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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 the
4 ./reconf script as a base for experiments. ./reconf is used by myself,
5 so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should always
6 report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc Lehmann
7 <rxvt@schmorp.de>.
8
1--enable-everything 9 --enable-everything
2 add support for all enable options marked with an asterisk listed 10 Add support for all non-multichoice options listed in "./configure
3 in "./configure --help". Note that unlike other enable options this 11 --help". Note that unlike other enable options this is order
4 is order dependant. You can specify this and then disable options 12 dependant. You can specify this and then disable options which this
5 which this enables by _following_ this with the appropriate 13 enables by *following* this with the appropriate commands.
6 commands. 14
7--enable-languages 15 --enable-xft
8 add support for languages which require multiple character glyphs 16 Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts
9 to display. 17 are slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use
10--with-encoding=NAME 18 them, you don't pay for them.
11 set the default encoding for multi-char glyph languages to NAME. 19
12 Options are: "eucj" EUC Japanese encoding; "sjis" Shift JIS encoding; 20 --enable-font-styles
13 "big5" BIG5 encoding; "gb" GB encoding; "kr" EUC Korean encoding; 21 Add support for bold, *italic* and *bold italic* font styles. The
14 "noenc" no encoding. This option requires --enable-languages to 22 fonts can be set manually or automatically.
15 also be specified. 23
24 --with-codesets=NAME,...
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
36 jp common japanese encodings
37 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
38 kr korean encodings
39
40 --enable-xim
41 Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
42 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set
43 up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
44
45 --enable-unicode3
46 Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 65535
47 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage requirements
48 per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet support these
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
57 --enable-combining
58 Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite
59 characters. This is required for proper viewing of text where
60 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by
61 using precomposited characters when available or creating new
62 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
63
64 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed
65 characters is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt will use
66 the private use area, extending the number of combinations to 8448).
67 With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists. This will also
68 enable storage of characters >65535.
69
70 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation
71 forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to
72 be used.
73
74 --enable-fallback(=CLASS)
75 When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS
76 (default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use
77 --disable-fallback.
78
79 --with-res-name=NAME
80 Use the given name (default: urxvt) as default application name when
81 reading resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.
82
83 --with-res-class=CLASS
84 Use the given class (default: URxvt) as default application class
85 when reading resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace
86 rxvt.
87
16--enable-utmp 88 --enable-utmp
17 write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like ``w'') at 89 Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like w) at start
18 start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits. 90 of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits.
91
19--enable-wtmp 92 --enable-wtmp
20 write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like ``last'') at 93 Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like last) at
21 start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This 94 start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This
22 option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified. 95 option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified.
96
23--enable-lastlog 97 --enable-lastlog
24 write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like 98 Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like lastlogin)
25 ``lastlogin'') at start of rxvt execution. This option requires 99 at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to
26 --enable-utmp to also be specified. 100 also be specified.
101
27--enable-xpm-background 102 --enable-xpm-background
28 add support for XPM background pixmaps 103 Add support for XPM background pixmaps.
104
29--enable-transparency 105 --enable-transparency
30 add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake 106 Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake
31 transparency to the term 107 transparency to the term.
108
109 --enable-fading
110 Add support for fading the text when focus is lost.
111
112 --enable-tinting
113 Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds.
114
32--enable-menubar 115 --enable-menubar
33 add support for our menu bar system 116 Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with
34--enable-graphics 117 dynamic locale switching currently).
35 add support for our graphics mode (see src/graphics) 118
36--enable-rxvt-scroll 119 --enable-rxvt-scroll
37 add support for the original rxvt scrollbar 120 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
121
38--enable-next-scroll 122 --enable-next-scroll
39 add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar 123 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
124
40--enable-xterm-scroll 125 --enable-xterm-scroll
41 add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar 126 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
127
128 --enable-plain-scroll
129 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is
130 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many
131 years.
132
42--enable-half-shadow 133 --enable-half-shadow
43 make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height. 134 Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.
44 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars 135 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.
45--enable-xim 136
46 add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
47 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly
48 set up the input for people using dead keys.
49--enable-greek
50 add support for greek keyboard
51--enable-ttygid 137 --enable-ttygid
52 change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if 138 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your
53 your system uses this type of security 139 system uses this type of security.
140
54--disable-backspace-key 141 --disable-backspace-key
55 disable any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server 142 Disable any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server
56 do it 143 do it.
144
57--disable-delete-key 145 --disable-delete-key
58 disable any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server 146 Disable any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do
59 do it 147 it.
148
60--disable-resources 149 --disable-resources
61 remove all resources checking 150 Remove all resources checking.
151
62--enable-xgetdefault 152 --enable-xgetdefault
63 make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small 153 Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
64 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist 154 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist
65 then ~/.Xresources 155 then ~/.Xresources.
156
157 Please note that nowadays, things like XIM will automatically pull
158 in and use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it
159 might be very small, if nonexistant.
160
66--enable-strings 161 --enable-strings
67 add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other 162 Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
68 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may 163 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may have
69 have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries 164 been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries to link
70 to link in. (This has header problems on some Linux systems). 165 in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many GNU/Linux
166 systems).
167
71--disable-swapscreen 168 --disable-swapscreen
72 remove support for swap screen 169 Remove support for swap screen.
170
73--enable-frills 171 --enable-frills
74 add support for some lesser used features 172 Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice
75--enable-linespace 173 to have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may
76 add support to provide user specified line spacing between text rows 174 want to disable this.
175
176 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills"
177 (possibly in combination with other switches) is:
178
179 MWM-hints
180 seperate underline colour
181 settable border widths and borderless switch
182 settable extra linespacing
183 extra window properties (e.g. UTF-8 window names and PID)
184 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
185 backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
186 window op and locale change escape sequences
187 tripleclickwords
188 settable insecure mode
189 keysym remapping support
190
191 --enable-iso14755
192 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt).
193 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while
194 support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch.
195
77--enable-keepscrolling 196 --enable-keepscrolling
78 add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold 197 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the
79 the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow 198 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
199
80--enable-mousewheel 200 --enable-mousewheel
81 add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5 201 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
202
82-enable-slipwheeling 203 --enable-slipwheeling
83 add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 204 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
84 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 205 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
85 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. 206 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
86--enable-old-selection 207
87 remove support for reverting the mouse selection style to that
88 of v2.20 (and prior)
89--disable-new-selection 208 --disable-new-selection
90 remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm 209 Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
210
91--enable-dmalloc 211 --enable-dmalloc
92 use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging 212 Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
93 See http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details 213 http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this
94 If you use either this or the next option, you may need to 214 or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after
95 edit src/Makefile after compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to 215 compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
96 the right places. 216
97 You can only use either this option and the following (should 217 You can only use either this option and the following (should you
98 you use either) 218 use either) .
219
99--enable-dlmalloc 220 --enable-dlmalloc
100 use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version 221 Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version See
101 See http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html for details 222 <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
223
102--enable-smart-resize 224 --enable-smart-resize
103 add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size 225 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from
104 via from hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the 226 hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which
105 rxvt corner which is closest to a corner of the screen 227 is closest to a corner of the screen.
106--enable-256-color 228
107 add support for 256 colours rather than the base 16 colours
108--enable-cursor-blink 229 --enable-cursor-blink
109 add support for a blinking cursor 230 Add support for a blinking cursor.
231
110--enable-pointer-blank 232 --enable-pointer-blank
111 add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive 233 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
234
235 --with-name=NAME
236 Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: "urxvt",
237 resulting in "urxvt", "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to
238 replace with "rxvt".
239
112--with-term=NAME 240 --with-term=NAME
113 change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME 241 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME (default
114 (default "xterm") 242 "rxvt-unicode")
243
115--with-terminfo=PATH 244 --with-terminfo=PATH
116 change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo 245 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree
117 tree to PATH 246 to PATH.
247
118--with-x 248 --with-x
119 use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?) 249 Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?).
250
120--with-xpm-includes=DIR 251 --with-xpm-includes=DIR
121 look for the XPM includes in DIR 252 Look for the XPM includes in DIR.
253
122--with-xpm-library=DIR 254 --with-xpm-library=DIR
123 look for the XPM library in DIR 255 Look for the XPM library in DIR.
256
124--with-xpm 257 --with-xpm
125 not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background 258 Not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background.
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