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