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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 non-multichoice options listed in "./configure 12 Add (or remove) support for all non-multichoice options listed in
3 --help". Note that unlike other enable options this is order 13 "./configure --help".
14
4 dependant. You can specify this and then disable options which 15 You can specify this and then disable options you do not like by
5 this enables by _following_ this with the appropriate commands. 16 *following* this with the appropriate "--disable-..." arguments, or
6--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)
7 add support for xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. xft fonts are 22 Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts
8 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
9 you don't pay for them. 24 them, you don't pay for them.
10--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)
11 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
12 jp common japanese encodings 43 jp common japanese encodings
13 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings 44 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
14 kr korean encodings 45 kr korean encodings
15 cn common chinese encodings 46
16 cn_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs 47 --enable-xim (default: on)
17 all all of the above
18--enable-xim
19 add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using 48 Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
20 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly 49 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set
21 set up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys. 50 up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
22--enable-unicode3 51
52 --enable-unicode3 (default: off)
23 enable support for unicode codepoints above 65535 (the basic 53 Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 65535
24 multilingual page). This increases storage requirements per 54 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage requirements
25 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
26 extra characters, but Xft does. 56 extra characters, but Xft does.
27--enable-combining 57
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)
28 enable automatic composition of combining characters into 65 Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite
29 composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text 66 characters. This is required for proper viewing of text where
30 where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is 67 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by
31 done by using precomposited characters when available or creating 68 using precomposited characters when available or creating new
32 new pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. Without 69 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
70
33 --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed characters 71 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed
34 is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt will use the 72 characters is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt-unicode
35 private use area, extending the number of combinations to 73 will use the private use area, extending the number of combinations
36 8448). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists. This 74 to 8448). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists.
37 will also enable storage of characters >16bit. They currently 75
38 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
39 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation 79 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation
40 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
41 these to be used. 81 be used (and tell me how these are to be used...).
42--enable-fallback(=CLASS) 82
83 --enable-fallback(=CLASS) (default: Rxvt)
43 when reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS 84 When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS.
44 (default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback. 85 To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback.
45--with-res-name=NAME 86
46 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
47 when reading resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace 89 resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.
48 rxvt. 90
49--with-res-class=CLASS 91 --with-res-class=CLASS /default: URxvt)
50 use the given class (default: URxvt) as default application class 92 Use the given class as default application class when reading
51 when reading resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace 93 resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace rxvt.
52 rxvt. 94
53--enable-utmp 95 --enable-utmp (default: on)
54 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
55 start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits. 97 of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits.
56--enable-wtmp 98
99 --enable-wtmp (default: on)
57 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
58 start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This 101 start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This
59 option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified. 102 option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified.
60--enable-lastlog 103
104 --enable-lastlog (default: on)
61 write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like 105 Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like lastlogin)
62 ``lastlogin'') at start of rxvt execution. This option requires 106 at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to
63 --enable-utmp to also be specified. 107 also be specified.
64--enable-xpm-background 108
109 --enable-xpm-background (default: off)
65 add support for XPM background pixmaps 110 Add support for XPM background pixmaps.
66--enable-transparency 111
112 --enable-transparency (default: off)
67 add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake 113 Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake
68 transparency to the term 114 transparency to the term.
69--enable-menubar 115
116 --enable-fading (default: on)
117 Add support for fading the text when focus is lost (requires
118 "--enable-transparency").
119
120 --enable-tinting (default: on)
121 Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires
122 "--enable-transparency").
123
124 --enable-menubar (default: off)
70 add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with 125 Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with
71 dynamic locale switching currently) 126 dynamic locale switching currently).
72--enable-rxvt-scroll 127
128 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
73 add support for the original rxvt scrollbar 129 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
74--enable-next-scroll 130
131 --enable-next-scroll (default: on)
75 add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar 132 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
76--enable-xterm-scroll 133
134 --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on)
77 add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar 135 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
78--enable-plain-scroll 136
137 --enable-plain-scroll (default: on)
79 add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that 138 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is
80 is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for 139 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many
81 many years. 140 years.
82--enable-half-shadow 141
142 --enable-half-shadow (default: off)
83 make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height. 143 Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.
84 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars 144 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.
85--enable-ttygid 145
146 --enable-ttygid (default: off)
86 change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if 147 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your
87 your system uses this type of security 148 system uses this type of security.
149
88--disable-backspace-key 150 --disable-backspace-key
89 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
90 do it 152 do it.
153
91--disable-delete-key 154 --disable-delete-key
92 disable any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server 155 Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do
93 do it 156 it.
157
94--disable-resources 158 --disable-resources
95 remove all resources checking 159 Removes any support for resource checking.
160
96--enable-xgetdefault 161 --enable-xgetdefault
97 make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small 162 Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
98 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist 163 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist
99 then ~/.Xresources 164 then ~/.Xresources.
100--enable-strings 165
166 Please note that nowadays, things like XIM will automatically pull
167 in and use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it
168 might be very small, if nonexistant.
169
170 --enable-strings (default: off)
101 add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other 171 Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
102 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may 172 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may have
103 have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries 173 been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries to link
104 to link in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many 174 in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many GNU/Linux
105 GNU/Linux systems). 175 systems).
176
106--disable-swapscreen 177 --disable-swapscreen
107 remove support for swap screen 178 Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
108--enable-frills 179
109 add support for some lesser used features 180 --enable-frills (default: on)
110--enable-linespace 181 Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice
111 add support to provide user specified line spacing between text rows 182 to have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may
112--enable-keepscrolling 183 want to disable this.
184
185 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills"
186 (possibly in combination with other switches) is:
187
188 MWM-hints
189 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
190 seperate underline colour (-underlineColor)
191 settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
192 settable extra linespacing /-lsp)
193 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
194 backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
195 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
196 tripleclickwords (-tcw)
197 settable insecure mode (-insecure)
198 keysym remapping support
199 cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc)
200 XEmbed support (-embed)
201 user-pty (-pty-fd)
202 hold on exit (-hold)
203 skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
204 sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107
205
206 --enable-iso14755 (default: on)
207 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(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)
113 add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold 212 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the
114 the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow 213 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
115--enable-mousewheel 214
215 --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
116 add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5 216 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
117--enable-slipwheeling 217
218 --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
118 add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 219 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
119 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 220 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
120 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. 221 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
121--enable-old-selection 222
122 remove support for reverting the mouse selection style to that
123 of v2.20 (and prior)
124--disable-new-selection 223 --disable-new-selection
125 remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm 224 Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
126--enable-dmalloc 225
226 --enable-dmalloc (default: off)
127 use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging 227 Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
128 See http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details 228 http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this
129 If you use either this or the next option, you may need to 229 or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after
130 edit src/Makefile after compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to 230 compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
131 the right places. 231
132 You can only use either this option and the following (should 232 You can only use either this option and the following (should you
133 you use either) 233 use either) .
134--enable-dlmalloc 234
235 --enable-dlmalloc (default: off)
135 use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version 236 Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version See
136 See http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html for details 237 <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
137--enable-smart-resize 238
239 --enable-smart-resize (default: on)
138 add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size 240 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot
139 via from hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the 241 keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a
140 rxvt corner which is closest to a corner of the screen 242 corner of the screen in a fixed position.
141--enable-256-color 243
142 add support for 256 colours rather than the base 16 colours 244 --enable-pointer-blank (default: on)
143--enable-cursor-blink
144 add support for a blinking cursor
145--enable-pointer-blank
146 add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive 245 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
147--with-name=NAME 246
148 set the basename for the installed binaries (default: urxvt, resulting 247 --enable-perl (default: off)
248 Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the rxvtperl(3) manpage
249 (doc/rxvtperl.txt) for more info on this feature, or the files in
250 src/perl-ext/ for the extensions that are installed by default. The
251 perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the "PERL"
252 environment variable when running configure.
253
254 --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
255 Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt",
149 in urxvt, urxvtd etc.). Specify --with-name=rxvt to replace rxvt. 256 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt".
150--with-term=NAME 257
258 --with-term=NAME (default: rxvt-unicode)
151 change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME 259 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME.
152 (default "rxvt") 260
153--with-terminfo=PATH 261 --with-terminfo=PATH
154 change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo 262 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree
155 tree to PATH 263 to PATH.
264
156--with-x 265 --with-x
157 use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?) 266 Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?).
267
158--with-xpm-includes=DIR 268 --with-xpm-includes=DIR
159 look for the XPM includes in DIR 269 Look for the XPM includes in DIR.
270
160--with-xpm-library=DIR 271 --with-xpm-library=DIR
161 look for the XPM library in DIR 272 Look for the XPM library in DIR.
273
162--with-xpm 274 --with-xpm
163 not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background 275 Not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background.
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