From fcc027677da55c41dcaea045f5b9ff8b088e6495 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Dubbs Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2020 20:16:00 +0000 Subject: Initial commit of alternative cross LFS git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/branches/cross2@11897 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689 --- chapter08/kbd.xml | 392 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 392 insertions(+) create mode 100644 chapter08/kbd.xml (limited to 'chapter08/kbd.xml') diff --git a/chapter08/kbd.xml b/chapter08/kbd.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2f9cfd3f1 --- /dev/null +++ b/chapter08/kbd.xml @@ -0,0 +1,392 @@ + + + %general-entities; +]> + + + + + + kbd + &kbd-version; +
&kbd-url;
+ + + Kbd-&kbd-version; + + + Kbd + + + + + + <para>The Kbd package contains key-table files, console fonts, and keyboard + utilities.</para> + + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> + <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> + + <seglistitem> + <seg>&kbd-ch6-sbu;</seg> + <seg>&kbd-ch6-du;</seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 role="installation"> + <title>Installation of Kbd + + The behaviour of the Backspace and Delete keys is not consistent + across the keymaps in the Kbd package. The following patch fixes this + issue for i386 keymaps: + +patch -Np1 -i ../&kbd-backspace-patch; + + After patching, the Backspace key generates the character with code 127, + and the Delete key generates a well-known escape sequence. + + Remove the redundant resizecons program (it requires + the defunct svgalib to provide the video mode files - for normal use + setfont sizes the console appropriately) together with its + manpage. + +sed -i 's/\(RESIZECONS_PROGS=\)yes/\1no/g' configure +sed -i 's/resizecons.8 //' docs/man/man8/Makefile.in + + Prepare Kbd for compilation: + +./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-vlock + + + The meaning of the configure options: + + + --disable-vlock + + This option prevents the vlock utility from being built, as it + requires the PAM library, which isn't available in the chroot + environment. + + + + + + Compile the package: + +make + + To test the results, issue: + +make check + + Install the package: + +make install + + + For some languages (e.g., Belarusian) the Kbd package doesn't + provide a useful keymap where the stock by keymap assumes + the ISO-8859-5 encoding, and the CP1251 keymap is normally used. Users of + such languages have to download working keymaps separately. + + + If desired, install the documentation: + +mkdir -v /usr/share/doc/kbd-&kbd-version; +cp -R -v docs/doc/* /usr/share/doc/kbd-&kbd-version; + + + + + Contents of Kbd + + + Installed programs + Installed directories + + + chvt, deallocvt, dumpkeys, fgconsole, getkeycodes, kbdinfo, + kbd_mode, kbdrate, loadkeys, loadunimap, + mapscrn, openvt, psfaddtable (link to psfxtable), psfgettable (link to + psfxtable), psfstriptable (link to psfxtable), psfxtable, + setfont, setkeycodes, setleds, setmetamode, setvtrgb, + showconsolefont, showkey, unicode_start, and unicode_stop + /usr/share/consolefonts, /usr/share/consoletrans, /usr/share/keymaps, + /usr/share/doc/kbd-&kbd-version;, and /usr/share/unimaps + + + + + Short Descriptions + + + + + chvt + + Changes the foreground virtual terminal + + chvt + + + + + + deallocvt + + Deallocates unused virtual terminals + + deallocvt + + + + + + dumpkeys + + Dumps the keyboard translation tables + + dumpkeys + + + + + + fgconsole + + Prints the number of the active virtual terminal + + fgconsole + + + + + + getkeycodes + + Prints the kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table + + getkeycodes + + + + + + kbdinfo + + Obtains information about the status of a console + + kbdinfo + + + + + + kbd_mode + + Reports or sets the keyboard mode + + kbd_mode + + + + + + kbdrate + + Sets the keyboard repeat and delay rates + + kbdrate + + + + + + loadkeys + + Loads the keyboard translation tables + + loadkeys + + + + + + loadunimap + + Loads the kernel unicode-to-font mapping table + + loadunimap + + + + + + mapscrn + + An obsolete program that used to load a user-defined output + character mapping table into the console driver; this is now done + by setfont + + mapscrn + + + + + + openvt + + Starts a program on a new virtual terminal (VT) + + openvt + + + + + + psfaddtable + + Adds a Unicode character table to a console font + + psfaddtable + + + + + + psfgettable + + Extracts the embedded Unicode character table from a console + font + + psfgettable + + + + + + psfstriptable + + Removes the embedded Unicode character table from a console + font + + psfstriptable + + + + + + psfxtable + + Handles Unicode character tables for console fonts + + psfxtable + + + + + + setfont + + Changes the Enhanced Graphic Adapter (EGA) and Video Graphics + Array (VGA) fonts on the console + + setfont + + + + + + setkeycodes + + Loads kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table entries; this is + useful if there are unusual keys on the keyboard + + setkeycodes + + + + + + setleds + + Sets the keyboard flags and Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) + + setleds + + + + + + setmetamode + + Defines the keyboard meta-key handling + + setmetamode + + + + + + setvtrgb + + Sets the console color map in all virtual terminals + + setvtrgb + + + + + + showconsolefont + + Shows the current EGA/VGA console screen font + + showconsolefont + + + + + + showkey + + Reports the scancodes, keycodes, and ASCII codes of the keys + pressed on the keyboard + + showkey + + + + + + unicode_start + + Puts the keyboard and console in UNICODE mode [Don't use this + program unless your keymap file is in the ISO-8859-1 encoding. For + other encodings, this utility produces incorrect results.] + + unicode_start + + + + + + unicode_stop + + Reverts keyboard and console from UNICODE mode + + unicode_stop + + + + + + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf