | COM1), <filename>/dev/input/mice</filename> is often used for
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135 | <acronym>USB</acronym> mice and <filename>/dev/psaux</filename> for PS2
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136 | mice. <envar>GPMOPTS</envar> is the 'catch all' for any
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137 | additional options that are needed for your hardware.</para>
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138 |
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139 | </sect3>
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140 |
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141 | </sect2>
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142 |
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143 | <sect2>
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144 | <title>Contents</title>
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145 |
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146 | <para>The <application><acronym>GPM</acronym></application> package contains
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147 | <command>gpm</command>, <command>gpm-root</command>,
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148 | <command>disable-paste</command>, <command>mev</command>,
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149 | <command>mouse-test</command> and <command>hltest</command>.</para>
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150 |
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151 | </sect2>
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152 |
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153 | <sect2><title>Description</title>
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154 |
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155 | <sect3><title>gpm</title>
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156 | <para><command>gpm</command> is a cut and paste utility and mouse server for
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157 | virtual consoles.</para></sect3>
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158 |
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159 | <sect3><title>gpm-root</title>
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160 | <para><command>gpm-root</command> is a default handler for
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161 | <command>gpm</command>. It is used to draw menus on the
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162 | root window.</para></sect3>
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163 |
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164 | <sect3><title>disable-paste</title>
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165 | <para><command>disable-paste</command> is a security mechanism used to disable
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166 | the paste buffer.</para></sect3>
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167 |
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168 | <sect3><title>mev</title>
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169 | <para><command>mev</command> is a program to report mouse events.</para></sect3>
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170 |
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171 | <sect3><title>mouse-test</title>
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172 | <para><command>mouse-test</command> is a tool for determining the mouse type
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173 | and device it's attached to.</para></sect3>
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174 |
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175 | <sect3><title>hltest</title>
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176 | <para><command>hltest</command> is a simple sample application using the
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177 | high-level library, meant to be read by programmers trying to use the
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178 | high-level library.</para></sect3>
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179 |
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180 | </sect2>
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181 |
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182 | </sect1>
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