ViewVC Help
View File | Revision Log | Show Annotations | Download File
/cvs/rxvt-unicode/README.configure
(Generate patch)

Comparing rxvt-unicode/README.configure (file contents):
Revision 1.2 by pcg, Wed Dec 17 23:21:56 2003 UTC vs.
Revision 1.38 by root, Sat Jan 7 04:19:43 2006 UTC

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: on)
38 add support for XPM background pixmaps 110 Add support for XPM background pixmaps.
39--enable-transparency 111
112 --enable-transparency (default: on)
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) [DEPRECATED]
125 Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with
126 dynamic locale switching currently). This option is DEPRECATED and
127 will be removed in the future.
128
129 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
47 add support for the original rxvt scrollbar 130 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
48--enable-next-scroll 131
132 --enable-next-scroll (default: on)
49 add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar 133 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
50--enable-xterm-scroll 134
135 --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on)
51 add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar 136 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
52--enable-half-shadow 137
138 --enable-plain-scroll (default: on)
139 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is
140 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many
141 years.
142
143 --enable-half-shadow (default: off)
53 make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height. 144 Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.
54 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars 145 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.
55--enable-xim 146
56 add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using 147 --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.
59--enable-greek
60 add support for greek keyboard
61--enable-ttygid
62 change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if 148 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your
63 your system uses this type of security 149 system uses this type of security.
150
64--disable-backspace-key 151 --disable-backspace-key
65 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
66 do it 153 do it.
154
67--disable-delete-key 155 --disable-delete-key
68 disable any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server 156 Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do
69 do it 157 it.
158
70--disable-resources 159 --disable-resources
71 remove all resources checking 160 Removes any support for resource checking.
161
72--enable-xgetdefault 162 --enable-xgetdefault
73 make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small 163 Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
74 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist 164 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist
75 then ~/.Xresources 165 then ~/.Xresources.
76--enable-strings 166
167 Please note that nowadays, things like XIM will automatically pull
168 in and use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it
169 might be very small, if nonexistant.
170
171 --enable-strings (default: off)
77 add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other 172 Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
78 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may 173 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may have
79 have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries 174 been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries to link
80 to link in. (This has header problems on some Linux systems). 175 in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many GNU/Linux
176 systems).
177
81--disable-swapscreen 178 --disable-swapscreen
82 remove support for swap screen 179 Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
83--enable-frills 180
84 add support for some lesser used features 181 --enable-frills (default: on)
85--enable-linespace 182 Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice
86 add support to provide user specified line spacing between text rows 183 to have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may
87--enable-keepscrolling 184 want to disable this.
185
186 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills"
187 (possibly in combination with other switches) is:
188
189 MWM-hints
190 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
191 seperate underline colour (-underlineColor)
192 settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
193 settable extra linespacing /-lsp)
194 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
195 backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
196 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
197 tripleclickwords (-tcw)
198 settable insecure mode (-insecure)
199 keysym remapping support
200 cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc)
201 XEmbed support (-embed)
202 user-pty (-pty-fd)
203 hold on exit (-hold)
204 skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
205 sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107
206
207 --enable-iso14755 (default: on)
208 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt).
209 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while
210 support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch.
211
212 --enable-keepscrolling (default: on)
88 add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold 213 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the
89 the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow 214 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
90--enable-mousewheel 215
216 --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
91 add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5 217 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
92-enable-slipwheeling 218
219 --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
93 add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 220 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
94 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 221 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
95 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. 222 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
96--enable-old-selection 223
97 remove support for reverting the mouse selection style to that
98 of v2.20 (and prior)
99--disable-new-selection 224 --disable-new-selection
100 remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm 225 Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
101--enable-dmalloc 226
227 --enable-dmalloc (default: off)
102 use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging 228 Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
103 See http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details 229 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 230 or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after
105 edit src/Makefile after compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to 231 compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
106 the right places. 232
107 You can only use either this option and the following (should 233 You can only use either this option and the following (should you
108 you use either) 234 use either) .
109--enable-dlmalloc 235
236 --enable-dlmalloc (default: off)
110 use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version 237 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 238 <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
112--enable-smart-resize 239
240 --enable-smart-resize (default: on)
113 add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size 241 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot
114 via from hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the 242 keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a
115 rxvt corner which is closest to a corner of the screen 243 corner of the screen in a fixed position.
116--enable-256-color 244
117 add support for 256 colours rather than the base 16 colours 245 --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 246 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
122--with-term=NAME 247
248 --enable-perl (default: off)
249 Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the rxvtperl(3) manpage
250 (doc/rxvtperl.txt) for more info on this feature, or the files in
251 src/perl-ext/ for the extensions that are installed by default. The
252 perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the "PERL"
253 environment variable when running configure.
254
255 --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
256 Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt",
257 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt".
258
259 --with-term=NAME (default: rxvt-unicode)
123 change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME 260 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME.
124 (default "xterm") 261
125--with-terminfo=PATH 262 --with-terminfo=PATH
126 change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo 263 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree
127 tree to PATH 264 to PATH.
265
128--with-x 266 --with-x
129 use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?) 267 Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?).
268
130--with-xpm-includes=DIR 269 --with-xpm-includes=DIR
131 look for the XPM includes in DIR 270 Look for the XPM includes in DIR.
271
132--with-xpm-library=DIR 272 --with-xpm-library=DIR
133 look for the XPM library in DIR 273 Look for the XPM library in DIR.
274
134--with-xpm 275 --with-xpm
135 not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background 276 Not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background.
277

Diff Legend

Removed lines
+ Added lines
< Changed lines
> Changed lines