Re: Debian 1.2: mc dependency problem

[pvo@rz.uni-jena.de (Volker Ossenkopf)]

Alexander LIST (alex@fhtupc202.tu-graz.ac.at) wrote:
: I just upgraded my Debian system from 1.1 to 1.2. When installing mc,
: I found that mc "suggests" gpm, but there's no dependency on libgpm1.
: Without libgpm1, mc won't run.

This is not generally true. It depends on your TERM.
You need libgpm when running mc at the console with mouse support.
Using a terminfo which does not suggest mouse support should
make mc running as well on the console without the mouse.

Anyway you do not need libgpm in an X environment.

Best wishes -- Volker

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