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1CONFIGURE OPTIONS
1General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration 2 General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration
2hasn't been tested well. Either try with --enable-everything or use the 3 hasn't been tested well. Either try with --enable-everything or use the
3./reconf script as a base for experiments. ./reconf is used by myself, 4 ./reconf script as a base for experiments. ./reconf is used by myself,
4so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should always 5 so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should always
5report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc Lehmann 6 report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc Lehmann
6<rxvt@schmorp.de>. 7 <rxvt@schmorp.de>.
7 8
8--enable-everything 9 --enable-everything
9 add support for all non-multichoice options listed in "./configure 10 Add support for all non-multichoice options listed in "./configure
10 --help". Note that unlike other enable options this is order 11 --help". Note that unlike other enable options this is order
11 dependant. You can specify this and then disable options which 12 dependant. You can specify this and then disable options which this
12 this enables by _following_ this with the appropriate commands. 13 enables by *following* this with the appropriate commands.
14
13--enable-xft 15 --enable-xft
14 add support for xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. xft fonts are 16 Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts
15 slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use them, 17 are slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use
16 you don't pay for them. 18 them, you don't pay for them.
19
20 --enable-font-styles
21 Add support for bold, *italic* and *bold italic* font styles. The
22 fonts can be set manually or automatically.
23
17--with-codesets=NAME,... 24 --with-codesets=NAME,...
18 compile in support for additional codeset groups: 25 Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (eu, vn
26 are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character sets).
27 These codeset tables are currently only used for driving X11 core
28 fonts, they are not required for Xft fonts. Compiling them in will
29 make your binary bigger (together about 700kB), but it doesn't
30 increase memory usage unless you use an X11 font requiring one of
31 these encodings.
32
33 all all available codeset groups
34 zh common chinese encodings
35 zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs
19 jp common japanese encodings 36 jp common japanese encodings
20 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings 37 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
21 kr korean encodings 38 kr korean encodings
22 cn common chinese encodings 39
23 cn_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs
24 all all of the above
25--enable-xim 40 --enable-xim
26 add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using 41 Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
27 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly 42 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set
28 set up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys. 43 up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
44
29--enable-unicode3 45 --enable-unicode3
30 enable support for unicode codepoints above 65535 (the basic 46 Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 65535
31 multilingual page). This increases storage requirements per 47 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage requirements
32 character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet support these 48 per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet support these
33 extra characters, but Xft does. 49 extra characters, but Xft does.
50
51 Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535
52 even without this flag, but the number of such characters is limited
53 to a view thousand (shared with combining characters, see next
54 switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them
55 (input/output and cut&paste still work, though).
56
34--enable-combining 57 --enable-combining
35 enable automatic composition of combining characters into 58 Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite
36 composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text 59 characters. This is required for proper viewing of text where
37 where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is 60 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by
38 done by using precomposited characters when available or creating 61 using precomposited characters when available or creating new
39 new pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. Without 62 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
63
40 --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed characters 64 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed
41 is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt will use the 65 characters is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt-unicode
42 private use area, extending the number of combinations to 66 will use the private use area, extending the number of combinations
43 8448). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists. This 67 to 8448). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists.
44 will also enable storage of characters >16bit. They currently 68
45 won't display properly, but they will paste correctly. 69 This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters
70 beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified.
71
46 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation 72 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation
47 forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want 73 forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to
48 these to be used. 74 be used (and tell me how these are to be used...).
75
49--enable-fallback(=CLASS) 76 --enable-fallback(=CLASS)
50 when reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS 77 When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS
51 (default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback. 78 (default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use
79 --disable-fallback.
80
52--with-res-name=NAME 81 --with-res-name=NAME
53 use the given name (default: urxvt) as default application name 82 Use the given name (default: urxvt) as default application name when
83 reading resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.
84
85 --with-res-class=CLASS
86 Use the given class (default: URxvt) as default application class
54 when reading resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace 87 when reading resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace
55 rxvt. 88 rxvt.
56--with-res-class=CLASS 89
57 use the given class (default: URxvt) as default application class
58 when reading resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace
59 rxvt.
60--enable-utmp 90 --enable-utmp
61 write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like ``w'') at 91 Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like w) at start
62 start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits. 92 of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits.
93
63--enable-wtmp 94 --enable-wtmp
64 write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like ``last'') at 95 Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like last) at
65 start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This 96 start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This
66 option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified. 97 option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified.
98
67--enable-lastlog 99 --enable-lastlog
68 write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like 100 Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like lastlogin)
69 ``lastlogin'') at start of rxvt execution. This option requires 101 at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to
70 --enable-utmp to also be specified. 102 also be specified.
103
71--enable-xpm-background 104 --enable-xpm-background
72 add support for XPM background pixmaps 105 Add support for XPM background pixmaps.
106
73--enable-transparency 107 --enable-transparency
74 add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake 108 Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake
75 transparency to the term 109 transparency to the term.
110
76--enable-fading 111 --enable-fading
77 add support for fading the text when focus is lost. 112 Add support for fading the text when focus is lost.
113
78--enable-tinting 114 --enable-tinting
79 add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds. 115 Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds.
116
80--enable-menubar 117 --enable-menubar
81 add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with 118 Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with
82 dynamic locale switching currently) 119 dynamic locale switching currently).
120
83--enable-rxvt-scroll 121 --enable-rxvt-scroll
84 add support for the original rxvt scrollbar 122 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
123
85--enable-next-scroll 124 --enable-next-scroll
86 add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar 125 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
126
87--enable-xterm-scroll 127 --enable-xterm-scroll
88 add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar 128 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
129
89--enable-plain-scroll 130 --enable-plain-scroll
90 add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that 131 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is
91 is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for 132 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many
92 many years. 133 years.
134
93--enable-half-shadow 135 --enable-half-shadow
94 make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height. 136 Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.
95 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars 137 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.
138
96--enable-ttygid 139 --enable-ttygid
97 change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if 140 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your
98 your system uses this type of security 141 system uses this type of security.
142
99--disable-backspace-key 143 --disable-backspace-key
100 disable any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server 144 Disable any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server
101 do it 145 do it.
146
102--disable-delete-key 147 --disable-delete-key
103 disable any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server 148 Disable any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do
104 do it 149 it.
150
105--disable-resources 151 --disable-resources
106 remove all resources checking 152 Remove all resources checking.
153
107--enable-xgetdefault 154 --enable-xgetdefault
108 make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small 155 Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
109 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist 156 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist
110 then ~/.Xresources 157 then ~/.Xresources.
158
159 Please note that nowadays, things like XIM will automatically pull
160 in and use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it
161 might be very small, if nonexistant.
162
111--enable-strings 163 --enable-strings
112 add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other 164 Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
113 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may 165 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may have
114 have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries 166 been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries to link
115 to link in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many 167 in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many GNU/Linux
116 GNU/Linux systems). 168 systems).
169
117--disable-swapscreen 170 --disable-swapscreen
118 remove support for swap screen 171 Remove support for swap screen.
172
119--enable-frills 173 --enable-frills
120 add support for some lesser used features 174 Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice
121--enable-linespace 175 to have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may
122 add support to provide user specified line spacing between text rows 176 want to disable this.
177
178 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills"
179 (possibly in combination with other switches) is:
180
181 MWM-hints
182 seperate underline colour
183 settable border widths and borderless switch
184 settable extra linespacing
185 extra window properties (e.g. UTF-8 window names and PID)
186 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
187 backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
188 window op and locale change escape sequences
189 tripleclickwords
190 settable insecure mode
191 keysym remapping support
192
193 --enable-iso14755
194 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt).
195 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while
196 support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch.
197
123--enable-keepscrolling 198 --enable-keepscrolling
124 add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold 199 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the
125 the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow 200 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
201
126--enable-mousewheel 202 --enable-mousewheel
127 add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5 203 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
204
128--enable-slipwheeling 205 --enable-slipwheeling
129 add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 206 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
130 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 207 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
131 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. 208 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
132--enable-old-selection 209
133 remove support for reverting the mouse selection style to that
134 of v2.20 (and prior)
135--disable-new-selection 210 --disable-new-selection
136 remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm 211 Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
212
137--enable-dmalloc 213 --enable-dmalloc
138 use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging 214 Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
139 See http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details 215 http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this
140 If you use either this or the next option, you may need to 216 or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after
141 edit src/Makefile after compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to 217 compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
142 the right places. 218
143 You can only use either this option and the following (should 219 You can only use either this option and the following (should you
144 you use either) 220 use either) .
221
145--enable-dlmalloc 222 --enable-dlmalloc
146 use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version 223 Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version See
147 See http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html for details 224 <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
225
148--enable-smart-resize 226 --enable-smart-resize
149 add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size 227 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from
150 via from hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the 228 hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which
151 rxvt corner which is closest to a corner of the screen 229 is closest to a corner of the screen.
152--enable-256-color 230
153 add support for 256 colours rather than the base 16 colours
154--enable-cursor-blink 231 --enable-cursor-blink
155 add support for a blinking cursor 232 Add support for a blinking cursor.
233
156--enable-pointer-blank 234 --enable-pointer-blank
157 add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive 235 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
236
158--with-name=NAME 237 --with-name=NAME
159 set the basename for the installed binaries (default: urxvt, resulting 238 Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: "urxvt",
160 in urxvt, urxvtd etc.). Specify --with-name=rxvt to replace rxvt. 239 resulting in "urxvt", "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to
240 replace with "rxvt".
241
161--with-term=NAME 242 --with-term=NAME
162 change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME 243 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME (default
163 (default "rxvt") 244 "rxvt-unicode")
245
164--with-terminfo=PATH 246 --with-terminfo=PATH
165 change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo 247 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree
166 tree to PATH 248 to PATH.
249
167--with-x 250 --with-x
168 use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?) 251 Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?).
252
169--with-xpm-includes=DIR 253 --with-xpm-includes=DIR
170 look for the XPM includes in DIR 254 Look for the XPM includes in DIR.
255
171--with-xpm-library=DIR 256 --with-xpm-library=DIR
172 look for the XPM library in DIR 257 Look for the XPM library in DIR.
258
173--with-xpm 259 --with-xpm
174 not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background 260 Not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background.
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