diff -ruN -x Makefile -x configure -x config.cache -x config.h -x *.[178] -x gpm.info -x gpmdoc.ps -x gpmdoc.txt -x gpm-root.c -x stamp-h -x *.elc gpm-1.19.5.orig/src/debuglog.c gpm-1.19.5/src/debuglog.c
--- gpm-1.19.5.orig/src/debuglog.c	Sat Sep 15 16:55:06 2001
+++ gpm-1.19.5/src/debuglog.c	Thu Oct  4 23:31:24 2001
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include "headers/wd.h"
 
+extern int errno;
+
 #ifndef DEBUG
 int 
 gpm_debug_level = LOG_NOTICE;
@@ -54,6 +56,9 @@
 int
 gpm_log_daemon = 0;
 
+int
+gpm_log = 1;
+
 void
 gpm_debug_log(int level, char* fmt, ...)
 {
@@ -62,10 +67,14 @@
     va_start(ap, fmt);
 #ifdef HAVE_VSYSLOG
     vsyslog(level | (gpm_log_daemon ? LOG_DAEMON : LOG_USER), fmt, ap);
-#else
-    vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
-    fputs("\n", stderr);
+    if (gpm_log) {
+      vsyslog(level | (gpm_log_daemon ? LOG_DAEMON : LOG_USER), fmt, ap);
+    } else
 #endif  
+    {
+      vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
+      fputs("\n", stderr);
+    }
     va_end(ap);
   } /*if*/
 }
@@ -85,13 +94,17 @@
 
     va_start(ap, s);
 #if(defined(HAVE_VSYSLOG) && defined(HAVE_SYSLOG))
-    pri = LOG_ERR | (gpm_log_daemon ? LOG_DAEMON : LOG_USER);
-    syslog(pri, "oops() invoked from %s(%i)",f, n);
-    vsyslog(pri, buf, ap);
+    if (gpm_log) {
+      pri = LOG_ERR | (gpm_log_daemon ? LOG_DAEMON : LOG_USER);
+      syslog(pri, "oops() invoked from %s(%i)",f, n);
+      vsyslog(pri, buf, ap);
+    } else
 #endif /* always print to stderr as well */
-    fprintf(stderr,"gpm: oops() invoked from %s(%i)\n",f, n);
-    vfprintf(stderr, s, ap);
-    fprintf(stderr,": %s\n", strerror(errno));
+    {
+      fprintf(stderr,"gpm: oops() invoked from %s(%i)\n",f, n);
+      vfprintf(stderr, s, ap);
+      fprintf(stderr,": %s\n", strerror(errno));
+    }
 
     va_end(ap);
   } /*if*/
diff -ruN -x Makefile -x configure -x config.cache -x config.h -x *.[178] -x gpm.info -x gpmdoc.ps -x gpmdoc.txt -x gpm-root.c -x stamp-h -x *.elc gpm-1.19.5.orig/src/gpm.c gpm-1.19.5/src/gpm.c
--- gpm-1.19.5.orig/src/gpm.c	Thu Oct  4 23:31:29 2001
+++ gpm-1.19.5/src/gpm.c	Thu Oct  4 23:31:24 2001
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@
 	return data;
 	}
       gpm_debug_log(LOG_DEBUG,"Error in protocol");
+      gpm_debug_log(LOG_DEBUG,"Data %02x",data[0]);
       return NULL;
       }
 
@@ -393,6 +394,7 @@
     if ((data[1]&(m_type->proto)[2]) != (m_type->proto)[3])
       {
       gpm_debug_log(LOG_NOTICE,"Skipping a data packet (?)");
+      gpm_debug_log(LOG_DEBUG,"Bad %02x %02x %02x (%02x)",data[0],data[1],data[2],data[3]);
       return NULL;
       }
   gpm_debug_log(LOG_DEBUG,"Data %02x %02x %02x (%02x)",data[0],data[1],data[2],data[3]);
diff -ruN -x Makefile -x configure -x config.cache -x config.h -x *.[178] -x gpm.info -x gpmdoc.ps -x gpmdoc.txt -x gpm-root.c -x stamp-h -x *.elc gpm-1.19.5.orig/src/gpn.c gpm-1.19.5/src/gpn.c
--- gpm-1.19.5.orig/src/gpn.c	Sat Sep 15 16:52:24 2001
+++ gpm-1.19.5/src/gpn.c	Thu Oct  4 23:31:24 2001
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@
          "                     Use a non-existent type (e.g. \"help\") to get a list\n"
          "    -T               test: read mouse, no clients\n"
          "    -v               print version and exit\n"
+	 "    -e               output messages to stderr instead of syslog\n"
          "    -V verbosity     increase number of logged messages\n", 
          DEF_ACCEL, DEF_BAUD, DEF_SEQUENCE, DEF_DELTA, DEF_TIME, DEF_LUT,
          DEF_SCALE, DEF_SAMPLE, DEF_TYPE);
@@ -290,7 +291,7 @@
 int 
 cmdline(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-  char options[]="a:A::b:B:d:Dg:hi:kl:m:Mo:pr:R::s:S:t:TvV::23";
+  char options[]="a:A::b:B:d:Dg:hi:kl:m:Mo:pr:R::s:S:t:TveV::23";
   int i, opt;
   static struct {char *in; char *out;} seq[] = {
     {"123","01234567"},
@@ -309,6 +310,8 @@
   /* itz Wed Jul 1 18:37:59 PDT 1998 */
   /* run as a daemon unless told otherwise */
   gpm_log_daemon = 1;
+  /* Run with logging to syslog unless told otherwise */
+  gpm_log = 1;
 
   while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, options)) != -1)
     {
@@ -366,12 +369,14 @@
           break;
         case '2': opt_three=-1; break;
         case '3': opt_three=1; break;
+	case 'e': gpm_log=0; break;
         default:
           exit(usage("commandline"));
         }
     }
 
-  openlog(prgname, LOG_PID, gpm_log_daemon ? LOG_DAEMON : LOG_USER);
+  if (gpm_log)
+    openlog(prgname, LOG_PID, gpm_log_daemon ? LOG_DAEMON : LOG_USER);
   check_kill();
 
   loadlut(opt_lut);
@@ -444,14 +449,12 @@
 
 /* report should be here and nothing else! */
 
-#if 1 /* was: "if (!defined(HAVE_SYSLOG) || !defined(HAVE_VSYSLOG))" */
-    if (!freopen("/dev/console","w",stderr)) /* the currently current console */
-      {
-        oops("freopen(stderr) failed");
-      }
-#else
-    fclose(stderr);
-#endif
+    if (gpm_log) {
+      fclose(stderr);
+    } else if (!freopen("/dev/console", "w", stderr)) { 
+      // currently current console
+      oops("freopen(stderr) failed");
+    }
 
     if (setsid()<0) oops("setsid()");
     if (chdir("/")<0) oops("/");
diff -ruN -x Makefile -x configure -x config.cache -x config.h -x *.[178] -x gpm.info -x gpmdoc.ps -x gpmdoc.txt -x gpm-root.c -x stamp-h -x *.elc gpm-1.19.5.orig/src/headers/wd.h gpm-1.19.5/src/headers/wd.h
--- gpm-1.19.5.orig/src/headers/wd.h	Wed Sep 12 17:07:34 2001
+++ gpm-1.19.5/src/headers/wd.h	Thu Oct  4 23:31:24 2001
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
 extern int 
 gpm_log_daemon;
 
+extern int
+gpm_log;
+
 extern void
 gpm_debug_log(int level, char* fmt, ...);
 
