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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
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-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
47 add support for the original rxvt scrollbar 125 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
48--enable-next-scroll 126
127 --enable-next-scroll (default: on)
49 add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar 128 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
50--enable-xterm-scroll 129
130 --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on)
51 add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar 131 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
52--enable-half-shadow 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-half-shadow (default: off)
53 make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height. 139 Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.
54 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars 140 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.
55--enable-xim 141
56 add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using 142 --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 143 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your
63 your system uses this type of security 144 system uses this type of security.
145
64--disable-backspace-key 146 --disable-backspace-key
65 disable any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server 147 Removes any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server
66 do it 148 do it.
149
67--disable-delete-key 150 --disable-delete-key
68 disable any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server 151 Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do
69 do it 152 it.
153
70--disable-resources 154 --disable-resources
71 remove all resources checking 155 Removes any support for resource checking.
72--enable-xgetdefault 156
73 make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
74 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist
75 then ~/.Xresources
76--enable-strings
77 add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
78 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may
79 have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries
80 to link in. (This has header problems on some Linux systems).
81--disable-swapscreen 157 --disable-swapscreen
82 remove support for swap screen 158 Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
83--enable-frills 159
84 add support for some lesser used features 160 --enable-frills (default: on)
85--enable-linespace 161 Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice
86 add support to provide user specified line spacing between text rows 162 to have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may
87--enable-keepscrolling 163 want to disable this.
164
165 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills"
166 (possibly in combination with other switches) is:
167
168 MWM-hints
169 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
170 seperate underline colour (-underlineColor)
171 settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
172 settable extra linespacing /-lsp)
173 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
174 backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
175 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
176 tripleclickwords (-tcw)
177 settable insecure mode (-insecure)
178 keysym remapping support
179 cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc)
180 XEmbed support (-embed)
181 user-pty (-pty-fd)
182 hold on exit (-hold)
183 skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
184 sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107
185
186 --enable-iso14755 (default: on)
187 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt).
188 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.
190
191 --enable-keepscrolling (default: on)
88 add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold 192 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the
89 the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow 193 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
90--enable-mousewheel 194
195 --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
91 add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5 196 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
92-enable-slipwheeling 197
198 --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
93 add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 199 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
94 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 200 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
95 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. 201 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
96--enable-old-selection 202
97 remove support for reverting the mouse selection style to that
98 of v2.20 (and prior)
99--disable-new-selection 203 --disable-new-selection
100 remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm 204 Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
101--enable-dmalloc 205
206 --enable-dmalloc (default: off)
102 use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging 207 Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
103 See http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details 208 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 209 or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after
105 edit src/Makefile after compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to 210 compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
106 the right places. 211
107 You can only use either this option and the following (should 212 You can only use either this option and the following (should you
108 you use either) 213 use either) .
109--enable-dlmalloc 214
215 --enable-dlmalloc (default: off)
110 use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version 216 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 217 <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
112--enable-smart-resize 218
219 --enable-smart-resize (default: on)
113 add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size 220 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot
114 via from hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the 221 keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a
115 rxvt corner which is closest to a corner of the screen 222 corner of the screen in a fixed position.
116--enable-256-color 223
117 add support for 256 colours rather than the base 16 colours 224 --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 225 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
122--with-term=NAME 226
227 --enable-perl (default: off)
228 Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the rxvtperl(3) manpage
229 (doc/rxvtperl.txt) for more info on this feature, or the files in
230 src/perl-ext/ for the extensions that are installed by default. The
231 perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the "PERL"
232 environment variable when running configure.
233
234 --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
235 Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt",
236 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt".
237
238 --with-term=NAME (default: rxvt-unicode)
123 change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME 239 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME.
124 (default "xterm") 240
125--with-terminfo=PATH 241 --with-terminfo=PATH
126 change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo 242 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree
127 tree to PATH 243 to PATH.
244
128--with-x 245 --with-x
129 use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?) 246 Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?).
247
130--with-xpm-includes=DIR 248 --with-xpm-includes=DIR
131 look for the XPM includes in DIR 249 Look for the XPM includes in DIR.
250
132--with-xpm-library=DIR 251 --with-xpm-library=DIR
133 look for the XPM library in DIR 252 Look for the XPM library in DIR.
253
134--with-xpm 254 --with-xpm
135 not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background 255 Not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background.
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