GPM-1.20.7
Introduction to GPM
The GPM (General Purpose Mouse daemon)
package contains a mouse server for the console and
xterm. It not only provides cut and paste support
generally, but its library component is used by various software such as
Links 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!
This package is known to build and work properly
using an LFS 11.3 platform.
Package Information
Additional Downloads
User Notes:
https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/GPM
Kernel Configuration
Enable the following option in the kernel configuration and recompile the
kernel if necessary:
Device Drivers --->
Input device support ---> [CONFIG_INPUT]
<*/M> Mouse interface [CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV]
Installation of GPM
Install GPM by running
the following commands:
patch -Np1 -i ../gpm-1.20.7-consolidated-1.patch &&
./autogen.sh &&
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc &&
make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make install &&
install-info --dir-file=/usr/share/info/dir \
/usr/share/info/gpm.info &&
rm -fv /usr/lib/libgpm.a &&
ln -sfv libgpm.so.2.1.0 /usr/lib/libgpm.so &&
install -v -m644 conf/gpm-root.conf /etc &&
install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/gpm-1.20.7/support &&
install -v -m644 doc/support/* \
/usr/share/doc/gpm-1.20.7/support &&
install -v -m644 doc/{FAQ,HACK_GPM,README*} \
/usr/share/doc/gpm-1.20.7Command Explanations
./autogen.sh: This command creates the missing
configure script.
install-info ...: This package installs a
.info file, but does not update
the system dir file. This command makes the update.
ln -v -sfn libgpm.so.2.1.0 /usr/lib/libgpm.so: This
command is used to create (or update) the .so symlink to the library.
Configuring 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
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/input/mice"
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, display-buttons, display-coords, get-versions, gpm,
gpm-root, hltest, mev, and mouse-test
Installed Library: libgpm.so
Installed Directory: /usr/share/doc/gpm-1.20.7
Short Descriptions
disable-paste |
is a security mechanism used to disable the paste buffer
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display-buttons |
is a simple program that reports the mouse buttons being
pressed and released
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display-coords |
is a simple program that reports the mouse coordinates
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get-versions |
is used to report the GPM library
and server versions
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gpm |
is a cut and paste utility and mouse server for virtual consoles
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gpm-root |
is a default handler for gpm. It is used to
draw menus on the root window
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hltest |
is a simple sample application using the high-level library, meant
to be read by programmers trying to use the high-level library
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mev |
is a program to report mouse events
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mouse-test |
is a tool for determining the mouse type and device it's
attached to
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libgpm.so
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contains the API functions to access the
GPM daemon
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