Bug 220 – gpm config file enhancement.

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Description Maciek 2002-01-18 06:23:04 UTC]

Hello,
The config file for gpm doesn't let you set other options that just
MOUSE and MOUSEDEV. As more and more people use some other, advanced
options (f.e. they set a /dev/gpmdata repeater to use it with X),
I propose to modify 2 files:

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/etc/init.d/gpm :

#!/sbin/runscript

#NB:  Config options moved to /etc/conf.d/gpm


depend() {
        need localmount
}

checkconfig() {
        if [ -z "$MOUSEDEV" ] || [ -z "$MOUSE" ] ; then
                eerror "You need to setup at least MOUSEDEV and MOUSE in 
/etc/conf.d/gpm first"
                return 1
        fi
}

start() {
        checkconfig || return 1

        #cheerfully stolen from debian :+)
        if [ -n "$MOUSEDEV" ];       then parameters=" -m $MOUSEDEV"; fi
        if [ -n "$MOUSE" ];          then parameters="$parameters -t $MOUSE"; 
fi
        if [ -n "$RESPONSIVENESS" ]; then parameters="$parameters -r 
$RESPONSIVENESS"; fi
        if [ -n "$REPEAT_TYPE" ];    then parameters="$parameters 
-R$REPEAT_TYPE"; fi
        if [ -n "$APPEND" ];         then parameters="$parameters $APPEND "; fi
        # There is no space after -R!

        ebegin "Starting gpm"
        start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec /usr/sbin/gpm \
                -- $parameters
        eend ${?}
}

stop() {
        ebegin "Stopping gpm"
        start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile /var/run/gpm.pid
        eend ${?}
}
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and thus /etc/conf.d/gpm could be:

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# Config file for /etc/init.d/gpm

# The type of mouse you have and the device it is connected to

MOUSEDEV=/dev/misc/psaux
RESPONSIVENESS=
REPEAT_TYPE=raw
MOUSE=imps2
APPEND="-g 1 -A 60"


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[Comment 1 Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) 2002-01-20 04:00:12 UTC]

Updated on CVS.  Just remerge gpm and update the stuff in /etc.