glfs/general/sysutils/gpm.xml
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
%general-entities;
<!ENTITY gpm-download-http "&sources-anduin-http;/gpm/gpm-&gpm-version;.tar.bz2">
<!ENTITY gpm-download-ftp " ">
<!ENTITY gpm-md5sum "bf84143905a6a903dbd4d4b911a2a2b8">
<!ENTITY gpm-size "820 KB">
<!ENTITY gpm-buildsize "7.4 MB">
<!ENTITY gpm-time "0.1 SBU">
]>
<sect1 id="gpm" xreflabel="GPM-&gpm-version;">
<?dbhtml filename="gpm.html"?>
<title>GPM-&gpm-version;</title>
<indexterm zone="gpm">
<primary sortas="a-GPM">GPM</primary>
</indexterm>
<sect2 role="package">
<title>Introduction to GPM</title>
<para>
The <application>GPM</application> (General Purpose Mouse daemon)
package contains a mouse server for the console and
<command>xterm</command>. It not only provides cut and paste support
generally, but its library component is used by various software such as
<application>Links</application> to provide mouse support to the
application. It is useful on desktops, especially if following (Beyond)
Linux From Scratch instructions; it's often much easier (and less error
prone) to cut and paste between two console windows than to type
everything by hand!
</para>
&lfs120_checked;
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
<itemizedlist spacing="compact">
<listitem>
<para>
Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&gpm-download-http;"/>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Download (FTP): <ulink url="&gpm-download-ftp;"/>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Download MD5 sum: &gpm-md5sum;
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Download size: &gpm-size;
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Estimated disk space required: &gpm-buildsize;
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Estimated build time: &gpm-time;
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
<itemizedlist spacing="compact">
<listitem>
<para>
Required patch:
<ulink url="&patch-root;/gpm-&gpm-version;-consolidated-1.patch"/>
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">GPM Dependencies</bridgehead>
<bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
<para role="optional">
<xref linkend="texlive"/> (for documentation)
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 role="kernel" id='gpm-kernel'>
<title>Kernel Configuration</title>
<para>
Enable the following option in the kernel configuration and recompile the
kernel if necessary:
</para>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
href="gpm-kernel.xml"/>
<indexterm zone="gpm gpm-kernel">
<primary sortas="d-gpm">gpm</primary>
</indexterm>
</sect2>
<sect2 role="installation">
<title>Installation of GPM</title>
<para>
Install <application>GPM</application> by running
the following commands:
</para>
<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../gpm-&gpm-version;-consolidated-1.patch &amp;&amp;
./autogen.sh &amp;&amp;
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc ac_cv_path_emacs=no &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>
<para>
If <xref linkend='texlive'/> is installed, build the GPM manual as
dvi, ps, and pdf formats:
</para>
<screen remap='doc'><userinput>make -C doc gpm.{dvi,ps} &amp;&amp;
dvipdfm doc/gpm.dvi -o doc/gpm.pdf</userinput></screen>
<para>
This package does not come with a test suite.
</para>
<para>
Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
</para>
<screen role="root"><userinput>make install &amp;&amp;
install-info --dir-file=/usr/share/info/dir \
/usr/share/info/gpm.info &amp;&amp;
rm -fv /usr/lib/libgpm.a &amp;&amp;
ln -sfv libgpm.so.2.1.0 /usr/lib/libgpm.so &amp;&amp;
install -v -m644 conf/gpm-root.conf /etc &amp;&amp;
install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/gpm-&gpm-version;/support &amp;&amp;
install -v -m644 doc/support/* \
/usr/share/doc/gpm-&gpm-version;/support &amp;&amp;
install -v -m644 doc/{FAQ,HACK_GPM,README*} \
/usr/share/doc/gpm-&gpm-version;</userinput></screen>
<para>
If <xref linkend='texlive'/> is installed and you've built GPM
manual as dvi, ps, and pdf formats, install them as the &root; user:
</para>
<screen role='root' remap='doc'><userinput>install -vm644 doc/gpm.{dvi,ps,pdf} /usr/share/doc/gpm-&gpm-version;</userinput></screen>
</sect2>
<sect2 role="commands">
<title>Command Explanations</title>
<para>
<command>./autogen.sh</command>: This command creates the missing
<command>configure</command> script.
</para>
<para>
<parameter>ac_cv_path_emacs=no</parameter>: This variable works around
an issue causing the package fail to build with
<xref linkend='emacs'/> installed. It also suppresses the
installations of some <quote>Emacs support files</quote> shipped with
GPM. These files are quite outdated and they should be superseded
with <xref linkend='emacs'/> built-in GPM support. If you need to use
<xref linkend='emacs'/> in Linux console with mouse support, you
should install (or reinstall) <xref linkend='emacs'/>
<emphasis role='bold'>after</emphasis> GPM.
</para>
<para>
<command>install-info ...</command>: This package installs a
<filename class="extension">.info</filename> file, but does not update
the system <filename>dir</filename> file. This command makes the update.
</para>
<para>
<command>ln -v -sfn libgpm.so.2.1.0 /usr/lib/libgpm.so</command>: This
command is used to create (or update) the <filename
class="extension">.so</filename> symlink to the library.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 role="configuration">
<title>Configuring GPM</title>
<sect3 id="gpm-init">
<title><phrase revision="sysv">Boot Script</phrase>
<phrase revision="systemd">Systemd Unit</phrase></title>
<indexterm zone="gpm gpm-init">
<primary sortas="f-gpm-init">gpm</primary>
</indexterm>
<para revision="sysv">
Install the
<filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/gpm</filename> init script included in the
<xref linkend="bootscripts"/> package.
</para>
<para revision="systemd">
To start the <command>gpm</command> daemon at boot,
install the systemd unit from the <xref linkend="systemd-units"/>
package by running the following command as the
<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
</para>
<screen role="root"><userinput>make install-gpm</userinput></screen>
</sect3>
<sect3 id="gpm-config">
<title>Config Files</title>
<para>
<filename>/etc/gpm-root.conf</filename> and
<filename>~/.gpm-root</filename>: The default and individual user
<command>gpm-root</command> configuration files.
</para>
<para revision="sysv">
<filename>/etc/sysconfig/mouse</filename>:
This file contains the name of your mouse device and the protocol
it uses. To create this file, run the following as the
<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
</para>
<screen role="root" revision="sysv"><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/sysconfig/mouse &lt;&lt; "EOF"
<literal># Begin /etc/sysconfig/mouse
MDEVICE="<replaceable>&lt;yourdevice&gt;</replaceable>"
PROTOCOL="<replaceable>&lt;yourprotocol&gt;</replaceable>"
GPMOPTS="<replaceable>&lt;additional options&gt;</replaceable>"
# End /etc/sysconfig/mouse</literal>
EOF</userinput></screen>
<indexterm zone="gpm gpm-config">
<primary sortas="e-AA.gpm-root">~/.gpm-root</primary>
</indexterm>
<indexterm zone="gpm gpm-config">
<primary sortas="e-etc-gpm-root.conf">/etc/gpm-root.conf</primary>
</indexterm>
<indexterm zone="gpm gpm-config" revision="sysv">
<primary sortas="e-etc-sysconfig-mouse">/etc/sysconfig/mouse</primary>
</indexterm>
</sect3>
<sect3>
<title>Configuration Information</title>
<para revision="sysv">
Examples of values to set <envar>MDEVICE</envar>,
<envar>PROTOCOL</envar>, and <envar>GPMOPTS</envar> to are:
</para>
<screen revision="sysv"><literal>MDEVICE="/dev/input/mice"
PROTOCOL="imps2"
GPMOPTS=""</literal></screen>
<para revision="sysv">
A list of which protocol values are known can be found by running
<command>gpm -m <replaceable>[device]</replaceable> -t -help</command>.
The <envar>MDEVICE</envar> setting depends on which type of mouse you
have. For example, <filename>/dev/ttyS0</filename> for a serial mouse
(on Windows this is COM1), <filename>/dev/input/mice</filename> is
often used for USB mice and <filename>/dev/psaux</filename> for PS2
mice. <envar>GPMOPTS</envar> is the 'catch all' for any additional
options that are needed for your hardware.
</para>
<para revision="systemd">
<application>GPM</application> is by default started with
the following parameters:
<parameter>-m /dev/input/mice -t imps2</parameter>. If the
mentioned parameters don't suit your needs, you can override
them by running the following commands as
the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
</para>
<screen role="nodump" revision="systemd"><userinput>install -v -dm755 /etc/systemd/system/gpm.service.d &amp;&amp;
cat &gt; /etc/systemd/system/gpm.service.d/99-user.conf &lt;&lt; EOF
<literal>[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/sbin/gpm <replaceable>&lt;list of parameters&gt;</replaceable>
</literal>EOF</userinput></screen>
</sect3>
</sect2>
<sect2 role="content">
<title>Contents</title>
<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>
<seglistitem>
<seg>disable-paste, display-buttons, display-coords, get-versions, gpm,
gpm-root, hltest, mev, and mouse-test</seg>
<seg>libgpm.so</seg>
<seg>/usr/share/doc/gpm-&gpm-version;</seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>
<variablelist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
<?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
<varlistentry id="disable-paste">
<term><command>disable-paste</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>
is a security mechanism used to disable the paste buffer
</para>
<indexterm zone="gpm disable-paste">
<primary sortas="b-disable-paste">disable-paste</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="display-buttons">
<term><command>display-buttons</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>
is a simple program that reports the mouse buttons being
pressed and released
</para>
<indexterm zone="gpm display-buttons">
<primary sortas="b-display-buttons">display-buttons</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="display-coords">
<term><command>display-coords</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>
is a simple program that reports the mouse coordinates
</para>
<indexterm zone="gpm display-coords">
<primary sortas="b-display-coords">display-coords</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="get-versions">
<term><command>get-versions</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>
is used to report the <application>GPM</application> library
and server versions
</para>
<indexterm zone="gpm get-versions">
<primary sortas="b-get-versions">get-versions</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="gpm-prog">
<term><command>gpm</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>
is a cut and paste utility and mouse server for virtual consoles
</para>
<indexterm zone="gpm gpm-prog">
<primary sortas="b-gpm">gpm</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="gpm-root">
<term><command>gpm-root</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>
is a default handler for <command>gpm</command>. It is used to
draw menus on the root window
</para>
<indexterm zone="gpm gpm-root">
<primary sortas="b-gpm-root">gpm-root</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="hltest">
<term><command>hltest</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>
is a simple sample application using the high-level library, meant
to be read by programmers trying to use the high-level library
</para>
<indexterm zone="gpm hltest">
<primary sortas="b-hltest">hltest</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="mev">
<term><command>mev</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>
is a program to report mouse events
</para>
<indexterm zone="gpm mev">
<primary sortas="b-mev">mev</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="mouse-test">
<term><command>mouse-test</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>
is a tool for determining the mouse type and device it's
attached to
</para>
<indexterm zone="gpm mouse-test">
<primary sortas="b-mouse-test">mouse-test</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="libgpm">
<term><filename class="libraryfile">libgpm.so</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>
contains the API functions to access the
<application>GPM</application> daemon
</para>
<indexterm zone="gpm libgpm">
<primary sortas="c-libgpm">libgpm.so</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
</sect1>