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