gpm-1.20.1

[markh@…]

​ftp://ftp.systemy.it/pub/develop/gpm-1.19.3.tar.gz

I do also have a patch for this supplied by someone I'll put it up as an attachment

[markh@…]

This diff for gpm-1.19.3 prevent compilation failing if tetex (i think) is missing. Could someone double check whether it's needed on a base LFS system

[jeremy@…]

Here are the install instructions for GPM as it stands right now:

tar zxf gpm-1.19.3.tar.gz && bunzip2 gpm-1.19.3.diff.bz2 && cd gpm-1.19.3 && patch -p1 < ../gpm-1.19.3.diff && ./configure --prefix=/usr && make && make install

Adding to boot-scripts:

cat >> /etc/init.d/gpm << "EOF" #!/bin/sh # Begin /etc/init.d/gpm

# # Include the functions declared in the /etc/init.d/functions file #

source /etc/init.d/functions

case "$1" in

start)

echo -n "Starting gpm mouse daemon..." loadproc gpm -t imps2 ;;

stop)

echo -n "Stopping gpm mouse daemon..." killproc gpm ;;

restart)

$0 stop /usr/bin/sleep 1 $0 start ;;

status)

statusproc gpm ;;

*)

echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|status}" exit 1

;;

esac

# End /etc/init.d/ EOF cd /etc/rc3.d ln -s ../init.d/gpm S201gpm cd ../rc4.d ln -s ../init.d/gpm S201gpm cd ../rc5.d ln -s ../init.d/gpm S201gpm

You also need to create the /dev/mouse device as a symlink to the actual mouse device (such as psaux)

ln -s /dev/psaux /dev/mouse

[jeremy@…]

correction, under the new structure, the configure statement should be:

./configure --prefix=/usr/local

[markh@…]

Here is a full set of install instructions which have the patch converted into SED commands so there's no extra download:

Suggested install instructions for GPM Version 1.19.3 ./configure --prefix=/usr/local sed s/OPEN_MAX/FOPEN_MAX/ special.c > special.c~ && mv special.c~ special.c && sed s/"doc contrib"/"contrib"/ Makefile > Makefile~ && mv Makefile~ Makefile && make && make install && cp doc/*.1 /usr/local/man/man1/ cp doc/*.7 /usr/local/man/man1/ cp doc/*.8 /usr/local/man/man1/ EXPLANATIONS: sed s/OPEN_MAX/FOPEN_MAX/ special.c > special.c~ && mv special.c~ special.c &&

Fixes a bug in the source code

sed s/"doc contrib"/"contrib"/ Makefile > Makefile~ && mv Makefile~ Makefile &&

Prevent gpm trying to make the docs which needs TeTex Can be ommited if TeTex is installed

cp doc/*.1 /usr/local/man/man1/ cp doc/*.7 /usr/local/man/man1/ cp doc/*.8 /usr/local/man/man1/

These commands install the manual pages (as we didn't fully

build the doc dir). If TeTex was installed, again these are not needed. Based on gpm.txt and gpm2.txt from LFS Hints by Lee Harris <mr.1ee@…> and Marc Heerdink <marc_heerdink@…> respectively and also a diff for gpm-1.19.3 subitted by jeremy@…. (Note that what'll happen for acknowledgments is that they'll go into an Appendix in alphabetical order of the person's name - not with the packages). This is just so I remember to add them :-)

This is going into cvs if no-one points out any mistakes

[markh@…]

comments / problems with this install procedure to the mailing list please

[markh@…]

gpm 1.19.4 is out. the install procedure needs checking and updating.

[markh@…]

the gpm instructions were buggered - i'd missed out the configure command ;-)

we have a problem with the new version of gpm (1.19.4). In previous versions, you could copy the man pages if you didn't have TeTex. Preformatted versions aren't provided in 1.19.4. Suggestions? I'm leaving the book at 1.19.3 for now. (which lunatic thinks you should have tetex just for installing man pages for goodness sake....)

[markh@…]

hopefully the new version will have the bloody man pages fixed

[thaz@…]

sed s'/\ LIBS=-lgpm/\ /g' Makefile > Makefile~ && mv Makefile~ Makefile

will kill the error 'can not find lgpm', and allow package to build

[markh@…]

gpm-1.20 is now in the book

[billyoc@…]

A new directory structure, new internal handling of -m/-t/-o, initial support for n mice (limited by RAM and mouse devices), and initial autodection support.

[larry@…]

Apply patches submitted on blfs-dev, test effects on w3m

[alexander@…]

Three patches

[(none)]

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