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

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