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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 3 hasn't been tested well. Either try with "--enable-everything" or use
4 the default configuration (i.e. "--enable-xxx" or "--disable-xxx"). Of 4 the default configuration (i.e. no "--enable-xxx" or "--disable-xxx"
5 course, you should always report when a combination doesn't work, so it 5 switches). Of course, you should always report when a combination
6 can be fixed. Marc Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de>. 6 doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de>.
7 7
8 All 8 All
9 9
10 --enable-everything 10 --enable-everything
11 Add (or remove) support for all non-multichoice options listed in 11 Add (or remove) support for all non-multichoice options listed in
12 "./configure --help". 12 "./configure --help", except for "--enable-assert".
13 13
14 You can specify this and then disable options you do not like by 14 You can specify this and then disable options you do not like by
15 *following* this with the appropriate "--disable-..." arguments, or 15 *following* this with the appropriate "--disable-..." arguments, or
16 you can start with a minimal configuration by specifying 16 you can start with a minimal configuration by specifying
17 "--disable-everything" and than adding just the "--enable-..." 17 "--disable-everything" and than adding just the "--enable-..."
34 in lets rxvt-unicode choose replacement fonts more intelligently. 34 in lets rxvt-unicode choose replacement fonts more intelligently.
35 Compiling them in will make your binary bigger (all of together cost 35 Compiling them in will make your binary bigger (all of together cost
36 about 700kB), but it doesn't increase memory usage unless you use a 36 about 700kB), but it doesn't increase memory usage unless you use a
37 font requiring one of these encodings. 37 font requiring one of these encodings.
38 38
39 all all available codeset groups 39 all all available codeset groups
40 zh common chinese encodings 40 zh common chinese encodings
41 zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodings 41 zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodings
42 jp common japanese encodings 42 jp common japanese encodings
43 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings 43 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
44 kr korean encodings 44 kr korean encodings
45
46 --enable-xim (default: on) 45 --enable-xim (default: on)
47 Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using 46 Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
48 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set 47 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set
49 up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys. 48 up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
50 49
63 (input/output and cut&paste still work, though). 62 (input/output and cut&paste still work, though).
64 63
65 --enable-combining (default: on) 64 --enable-combining (default: on)
66 Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite 65 Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite
67 characters. This is required for proper viewing of text where 66 characters. This is required for proper viewing of text where
68 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by 67 accents are encoded as separate unicode characters. This is done by
69 using precomposited characters when available or creating new 68 using precomposited characters when available or creating new
70 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. 69 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
71 70
72 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed 71 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed
73 characters is somewhat limited (the 6400 private use characters will 72 characters is somewhat limited (the 6400 private use characters will
86 85
87 --with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt) 86 --with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
88 Use the given name as default application name when reading 87 Use the given name as default application name when reading
89 resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt. 88 resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.
90 89
91 --with-res-class=CLASS /default: URxvt) 90 --with-res-class=CLASS (default: URxvt)
92 Use the given class as default application class when reading 91 Use the given class as default application class when reading
93 resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace rxvt. 92 resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace rxvt.
94 93
95 --enable-utmp (default: on) 94 --enable-utmp (default: on)
96 Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like w) at start 95 Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like w) at start
104 --enable-lastlog (default: on) 103 --enable-lastlog (default: on)
105 Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like lastlogin) 104 Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like lastlogin)
106 at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to 105 at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to
107 also be specified. 106 also be specified.
108 107
109 --enable-xpm-background (default: on) 108 --enable-afterimage (default: on)
110 Add support for XPM background pixmaps. 109 Add support for libAfterImage to be used for transparency and
110 background images. It adds support for many file formats including
111 JPG, PNG, SVG, TIFF, GIF, XPM, BMP, ICO, XCF, TGA and AfterStep
112 image XML
113 (<http://www.afterstep.org/visualdoc.php?show=asimagexml>).
114
115 This option also adds such eye candy as blending an image over the
116 root background, as well as dynamic scaling and bluring of
117 background images.
118
119 Note that with this option enabled, rxvt's memory footprint might
120 increase by a few megabytes even if no extra features are used
121 (mostly due to third-party libraries used by libAI). Memory
122 footprint may somewhat be lowered if libAfterImage is configured
123 without support for SVG.
111 124
112 --enable-transparency (default: on) 125 --enable-transparency (default: on)
113 Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake 126 Add support for backgrounds, creating illusion of transparency in
114 transparency to the term. 127 the term.
115 128
116 --enable-fading (default: on) 129 --enable-fading (default: on)
117 Add support for fading the text when focus is lost (requires 130 Add support for fading the text when focus is lost.
118 "--enable-transparency").
119
120 --enable-tinting (default: on)
121 Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires
122 "--enable-transparency").
123 131
124 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on) 132 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
125 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar. 133 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
126 134
127 --enable-next-scroll (default: on) 135 --enable-next-scroll (default: on)
128 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar. 136 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
129 137
130 --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on) 138 --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on)
131 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar. 139 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
132
133 --enable-plain-scroll (default: on)
134 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is
135 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many
136 years.
137
138 --enable-ttygid (default: off)
139 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your
140 system uses this type of security.
141 140
142 --disable-backspace-key 141 --disable-backspace-key
143 Removes any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server 142 Removes any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server
144 do it. 143 do it.
145 144
162 (possibly in combination with other switches) is: 161 (possibly in combination with other switches) is:
163 162
164 MWM-hints 163 MWM-hints
165 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping) 164 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
166 urgency hint 165 urgency hint
167 seperate underline colour (-underlineColor) 166 separate underline colour (-underlineColor)
168 settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl) 167 settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
169 visual depth selection (-depth) 168 visual depth selection (-depth)
170 settable extra linespacing /-lsp) 169 settable extra linespacing /-lsp)
171 iso-14755 5.1 (basic) support 170 iso-14755 5.1 (basic) support
172 tripleclickwords (-tcw) 171 tripleclickwords (-tcw)
173 settable insecure mode (-insecure) 172 settable insecure mode (-insecure)
174 keysym remapping support 173 keysym remapping support
175 cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc) 174 cursor blinking and underline cursor (-bc, -uc)
176 XEmbed support (-embed) 175 XEmbed support (-embed)
177 user-pty (-pty-fd) 176 user-pty (-pty-fd)
178 hold on exit (-hold) 177 hold on exit (-hold)
178 compile in built-in block graphics
179 skip builtin block graphics (-sbg) 179 skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
180 separate highlightcolor support (-hc) 180 separate highlightcolor support (-hc)
181 181
182 It also enables some non-essential features otherwise disabled, such 182 It also enables some non-essential features otherwise disabled, such
183 as: 183 as:
193 rectangular selections 193 rectangular selections
194 trailing space removal for selections 194 trailing space removal for selections
195 verbose X error handling 195 verbose X error handling
196 196
197 --enable-iso14755 (default: on) 197 --enable-iso14755 (default: on)
198 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt). 198 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1)). Basic support
199 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while 199 (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while support for
200 support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch. 200 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch.
201 201
202 --enable-keepscrolling (default: on) 202 --enable-keepscrolling (default: on)
203 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the 203 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the
204 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow. 204 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
205
206 --enable-selectionscrolling (default: on)
207 Add support for scrolling when the selection moves to the top or
208 bottom of the screen.
205 209
206 --enable-mousewheel (default: on) 210 --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
207 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5. 211 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
208 212
209 --enable-slipwheeling (default: on) 213 --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
210 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 214 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
211 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 215 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
212 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. 216 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
213 217
214 --disable-new-selection
215 Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
216
217 --enable-dmalloc (default: off)
218 Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
219 <http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/> for details If you use either this
220 or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after
221 compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
222
223 You can only use either this option and the following (should you
224 use either) .
225
226 --enable-dlmalloc (default: off)
227 Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version See
228 <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
229
230 --enable-smart-resize (default: on) 218 --enable-smart-resize (default: off)
231 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot 219 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when resizing. This should keep
232 keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a 220 the window corner which is closest to a corner of the screen in a
233 corner of the screen in a fixed position. 221 fixed position.
222
223 --enable-text-blink (default: on)
224 Add support for blinking text.
234 225
235 --enable-pointer-blank (default: on) 226 --enable-pointer-blank (default: on)
236 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. 227 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
237 228
238 --enable-perl (default: on) 229 --enable-perl (default: on)
239 Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the rxvtperl(3) manpage 230 Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the rxvtperl(3) manpage for
240 (doc/rxvtperl.txt) for more info on this feature, or the files in 231 more info on this feature, or the files in src/perl/ for the
241 src/perl-ext/ for the extensions that are installed by default. The 232 extensions that are installed by default. The perl interpreter that
242 perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the "PERL" 233 is used can be specified via the "PERL" environment variable when
243 environment variable when running configure. Even when compiled in, 234 running configure. Even when compiled in, perl will *not* be
244 perl will *not* be initialised when all extensions have been 235 initialised when all extensions have been disabled "-pe ""
245 disabled "-pe "" --perl-ext-common """, so it should be safe to 236 --perl-ext-common """, so it should be safe to enable from a
246 enable from a resource standpoint. 237 resource standpoint.
238
239 --enable-assert (default: off)
240 Enables the assertions in the code, normally disabled. This switch
241 is only useful when developing rxvt-unicode.
242
243 --with-afterimage-config=DIR
244 Look for the libAfterImage config script in DIR.
247 245
248 --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt) 246 --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
249 Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt", 247 Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt",
250 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt". 248 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt".
251 249
257 to PATH. 255 to PATH.
258 256
259 --with-x 257 --with-x
260 Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?). 258 Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?).
261 259
262 --with-xpm-includes=DIR
263 Look for the XPM includes in DIR.
264
265 --with-xpm-library=DIR
266 Look for the XPM library in DIR.
267
268 --with-xpm
269 Not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background.
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