GPM
Download Source: | http://www.nico.schottelius.org/software/gpm/archives/gpm-1.20.6.tar.bz2 |
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Required Patch: | http://svn.cross-lfs.org/svn/repos/patches/gpm/gpm-1.20.6-silent-1.patch |
Contents
Introduction to GPM
The GPM (general purpose mouse) daemon is a mouse server for applications running on the Linux console.
Project Homepage: http://unix.schottelius.org/gpm/
Dependencies
Non-Multilib
Compile the package:
patch -Np1 -i ../gpm-1.20.6-silent-1.patch && CC="gcc -fPIC" ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc && LDFLAGS="-lm" make
Install the package
make install && cp -v conf/gpm-root.conf /etc && ldconfig
Command Explanations
LDFLAGS="-lm": The math library must be linked with gpm, as ceil() is used in some cursor scrolling logic.
Multilib
32Bit
Compile the package:
patch -Np1 -i ../gpm-1.20.6-silent-1.patch && CC="gcc ${BUILD32} -fPIC" ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc && LDFLAGS="-lm" make
Install the package
make install && ldconfig
N32
Compile the package:
patch -Np1 -i ../gpm-1.20.6-silent-1.patch && CC="gcc ${BUILDN32} -fPIC" ./configure --prefix=/usr \ --sysconfdir=/etc --libdir=/usr/lib32 && LDFLAGS="-lm" make
Install the package
make install && ldconfig
64Bit
Compile the package:
patch -Np1 -i ../gpm-1.20.6-silent-1.patch && CC="gcc ${BUILD64} -fPIC" ./configure --prefix=/usr \ --sysconfdir=/etc --libdir=/usr/lib64 && LDFLAGS="-lm" make
Install the package
make install && cp -v conf/gpm-root.conf /etc && ldconfig
Configuring
BootScript
Install the /etc/rc.d/init.d/gpm init script included in the bootscripts package.
make install-gpm
Config FIles
/etc/gpm-root.conf and ~/.gpm-root: The default and individual user gpm-root configuration files.
/etc/sysconfig/mouse: This file contains the name of your mouse device and the protocol which it uses. To create this file, run the following as the root user:
cat > /etc/sysconfig/mouse << "EOF" # Begin /etc/sysconfig/mouse MDEVICE="<yourdevice>" PROTOCOL="<yourprotocol>" GPMOPTS="<additional options>" # End /etc/sysconfig/mouse EOF
Configuration Information
Examples of values to set MDEVICE, PROTOCOL, and GPMOPTS to are:
MDEVICE="/dev/psaux" PROTOCOL="imps2" GPMOPTS=""
A list of which protocol values are known can be found by running gpm -m [device] -t -help. The MDEVICE setting depends on which type of mouse you have. For example, /dev/ttyS0 for a serial mouse (on Windows this is COM1), /dev/input/mice is often used for USB mice and /dev/psaux for PS2 mice. GPMOPTS is the 'catch all' for any additional options that are needed for your hardware.
Contents
Installed Programs: | disable-paste, gpm, gpm-root, hltest, mev, and mouse-test |
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Installed Libraries: | libgpm.{so.a} |
Installed Directories: | None |
Short Descriptions
disable-paste | is a security mechanism used to disable the paste buffer. |
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gpm | is a cut and paste utility and mouse server for virtual consoles. |
gpm-root | is a default handler for gpm. It is used to draw menus on the root window. |
hltest | is a simple sample application using the high-level library, meant to be read by programmers trying to use the high-level library. |
mev | is a program to report mouse events. |
mouse-test | is a tool for determining the mouse type and device it's attached to. |
libgpm.{so.a} | contains the API functions to access the GPM daemon. |