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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.
71 78
72 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation 79 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation
73 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
74 be used (and tell me how these are to be used...). 81 be used (and tell me how these are to be used...).
75 82
76 --enable-fallback(=CLASS) 83 --enable-fallback(=CLASS) (default: Rxvt)
77 When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS 84 When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS.
78 (default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use 85 To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback.
79 --disable-fallback.
80 86
81 --with-res-name=NAME 87 --with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
82 Use the given name (default: urxvt) as default application name when 88 Use the given name as default application name when reading
83 reading resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt. 89 resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.
84 90
85 --with-res-class=CLASS 91 --with-res-class=CLASS /default: URxvt)
86 Use the given class (default: URxvt) as default application class 92 Use the given class as default application class when reading
87 when reading resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace 93 resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace rxvt.
88 rxvt.
89 94
90 --enable-utmp 95 --enable-utmp (default: on)
91 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
92 of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits. 97 of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits.
93 98
94 --enable-wtmp 99 --enable-wtmp (default: on)
95 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
96 start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This 101 start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This
97 option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified. 102 option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified.
98 103
99 --enable-lastlog 104 --enable-lastlog (default: on)
100 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)
101 at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to 106 at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to
102 also be specified. 107 also be specified.
103 108
104 --enable-xpm-background 109 --enable-xpm-background (default: off)
105 Add support for XPM background pixmaps. 110 Add support for XPM background pixmaps.
106 111
107 --enable-transparency 112 --enable-transparency (default: off)
108 Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake 113 Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake
109 transparency to the term. 114 transparency to the term.
110 115
111 --enable-fading 116 --enable-fading (default: on)
112 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").
113 119
114 --enable-tinting 120 --enable-tinting (default: on)
115 Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds. 121 Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires
122 "--enable-transparency").
116 123
117 --enable-menubar 124 --enable-menubar (default: off)
118 Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with 125 Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with
119 dynamic locale switching currently). 126 dynamic locale switching currently).
120 127
121 --enable-rxvt-scroll 128 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
122 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar. 129 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
123 130
124 --enable-next-scroll 131 --enable-next-scroll (default: on)
125 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar. 132 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
126 133
127 --enable-xterm-scroll 134 --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on)
128 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar. 135 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
129 136
130 --enable-plain-scroll 137 --enable-plain-scroll (default: on)
131 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is 138 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is
132 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many 139 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many
133 years. 140 years.
134 141
135 --enable-half-shadow 142 --enable-half-shadow (default: off)
136 Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height. 143 Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.
137 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars. 144 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.
138 145
139 --enable-ttygid 146 --enable-ttygid (default: off)
140 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your 147 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your
141 system uses this type of security. 148 system uses this type of security.
142 149
143 --disable-backspace-key 150 --disable-backspace-key
144 Disable any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server 151 Removes any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server
145 do it. 152 do it.
146 153
147 --disable-delete-key 154 --disable-delete-key
148 Disable any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do 155 Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do
149 it. 156 it.
150 157
151 --disable-resources 158 --disable-resources
152 Remove all resources checking. 159 Removes any support for resource checking.
153 160
154 --enable-xgetdefault 161 --enable-xgetdefault
155 Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small 162 Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
156 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist 163 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist
157 then ~/.Xresources. 164 then ~/.Xresources.
158 165
159 Please note that nowadays, things like XIM will automatically pull 166 Please note that nowadays, things like XIM will automatically pull
160 in and use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it 167 in and use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it
161 might be very small, if nonexistant. 168 might be very small, if nonexistant.
162 169
163 --enable-strings 170 --enable-strings (default: off)
164 Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other 171 Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
165 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may have 172 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may have
166 been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries to link 173 been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries to link
167 in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many GNU/Linux 174 in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many GNU/Linux
168 systems). 175 systems).
169 176
170 --disable-swapscreen 177 --disable-swapscreen
171 Remove support for swap screen. 178 Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
172 179
173 --enable-frills 180 --enable-frills (default: on)
174 Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice 181 Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice
175 to have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may 182 to have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may
176 want to disable this. 183 want to disable this.
177 184
178 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills" 185 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills"
187 backindex and forwardindex escape sequence 194 backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
188 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences 195 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
189 tripleclickwords 196 tripleclickwords
190 settable insecure mode 197 settable insecure mode
191 keysym remapping support 198 keysym remapping support
199 cursor blinking and underline cursor
192 -embed and -pty-fd options 200 -embed, -pty-fd and -hold options
193 201
194 --enable-iso14755 202 --enable-iso14755 (default: on)
195 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt). 203 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt).
196 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while 204 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while
197 support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch. 205 support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch.
198 206
199 --enable-keepscrolling 207 --enable-keepscrolling (default: on)
200 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the 208 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the
201 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow. 209 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
202 210
203 --enable-mousewheel 211 --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
204 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5. 212 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
205 213
206 --enable-slipwheeling 214 --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
207 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 215 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
208 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 216 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
209 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. 217 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
210 218
211 --disable-new-selection 219 --disable-new-selection
212 Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm. 220 Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
213 221
214 --enable-dmalloc 222 --enable-dmalloc (default: off)
215 Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See 223 Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
216 http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this 224 http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this
217 or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after 225 or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after
218 compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places. 226 compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
219 227
220 You can only use either this option and the following (should you 228 You can only use either this option and the following (should you
221 use either) . 229 use either) .
222 230
223 --enable-dlmalloc 231 --enable-dlmalloc (default: off)
224 Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version See 232 Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version See
225 <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details. 233 <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
226 234
227 --enable-smart-resize 235 --enable-smart-resize (default: on)
228 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from 236 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot
229 hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which 237 keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a
230 is closest to a corner of the screen. 238 corner of the screen in a fixed position.
231 239
232 --enable-cursor-blink
233 Add support for a blinking cursor.
234
235 --enable-pointer-blank 240 --enable-pointer-blank (default: on)
236 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. 241 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
237 242
238 --with-name=NAME 243 --enable-perl (default: off)
244 Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the rxvtperl(3) manpage
245 (doc/rxvtperl.txt) for more info on this feature, or the files in
246 src/perl-ext/ for the extensions that are installed by default.
247
248 --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
239 Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: "urxvt", 249 Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt",
240 resulting in "urxvt", "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to 250 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt".
241 replace with "rxvt".
242 251
243 --with-term=NAME 252 --with-term=NAME (default: rxvt-unicode)
244 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME (default 253 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME.
245 "rxvt-unicode")
246 254
247 --with-terminfo=PATH 255 --with-terminfo=PATH
248 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree 256 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree
249 to PATH. 257 to PATH.
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