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1CONFIGURE OPTIONS
2 General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration
3 hasn't been tested well. Either try with "--enable-everything" or use
4 the ./reconf script as a base for experiments. ./reconf is used by
5 myself, so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you
6 should always report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be
7 fixed. Marc Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de>.
8
9 All
10
1--enable-everything 11 --enable-everything
2 add support for all enable options marked with an asterisk listed 12 Add (or remove) support for all non-multichoice options listed in
3 in "./configure --help". Note that unlike other enable options this 13 "./configure --help".
4 is order dependant. You can specify this and then disable options 14
5 which this enables by _following_ this with the appropriate 15 You can specify this and then disable options you do not like by
6 commands. 16 *following* this with the appropriate "--disable-..." arguments, or
7--enable-xft 17 you can start with a minimal configuration by specifying
18 "--disable-everything" and than adding just the "--enable-..."
19 arguments you want.
20
21 --enable-xft (default: enabled)
8 add support for xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. xft fonts are 22 Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts
9 slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use them, 23 are slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use
10 you don't pay for them. 24 them, you don't pay for them.
11--with-codesets=NAME,... 25
26 --enable-font-styles (default: on)
27 Add support for bold, *italic* and *bold italic* font styles. The
28 fonts can be set manually or automatically.
29
30 --with-codesets=NAME,... (default: all)
12 compile in support for additional codeset groups: 31 Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups ("eu",
32 "vn" are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character
33 sets). These codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts,
34 they are not required for Xft fonts, although having them compiled
35 in lets rxvt-unicode choose replacement fonts more intelligently.
36 Compiling them in will make your binary bigger (all of together cost
37 about 700kB), but it doesn't increase memory usage unless you use a
38 font requiring one of these encodings.
39
40 all all available codeset groups
41 zh common chinese encodings
42 zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs
13 jp common japanese encodings 43 jp common japanese encodings
14 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings 44 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
15 kr korean encodings 45 kr korean encodings
16 cn common chinese encodings 46
17 cn_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs 47 --enable-xim (default: on)
18 vn vietnamese (not well-supported, though) 48 Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
19 all all of the above. 49 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set
20--enable-unicode3 50 up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
21 enable support for unicode codepoints above 65535 (the basic 51
52 --enable-unicode3 (default: off)
53 Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 65535
22 multilingual page). This increases storage requirements per character 54 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage requirements
23 from 2 to 4 bytes and is not too useful as font support in X11 and Xft 55 per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet support these
24 is largely missing, although cut & paste will work correctly, as will 56 extra characters, but Xft does.
25 displaying, if you have the right font(s). 57
26--enable-utmp 58 Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535
59 even without this flag, but the number of such characters is limited
60 to a view thousand (shared with combining characters, see next
61 switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them
62 (input/output and cut&paste still work, though).
63
64 --enable-combining (default: on)
65 Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite
66 characters. This is required for proper viewing of text where
67 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by
68 using precomposited characters when available or creating new
69 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
70
71 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed
72 characters is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt-unicode
73 will use the private use area, extending the number of combinations
74 to 8448). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists.
75
76 This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters
77 beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified.
78
79 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation
80 forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to
81 be used (and tell me how these are to be used...).
82
83 --enable-fallback(=CLASS) (default: Rxvt)
84 When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS.
85 To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback.
86
87 --with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
88 Use the given name as default application name when reading
89 resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.
90
91 --with-res-class=CLASS /default: URxvt)
92 Use the given class as default application class when reading
93 resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace rxvt.
94
95 --enable-utmp (default: on)
27 write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like ``w'') at 96 Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like w) at start
28 start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits. 97 of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits.
29--enable-wtmp 98
99 --enable-wtmp (default: on)
30 write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like ``last'') at 100 Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like last) at
31 start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This 101 start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This
32 option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified. 102 option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified.
33--enable-lastlog 103
104 --enable-lastlog (default: on)
34 write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like 105 Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like lastlogin)
35 ``lastlogin'') at start of rxvt execution. This option requires 106 at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to
36 --enable-utmp to also be specified. 107 also be specified.
37--enable-xpm-background 108
109 --enable-xpm-background (default: off)
38 add support for XPM background pixmaps 110 Add support for XPM background pixmaps.
39--enable-transparency 111
112 --enable-transparency (default: off)
40 add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake 113 Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake
41 transparency to the term 114 transparency to the term.
42--enable-menubar 115
43 add support for our menu bar system 116 --enable-fading (default: on)
44--enable-graphics 117 Add support for fading the text when focus is lost (requires
45 add support for our graphics mode (see src/graphics) 118 "--enable-transparency").
46--enable-rxvt-scroll 119
120 --enable-tinting (default: on)
121 Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires
122 "--enable-transparency").
123
124 --enable-menubar (default: off)
125 Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with
126 dynamic locale switching currently).
127
128 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
47 add support for the original rxvt scrollbar 129 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
48--enable-next-scroll 130
131 --enable-next-scroll (default: on)
49 add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar 132 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
50--enable-xterm-scroll 133
134 --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on)
51 add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar 135 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
52--enable-half-shadow 136
137 --enable-plain-scroll (default: on)
138 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is
139 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many
140 years.
141
142 --enable-half-shadow (default: off)
53 make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height. 143 Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.
54 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars 144 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.
55--enable-xim 145
56 add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using 146 --enable-ttygid (default: off)
57 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly
58 set up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
59--enable-greek
60 add support for greek keyboard
61--enable-ttygid
62 change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if 147 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your
63 your system uses this type of security 148 system uses this type of security.
149
64--disable-backspace-key 150 --disable-backspace-key
65 disable any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server 151 Removes any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server
66 do it 152 do it.
153
67--disable-delete-key 154 --disable-delete-key
68 disable any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server 155 Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do
69 do it 156 it.
157
70--disable-resources 158 --disable-resources
71 remove all resources checking 159 Removes any support for resource checking.
160
72--enable-xgetdefault 161 --enable-xgetdefault
73 make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small 162 Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
74 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist 163 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist
75 then ~/.Xresources 164 then ~/.Xresources.
76--enable-strings 165
166 Please note that nowadays, things like XIM will automatically pull
167 in and use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it
168 might be very small, if nonexistant.
169
170 --enable-strings (default: off)
77 add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other 171 Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
78 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may 172 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may have
79 have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries 173 been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries to link
80 to link in. (This has header problems on some Linux systems). 174 in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many GNU/Linux
175 systems).
176
81--disable-swapscreen 177 --disable-swapscreen
82 remove support for swap screen 178 Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
83--enable-frills 179
84 add support for some lesser used features 180 --enable-frills (default: on)
85--enable-linespace 181 Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice
86 add support to provide user specified line spacing between text rows 182 to have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may
87--enable-keepscrolling 183 want to disable this.
184
185 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills"
186 (possibly in combination with other switches) is:
187
188 MWM-hints
189 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
190 seperate underline colour
191 settable border widths and borderless switch
192 settable extra linespacing
193 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
194 backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
195 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
196 tripleclickwords
197 settable insecure mode
198 keysym remapping support
199 cursor blinking and underline cursor
200 -embed, -pty-fd and -hold options
201
202 --enable-iso14755 (default: on)
203 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt).
204 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while
205 support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch.
206
207 --enable-keepscrolling (default: on)
88 add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold 208 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the
89 the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow 209 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
90--enable-mousewheel 210
211 --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
91 add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5 212 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
92--enable-slipwheeling 213
214 --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
93 add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 215 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
94 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 216 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
95 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. 217 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
96--enable-old-selection 218
97 remove support for reverting the mouse selection style to that
98 of v2.20 (and prior)
99--disable-new-selection 219 --disable-new-selection
100 remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm 220 Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
101--enable-dmalloc 221
222 --enable-dmalloc (default: off)
102 use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging 223 Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
103 See http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details 224 http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this
104 If you use either this or the next option, you may need to 225 or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after
105 edit src/Makefile after compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to 226 compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
106 the right places. 227
107 You can only use either this option and the following (should 228 You can only use either this option and the following (should you
108 you use either) 229 use either) .
109--enable-dlmalloc 230
231 --enable-dlmalloc (default: off)
110 use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version 232 Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version See
111 See http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html for details 233 <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
112--enable-smart-resize 234
235 --enable-smart-resize (default: on)
113 add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size 236 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot
114 via from hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the 237 keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a
115 rxvt corner which is closest to a corner of the screen 238 corner of the screen in a fixed position.
116--enable-256-color 239
117 add support for 256 colours rather than the base 16 colours 240 --enable-pointer-blank (default: on)
118--enable-cursor-blink
119 add support for a blinking cursor
120--enable-pointer-blank
121 add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive 241 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
122--with-term=NAME 242
243 --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
244 Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt",
245 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt".
246
247 --with-term=NAME (default: rxvt-unicode)
123 change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME 248 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME.
124 (default "xterm") 249
125--with-terminfo=PATH 250 --with-terminfo=PATH
126 change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo 251 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree
127 tree to PATH 252 to PATH.
253
128--with-x 254 --with-x
129 use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?) 255 Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?).
256
130--with-xpm-includes=DIR 257 --with-xpm-includes=DIR
131 look for the XPM includes in DIR 258 Look for the XPM includes in DIR.
259
132--with-xpm-library=DIR 260 --with-xpm-library=DIR
133 look for the XPM library in DIR 261 Look for the XPM library in DIR.
262
134--with-xpm 263 --with-xpm
135 not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background 264 Not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background.
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