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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: on)
105 Add support for XPM background pixmaps. 110 Add support for XPM background pixmaps.
106 111
107 --enable-transparency 112 --enable-transparency (default: on)
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
118 Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with
119 dynamic locale switching currently).
120
121 --enable-rxvt-scroll 124 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
122 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar. 125 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
123 126
124 --enable-next-scroll 127 --enable-next-scroll (default: on)
125 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar. 128 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
126 129
127 --enable-xterm-scroll 130 --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on)
128 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar. 131 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
129 132
130 --enable-plain-scroll 133 --enable-plain-scroll (default: on)
131 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is 134 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is
132 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many 135 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many
133 years. 136 years.
134 137
135 --enable-half-shadow 138 --enable-half-shadow (default: off)
136 Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height. 139 Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.
137 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars. 140 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.
138 141
139 --enable-ttygid 142 --enable-ttygid (default: off)
140 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your 143 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your
141 system uses this type of security. 144 system uses this type of security.
142 145
143 --disable-backspace-key 146 --disable-backspace-key
144 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
145 do it. 148 do it.
146 149
147 --disable-delete-key 150 --disable-delete-key
148 Disable any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do 151 Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do
149 it. 152 it.
150 153
151 --disable-resources 154 --disable-resources
152 Remove all resources checking. 155 Removes any support for resource checking.
153
154 --enable-xgetdefault
155 Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
156 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist
157 then ~/.Xresources.
158
159 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
161 might be very small, if nonexistant.
162
163 --enable-strings
164 Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
165 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may have
166 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
168 systems).
169 156
170 --disable-swapscreen 157 --disable-swapscreen
171 Remove support for swap screen. 158 Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
172 159
173 --enable-frills 160 --enable-frills (default: on)
174 Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice 161 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 162 to have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may
176 want to disable this. 163 want to disable this.
177 164
178 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills" 165 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills"
179 (possibly in combination with other switches) is: 166 (possibly in combination with other switches) is:
180 167
181 MWM-hints 168 MWM-hints
169 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
182 seperate underline colour 170 seperate underline colour (-underlineColor)
183 settable border widths and borderless switch 171 settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
184 settable extra linespacing 172 settable extra linespacing /-lsp)
185 extra window properties (e.g. UTF-8 window names and PID)
186 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback 173 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
187 backindex and forwardindex escape sequence 174 backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
188 window op and locale change escape sequences 175 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
189 tripleclickwords 176 tripleclickwords (-tcw)
190 settable insecure mode 177 settable insecure mode (-insecure)
191 keysym remapping support 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
192 185
193 --enable-iso14755 186 --enable-iso14755 (default: on)
194 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt). 187 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt).
195 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while 188 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while
196 support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch. 189 support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch.
197 190
198 --enable-keepscrolling 191 --enable-keepscrolling (default: on)
199 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the 192 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the
200 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow. 193 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
201 194
202 --enable-mousewheel 195 --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
203 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5. 196 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
204 197
205 --enable-slipwheeling 198 --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
206 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 199 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
207 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 200 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
208 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. 201 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
209 202
210 --disable-new-selection 203 --disable-new-selection
211 Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm. 204 Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
212 205
213 --enable-dmalloc 206 --enable-dmalloc (default: off)
214 Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See 207 Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
215 http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this 208 http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this
216 or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after 209 or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after
217 compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places. 210 compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
218 211
219 You can only use either this option and the following (should you 212 You can only use either this option and the following (should you
220 use either) . 213 use either) .
221 214
222 --enable-dlmalloc 215 --enable-dlmalloc (default: off)
223 Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version See 216 Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version See
224 <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details. 217 <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
225 218
226 --enable-smart-resize 219 --enable-smart-resize (default: on)
227 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from 220 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot
228 hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which 221 keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a
229 is closest to a corner of the screen. 222 corner of the screen in a fixed position.
230 223
231 --enable-cursor-blink
232 Add support for a blinking cursor.
233
234 --enable-pointer-blank 224 --enable-pointer-blank (default: on)
235 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. 225 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
236 226
237 --with-name=NAME 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)
238 Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: "urxvt", 235 Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt",
239 resulting in "urxvt", "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to 236 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt".
240 replace with "rxvt".
241 237
242 --with-term=NAME 238 --with-term=NAME (default: rxvt-unicode)
243 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME (default 239 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME.
244 "rxvt-unicode")
245 240
246 --with-terminfo=PATH 241 --with-terminfo=PATH
247 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree 242 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree
248 to PATH. 243 to PATH.
249 244

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