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1CONFIGURE OPTIONS
1General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration 2 General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration
2hasn'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
3./reconf script as a base for experiments. ./reconf is used by myself, 4 the default configuration (i.e. no "--enable-xxx" or "--disable-xxx"
4so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should always 5 switches). Of course, you should always report when a combination
5report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc Lehmann 6 doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de>.
6<rxvt@schmorp.de>.
7 7
8 All
9
8--enable-everything 10 --enable-everything
9 add support for all non-multichoice options listed in "./configure 11 Add (or remove) support for all non-multichoice options listed in
10 --help". Note that unlike other enable options this is order 12 "./configure --help".
13
11 dependant. You can specify this and then disable options which 14 You can specify this and then disable options you do not like by
12 this enables by _following_ this with the appropriate commands. 15 *following* this with the appropriate "--disable-..." arguments, or
13--enable-xft 16 you can start with a minimal configuration by specifying
17 "--disable-everything" and than adding just the "--enable-..."
18 arguments you want.
19
20 --enable-xft (default: enabled)
14 add support for xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. xft fonts are 21 Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts
15 slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use them, 22 are slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use
16 you don't pay for them. 23 them, you don't pay for them.
17--with-codesets=NAME,... 24
25 --enable-font-styles (default: on)
26 Add support for bold, *italic* and *bold italic* font styles. The
27 fonts can be set manually or automatically.
28
29 --with-codesets=NAME,... (default: all)
18 compile in support for additional codeset groups: 30 Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups ("eu",
31 "vn" are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character
32 sets). These codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts,
33 they are not required for Xft fonts, although having them compiled
34 in lets rxvt-unicode choose replacement fonts more intelligently.
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
37 font requiring one of these encodings.
38
39 all all available codeset groups
40 zh common chinese encodings
41 zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodings
19 jp common japanese encodings 42 jp common japanese encodings
20 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings 43 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
21 kr korean encodings 44 kr korean encodings
22 cn common chinese encodings 45
23 cn_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs 46 --enable-xim (default: on)
24 all all of the above
25--enable-xim
26 add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using 47 Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
27 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly 48 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set
28 set up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys. 49 up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
29--enable-unicode3 50
51 --enable-unicode3 (default: off)
52 Recommended to stay off unless you really need non-BMP characters.
53
30 enable support for unicode codepoints above 65535 (the basic 54 Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 65535
31 multilingual page). This increases storage requirements per 55 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage requirements
32 character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet support these 56 per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet support these
33 extra characters, but Xft does. 57 extra characters, but Xft does.
34--enable-combining 58
59 Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535
60 even without this flag, but the number of such characters is limited
61 to a few thousand (shared with combining characters, see next
62 switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them
63 (input/output and cut&paste still work, though).
64
65 --enable-combining (default: on)
35 enable automatic composition of combining characters into 66 Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite
36 composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text 67 characters. This is required for proper viewing of text where
37 where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is 68 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by
38 done by using precomposited characters when available or creating 69 using precomposited characters when available or creating new
39 new pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. Without 70 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
71
40 --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed characters 72 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed
41 is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt will use the 73 characters is somewhat limited (the 6400 private use characters will
42 private use area, extending the number of combinations to
43 8448). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists. This 74 be (ab-)used). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists.
44 will also enable storage of characters >16bit. They currently 75
45 won't display properly, but they will paste correctly. 76 This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters
77 beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified.
78
46 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation 79 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation
47 forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want 80 forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to
48 these to be used. 81 be used (and tell me how these are to be used...).
49--enable-fallback(=CLASS) 82
83 --enable-fallback(=CLASS) (default: Rxvt)
50 when reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS 84 When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS.
51 (default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback. 85 To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback.
52--with-res-name=NAME 86
53 use the given name (default: urxvt) as default application name 87 --with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
88 Use the given name as default application name when reading
54 when reading resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace 89 resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.
55 rxvt. 90
56--with-res-class=CLASS 91 --with-res-class=CLASS /default: URxvt)
57 use the given class (default: URxvt) as default application class 92 Use the given class as default application class when reading
58 when reading resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace 93 resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace rxvt.
59 rxvt. 94
60--enable-utmp 95 --enable-utmp (default: on)
61 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
62 start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits. 97 of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits.
63--enable-wtmp 98
99 --enable-wtmp (default: on)
64 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
65 start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This 101 start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This
66 option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified. 102 option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified.
67--enable-lastlog 103
104 --enable-lastlog (default: on)
68 write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like 105 Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like lastlogin)
69 ``lastlogin'') at start of rxvt execution. This option requires 106 at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to
70 --enable-utmp to also be specified. 107 also be specified.
71--enable-xpm-background 108
72 add support for XPM background pixmaps 109 --enable-afterimage (default: on)
73--enable-transparency 110 Add support for libAfterImage to be used for transparency and
111 background images. It adds support for many file formats including
112 JPG, PNG, SVG, TIFF, GIF, XPM, BMP, ICO, XCF, TGA and AfterStep
113 image XML
114 (<http://www.afterstep.org/visualdoc.php?show=asimagexml>).
115
116 This option also adds such eye candy as blending an image over the
117 root background, as well as dynamic scaling and bluring of
118 background images.
119
120 Note that with this option enabled, urxvt's memory footprint might
121 increase by a few megabytes even if no extra features are used
122 (mostly due to third-party libraries used by libAI). Memory
123 footprint may somewhat be lowered if libAfterImage is configured
124 without support for SVG.
125
126 --enable-transparency (default: on)
74 add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake 127 Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake
75 transparency to the term 128 transparency to the term.
76--enable-fading 129
130 --enable-fading (default: on)
77 add support for fading the text when focus is lost. 131 Add support for fading the text when focus is lost.
78--enable-tinting 132
79 add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds. 133 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
80--enable-menubar
81 add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with
82 dynamic locale switching currently)
83--enable-rxvt-scroll
84 add support for the original rxvt scrollbar 134 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
85--enable-next-scroll 135
136 --enable-next-scroll (default: on)
86 add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar 137 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
87--enable-xterm-scroll 138
139 --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on)
88 add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar 140 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
89--enable-plain-scroll 141
142 --enable-plain-scroll (default: on)
90 add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that 143 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is
91 is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for 144 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many
92 many years. 145 years.
93--enable-half-shadow 146
94 make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height. 147 --enable-ttygid (default: off)
95 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars
96--enable-ttygid
97 change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if 148 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your
98 your system uses this type of security 149 system uses this type of security.
150
99--disable-backspace-key 151 --disable-backspace-key
100 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
101 do it 153 do it.
154
102--disable-delete-key 155 --disable-delete-key
103 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
104 do it 157 it.
158
105--disable-resources 159 --disable-resources
106 remove all resources checking 160 Removes any support for resource checking.
107--enable-xgetdefault 161
108 make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
109 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist
110 then ~/.Xresources
111--enable-strings
112 add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
113 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may
114 have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries
115 to link in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many
116 GNU/Linux systems).
117--disable-swapscreen 162 --disable-swapscreen
118 remove support for swap screen 163 Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
119--enable-frills 164
120 add support for some lesser used features 165 --enable-frills (default: on)
121--enable-linespace 166 Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice
122 add support to provide user specified line spacing between text rows 167 to have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may
123--enable-keepscrolling 168 want to disable this.
169
170 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills"
171 (possibly in combination with other switches) is:
172
173 MWM-hints
174 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
175 urgency hint
176 seperate underline colour (-underlineColor)
177 settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
178 visual depth selection (-depth)
179 settable extra linespacing /-lsp)
180 iso-14755 5.1 (basic) support
181 tripleclickwords (-tcw)
182 settable insecure mode (-insecure)
183 keysym remapping support
184 cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc)
185 XEmbed support (-embed)
186 user-pty (-pty-fd)
187 hold on exit (-hold)
188 skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
189 separate highlightcolor support (-hc)
190
191 It also enables some non-essential features otherwise disabled, such
192 as:
193
194 some round-trip time optimisations
195 nearest color allocation on pseudocolor screens
196 UTF8_STRING support for selection
197 sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107
198 backindex and forwardindex escape sequences
199 view change/zero scrollback escape sequences
200 locale switching escape sequence
201 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
202 rectangular selections
203 trailing space removal for selections
204 verbose X error handling
205
206 --enable-iso14755 (default: on)
207 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see urxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt).
208 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while
209 support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch.
210
211 --enable-keepscrolling (default: on)
124 add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold 212 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the
125 the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow 213 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
126--enable-mousewheel 214
215 --enable-selectionscrolling (default: on)
216 Add support for scrolling when the selection moves to the top or
217 bottom of the screen.
218
219 --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
127 add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5 220 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
128--enable-slipwheeling 221
222 --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
129 add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 223 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
130 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 224 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
131 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. 225 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
132--enable-old-selection 226
133 remove support for reverting the mouse selection style to that 227 --enable-smart-resize (default: off)
134 of v2.20 (and prior) 228 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when resizing. This should keep
135--disable-new-selection
136 remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm
137--enable-dmalloc
138 use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging
139 See http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details
140 If you use either this or the next option, you may need to
141 edit src/Makefile after compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to
142 the right places.
143 You can only use either this option and the following (should
144 you use either)
145--enable-dlmalloc
146 use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version
147 See http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html for details
148--enable-smart-resize
149 add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size
150 via from hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the
151 rxvt corner which is closest to a corner of the screen 229 the window corner which is closest to a corner of the screen in a
152--enable-256-color 230 fixed position.
153 add support for 256 colours rather than the base 16 colours 231
154--enable-cursor-blink 232 --enable-pointer-blank (default: on)
155 add support for a blinking cursor
156--enable-pointer-blank
157 add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive 233 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
158--with-name=NAME 234
159 set the basename for the installed binaries (default: urxvt, resulting 235 --enable-perl (default: on)
236 Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the urxvtperl(3) manpage
237 (doc/rxvtperl.txt) for more info on this feature, or the files in
238 src/perl-ext/ for the extensions that are installed by default. The
239 perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the "PERL"
240 environment variable when running configure. Even when compiled in,
241 perl will *not* be initialised when all extensions have been
242 disabled "-pe "" --perl-ext-common """, so it should be safe to
243 enable from a resource standpoint.
244
245 --with-afterimage-config=DIR
246 Look for the libAfterImage config script in DIR.
247
248 --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
249 Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt",
160 in urxvt, urxvtd etc.). Specify --with-name=rxvt to replace rxvt. 250 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt".
161--with-term=NAME 251
252 --with-term=NAME (default: rxvt-unicode)
162 change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME 253 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME.
163 (default "rxvt") 254
164--with-terminfo=PATH 255 --with-terminfo=PATH
165 change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo 256 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree
166 tree to PATH 257 to PATH.
258
167--with-x 259 --with-x
168 use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?) 260 Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?).
169--with-xpm-includes=DIR
170 look for the XPM includes in DIR
171--with-xpm-library=DIR
172 look for the XPM library in DIR
173--with-xpm
174 not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background
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