1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/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 xterm-download-http " ">
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8 | <!ENTITY xterm-download-ftp "ftp://invisible-island.net/xterm/xterm-&xterm-version;.tgz">
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9 | <!ENTITY xterm-md5sum "9ea4c83ac7275fdecf39fde9db781fac">
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10 | <!ENTITY xterm-size "1.2 MB">
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11 | <!ENTITY xterm-buildsize "15 MB">
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12 | <!ENTITY xterm-time "0.1 SBU">
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13 | ]>
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14 |
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15 | <sect1 id="xterm2" xreflabel="xterm-&xterm-version;">
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16 | <?dbhtml filename="xterm.html"?>
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17 |
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18 | <sect1info>
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19 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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20 | <date>$Date$</date>
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21 | </sect1info>
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22 |
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23 | <title>xterm-&xterm-version;</title>
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24 |
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25 | <indexterm zone="xterm2">
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26 | <primary sortas="a-xterm2">xterm</primary>
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27 | </indexterm>
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28 |
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29 | <sect2 role="package">
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30 | <title>Introduction to xterm</title>
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31 |
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32 | <para><application>xterm</application> is a terminal emulator for
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33 | the X Window System.</para>
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34 |
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35 | ¬-katamari;
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36 |
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37 | &lfs78_checked;
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38 |
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39 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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40 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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41 | <listitem>
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42 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&xterm-download-http;"/></para>
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43 | </listitem>
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44 | <listitem>
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45 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&xterm-download-ftp;"/></para>
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46 | </listitem>
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47 | <listitem>
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48 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &xterm-md5sum;</para>
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49 | </listitem>
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50 | <listitem>
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51 | <para>Download size: &xterm-size;</para>
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52 | </listitem>
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53 | <listitem>
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54 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &xterm-buildsize;</para>
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55 | </listitem>
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56 | <listitem>
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57 | <para>Estimated build time: &xterm-time;</para>
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58 | </listitem>
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59 | </itemizedlist>
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60 |
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61 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">xterm Dependencies</bridgehead>
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62 |
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63 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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64 | <para role="required"><xref linkend="xorg7-app"/></para>
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65 |
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66 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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67 | <para role="optional">
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68 | <xref linkend="valgrind"/> and
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69 | <ulink url="http://www.nongnu.org/man2html/">man2html</ulink>
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70 | </para>
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71 |
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72 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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73 | <ulink url='&blfs-wiki;/Xterm'/></para>
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74 |
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75 | </sect2>
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76 |
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77 | <sect2 role="installation">
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78 | <title>Installation of xterm</title>
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79 |
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80 | <para>Install <application>xterm</application> by running the
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81 | following commands:</para>
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82 |
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83 | <screen><userinput>sed -i '/v0/{n;s/new:/new:kb=^?:/}' termcap &&
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84 | printf '\tkbs=\\177,\n' >> terminfo &&
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85 |
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86 | TERMINFO=/usr/share/terminfo \
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87 | ./configure $XORG_CONFIG \
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88 | --with-app-defaults=/etc/X11/app-defaults &&
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89 |
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90 | make</userinput></screen>
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91 |
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92 | <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
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93 |
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94 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
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95 | user:</para>
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96 |
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97 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install &&
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98 | make install-ti</userinput></screen>
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99 |
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100 | </sect2>
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101 |
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102 | <sect2 role="commands">
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103 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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104 |
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105 | <para><command>sed -i ... termcap</command>,
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106 | <command>printf ... >> terminfo</command>: These commands modify the terminal
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107 | description so that the Backspace key is expected to send the character
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108 | with ASCII code 127. This is done for consistency with the Linux console.</para>
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109 |
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110 | <para><parameter>TERMINFO=/usr/share/terminfo</parameter>: This ensures
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111 | that the <command>xterm</command> terminfo files are installed to the
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112 | system terminfo database.</para>
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113 |
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114 | <para><parameter>--with-app-defaults=...</parameter>: Sets the location
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115 | for the <filename class="directory">app-defaults</filename>
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116 | directory.</para>
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117 |
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118 | <para><command>make install-ti</command>: This command installs corrected
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119 | terminfo description files for use with
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120 | <application>xterm</application>.</para>
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121 |
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122 | </sect2>
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123 |
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124 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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125 | <title>Configuring xterm</title>
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126 |
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127 | <para>There are two ways to configure xterm. You can add the X resource
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128 | definitions to the user's <filename>~/.Xresources</filename> file, or
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129 | add them to the system-wide
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130 | <filename>$XORG_PREFIX/share/X11/app-defaults/Xterm</filename> file.</para>
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131 |
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132 | <para>In order for xterm to follow the locale settings in the environment,
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133 | use TrueType fonts, and follow the Linux convention about the code sent by
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134 | the Backspace key, add the following definitions as the
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135 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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136 |
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137 | <screen role="root"><userinput>cat >> /etc/X11/app-defaults/XTerm << "EOF"
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138 | <literal>*VT100*locale: true
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139 | *VT100*faceName: Monospace
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140 | *VT100*faceSize: 10
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141 | *backarrowKeyIsErase: true
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142 | *ptyInitialErase: true</literal>
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143 | EOF</userinput></screen>
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144 |
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145 | </sect2>
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146 |
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147 | <sect2 role="content">
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148 | <title>Contents</title>
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149 |
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150 | <segmentedlist>
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151 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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152 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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153 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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154 |
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155 | <seglistitem>
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156 | <seg>koi8rxterm, resize, uxterm, and xterm</seg>
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157 | <seg>None</seg>
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158 | <seg>None</seg>
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159 | </seglistitem>
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160 | </segmentedlist>
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161 |
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162 | <variablelist>
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163 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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164 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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165 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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166 |
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167 | <varlistentry id="koi8rxterm">
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168 | <term><command>koi8rxterm</command></term>
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169 | <listitem>
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170 | <para>is a wrapper script to set up xterm with a KOI8-R locale.</para>
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171 | <indexterm zone="xterm2 koi8rxterm">
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172 | <primary sortas="b-koi8rxterm">koi8rxterm</primary>
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173 | </indexterm>
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174 | </listitem>
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175 | </varlistentry>
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176 |
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177 | <varlistentry id="resize">
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178 | <term><command>resize</command></term>
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179 | <listitem>
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180 | <para>prints a shell command for setting the TERM and TERMCAP
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181 | environment variables to indicate the current size of xterm
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182 | window.</para>
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183 | <indexterm zone="xterm2 resize">
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184 | <primary sortas="b-resize">resize</primary>
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185 | </indexterm>
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186 | </listitem>
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187 | </varlistentry>
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188 |
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189 | <varlistentry id="uxterm">
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190 | <term><command>uxterm</command></term>
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191 | <listitem>
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192 | <para>is a wrapper script that modifies the current locale to use
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193 | UTF-8 and starts xterm with the proper settings.</para>
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194 | <indexterm zone="xterm2 uxterm">
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195 | <primary sortas="b-uxterm">uxterm</primary>
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196 | </indexterm>
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197 | </listitem>
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198 | </varlistentry>
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199 |
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200 | <varlistentry id="xterm-bin">
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201 | <term><command>xterm</command></term>
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202 | <listitem>
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203 | <para>is a terminal emulator for the X Window System.</para>
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204 | <indexterm zone="xterm2 xterm2">
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205 | <primary sortas="b-xterm2">xterm</primary>
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206 | </indexterm>
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207 | </listitem>
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208 | </varlistentry>
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209 |
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210 | </variablelist>
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211 |
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212 | </sect2>
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213 |
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214 | </sect1>
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