Changeset 014d11ad for general/sysutils/gpm.xml
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- 06/24/2004 06:44:11 PM (20 years ago)
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general/sysutils/gpm.xml
rc230e05 r014d11ad 19 19 <sect2> 20 20 <title>Introduction to <application><acronym>GPM</acronym></application></title> 21 21 22 22 <para>The <application><acronym>GPM</acronym></application> (General 23 23 Purpose Mouse daemon) package contains a mouse server for the console … … 29 29 less error prone) to cut and paste between two console windows than to 30 30 type everything by hand!</para> 31 31 32 32 <sect3><title>Package information</title> 33 33 <itemizedlist spacing='compact'> … … 42 42 &gpm-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist> 43 43 </sect3> 44 44 45 45 <sect3><title>Additional downloads</title> 46 46 <itemizedlist spacing='compact'> 47 47 <listitem><para>Recommended patch: <ulink 48 url="&patch-root;/gpm-1.20.1-segfault .patch"/></para></listitem>48 url="&patch-root;/gpm-1.20.1-segfault-1.patch"/></para></listitem> 49 49 <listitem><para>Recommended patch: <ulink 50 url="&patch-root;/gpm-1.20.1-silent .patch"/></para></listitem>50 url="&patch-root;/gpm-1.20.1-silent-1.patch"/></para></listitem> 51 51 </itemizedlist> 52 52 </sect3> 53 53 54 54 </sect2> 55 55 56 56 <sect2> 57 57 <title>Installation of <application><acronym>GPM</acronym></application></title> 58 59 <para>Install <application><acronym>GPM</acronym></application> by running the following commands: 58 59 <para>Install <application><acronym>GPM</acronym></application> by running 60 the following commands: 60 61 </para> 61 62 <screen><userinput><command>patch -Np1 -i ../gpm-1.20.1-segfault .patch &&63 patch -Np1 -i ../gpm-1.20.1-silent .patch &&62 63 <screen><userinput><command>patch -Np1 -i ../gpm-1.20.1-segfault-1.patch && 64 patch -Np1 -i ../gpm-1.20.1-silent-1.patch && 64 65 LDFLAGS="-lm" ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc && 65 66 make && … … 71 72 <sect2> 72 73 <title>Command explanations</title> 73 74 <para><command>LDFLAGS="-lm"</command>: The math library 75 74 75 <para><command>LDFLAGS="-lm"</command>: The math library 76 must be linked with <command>gpm</command>, as ceil() is used in some cursor 76 77 scrolling logic.</para> 77 78 78 79 <para><command>ldconfig -n -l </command>: During installation, gpm outputs a 79 80 message to run the above command to create the proper library links.</para> 80 81 81 82 </sect2> 82 83 83 84 <sect2> 84 85 <title>Configuring <application><acronym>GPM</acronym></application></title> 85 86 86 87 <sect3><title>gpm init.d script</title> 87 88 <para>Install the <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/gpm</filename> 88 89 init script included in the 89 90 <xref linkend="intro-important-bootscripts"/> package.</para> 90 91 91 92 <screen><userinput><command>make install-gpm</command></userinput></screen> 92 93 93 94 </sect3> 94 95 95 96 <sect3><title>Config files</title> 96 97 <para><filename>/etc/sysconfig/mouse</filename> 97 98 This file contains the name of your mouse device and the protocol which 98 99 it uses. To create this file, run the following:</para> 99 100 100 101 <screen><userinput><command>cat > /etc/sysconfig/mouse << "EOF"</command> 101 102 # Begin /etc/sysconfig/mouse 102 103 103 104 MDEVICE="<replaceable>[yourdevice]</replaceable>" 104 105 PROTOCOL="<replaceable>[yourprotocol]</replaceable>" 105 106 GPMOPTS="<replaceable>[additional options]</replaceable>" 106 107 107 108 # End /etc/sysconfig/mouse 108 109 <command>EOF</command></userinput></screen> 109 110 </sect3> 110 111 111 112 <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title> 112 113 113 114 <para>Examples of values to set <envar>MDEVICE</envar>, 114 115 <envar>PROTOCOL</envar>, and <envar>GPMOPTS</envar> to are:</para> 115 116 116 117 <screen><userinput>MDEVICE="/dev/psaux" 117 118 PROTOCOL="imps2" 118 119 GPMOPTS=""</userinput></screen> 119 120 120 121 <para>A list of which protocol values are known can be found by running 121 122 <command>gpm -t -help</command>. The <envar>MDEVICE</envar> setting … … 126 127 mice. <envar>GPMOPTS</envar> is the 'catch all' for any 127 128 additional options that are needed for your hardware.</para> 128 129 129 130 </sect3> 130 131 131 132 </sect2> 132 133 133 134 <sect2> 134 135 <title>Contents</title> 135 136 136 137 <para>The <application><acronym>GPM</acronym></application> package contains 137 <command>gpm</command>, 138 <command>gpm-root</command>, <command>disable-paste</command> 139 and <command>mev</command>.</para> 140 138 <command>gpm</command>, <command>gpm-root</command>, 139 <command>disable-paste</command> and <command>mev</command>.</para> 140 141 141 </sect2> 142 142 143 143 <sect2><title>Description</title> 144 144 145 145 <sect3><title>gpm</title> 146 146 <para><command>gpm</command> is a cut and paste utility and mouse server for 147 147 virtual consoles.</para></sect3> 148 148 149 149 <sect3><title>gpm-root</title> 150 150 <para><command>gpm-root</command> is a default handler for 151 151 <command>gpm</command>. It is used to draw menus on the 152 152 root window.</para></sect3> 153 153 154 154 <sect3><title>disable-paste</title> 155 155 <para>No description available.</para></sect3> 156 156 157 157 <sect3><title>mev</title> 158 158 <para><command>mev</command> is a program to report mouse events.</para></sect3> 159 159 160 160 </sect2> 161 161
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