glfs/general/sysutils/gpm/gpm-inst.xml

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<title>Installation of <application><acronym>GPM</acronym></application></title>

<para>Download the patches for <application><acronym>GPM</acronym></application> from <ulink url="&patch-root;"/>.</para>

<para>Install <application><acronym>GPM</acronym></application> by running the following commands:
</para>
<!--
<note><para>The <envar>LDFLAGS</envar> environment variable must be set before
    configuring <application>gpm</application>.</para></note> -->
    
<screen><userinput><command>patch -Np1 -i ../gpm-1.20.1-segfault.patch &amp;&amp;
patch -Np1 -i ../gpm-1.20.1-silent.patch &amp;&amp;
LDFLAGS="-lm" ./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>
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<title>Command explanations</title>

<para><command>export LDFLAGS="-lm"</command>: The math library
 must be linked with <command>gpm</command>, as ceil() is used in some cursor 
scrolling logic. <envar>LDFLAGS</envar> is only needed if you optimize
<command>gpm</command> for size.
</para>

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