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Chapter 4. General Utilities

jstest-sdl-710687

Introduction to jstest-sdl

The jstest-sdl package provides a program for testing gamepad/joystick inputs, which can help with mapping controllers manually as described in Mupen64Plus Components.

jstest-sdl Dependencies

Required

SDL2

Installation of jstest-sdl

Install jstest-sdl by running the following commands: 

sed -i 's/\-ltinfo//g' Makefile &&
make

Now, as the root user: 

install -v -m755 jstest-sdl /usr/bin/

Command Explanations

sed -i 's/\-ltinfo//g' Makefile: This command avoids linking against an Ncurses library that wasn't built in LFS.

Contents

Installed Programs: jstest-sdl
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

jstest-sdl

shows inputs given to a gamepad/joystick