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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 ./reconf script as a base for experiments. ./reconf is used by
4so 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
5report when a combination doesn't work, so it cnya be fixed. Marc Lehmann 6 should always report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be
6<rxvt@schmorp.de>. 7 fixed. Marc Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de>.
7 8
9 All
10
8--enable-everything 11 --enable-everything
9 add support for all non-multichoice options listed in "./configure 12 Add (or remove) support for all non-multichoice options listed in
10 --help". Note that unlike other enable options this is order 13 "./configure --help".
14
11 dependant. You can specify this and then disable options which 15 You can specify this and then disable options you do not like by
12 this enables by _following_ this with the appropriate commands. 16 *following* this with the appropriate "--disable-..." arguments, or
13--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)
14 add support for xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. xft fonts are 22 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, 23 are slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use
16 you don't pay for them. 24 them, you don't pay for them.
17--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)
18 compile in support for additional codeset groups: 31 Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups ("eu",
19 jp common japanese encodings 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
43 jp common japanese encodings
20 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings 44 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
21 kr korean encodings 45 kr korean encodings
22 cn common chinese encodings 46 --enable-xim (default: on)
23 cn_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs
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 view 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
109 --enable-xpm-background (default: on)
72 add support for XPM background pixmaps 110 Add support for XPM background pixmaps.
73--enable-transparency 111
112 --enable-transparency (default: on)
74 add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake 113 Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake
75 transparency to the term 114 transparency to the term.
76--enable-tinting 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)
77 add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds. 121 Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires
78--enable-menubar 122 "--enable-transparency").
79 add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with 123
80 dynamic locale switching currently) 124 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
81--enable-rxvt-scroll
82 add support for the original rxvt scrollbar 125 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
83--enable-next-scroll 126
127 --enable-next-scroll (default: on)
84 add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar 128 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
85--enable-xterm-scroll 129
130 --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on)
86 add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar 131 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
87--enable-plain-scroll 132
133 --enable-plain-scroll (default: on)
88 add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that 134 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is
89 is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for 135 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many
90 many years. 136 years.
91--enable-half-shadow 137
92 make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height. 138 --enable-ttygid (default: off)
93 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars
94--enable-ttygid
95 change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if 139 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your
96 your system uses this type of security 140 system uses this type of security.
141
97--disable-backspace-key 142 --disable-backspace-key
98 disable any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server 143 Removes any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server
99 do it 144 do it.
145
100--disable-delete-key 146 --disable-delete-key
101 disable any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server 147 Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do
102 do it 148 it.
149
103--disable-resources 150 --disable-resources
104 remove all resources checking 151 Removes any support for resource checking.
105--enable-xgetdefault 152
106 make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
107 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist
108 then ~/.Xresources
109--enable-strings
110 add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
111 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may
112 have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries
113 to link in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many
114 GNU/Linux systems).
115--disable-swapscreen 153 --disable-swapscreen
116 remove support for swap screen 154 Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
117--enable-frills 155
118 add support for some lesser used features 156 --enable-frills (default: on)
119--enable-linespace 157 Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice
120 add support to provide user specified line spacing between text rows 158 to have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may
121--enable-keepscrolling 159 want to disable this.
160
161 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills"
162 (possibly in combination with other switches) is:
163
164 MWM-hints
165 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
166 seperate underline colour (-underlineColor)
167 settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
168 visual depth selection (-depth)
169 settable extra linespacing /-lsp)
170 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
171 tripleclickwords (-tcw)
172 settable insecure mode (-insecure)
173 keysym remapping support
174 cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc)
175 XEmbed support (-embed)
176 user-pty (-pty-fd)
177 hold on exit (-hold)
178 skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
179 separate highlightcolor support (-hc)
180
181 It also enables some non-essential features otherwise disabled, such
182 as:
183
184 some round-trip time optimisations
185 nearest color allocation on pseudocolor screens
186 UTF8_STRING supporr for selection
187 sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107
188 backindex and forwardindex escape sequences
189 view change/zero scorllback esacpe sequences
190 locale switching escape sequence
191 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
192 rectangular selections
193 trailing space removal for selections
194 verbose X error handling
195
196 --enable-iso14755 (default: on)
197 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see urxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt).
198 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while
199 support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch.
200
201 --enable-keepscrolling (default: on)
122 add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold 202 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the
123 the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow 203 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
124--enable-mousewheel 204
205 --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
125 add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5 206 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
126--enable-slipwheeling 207
208 --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
127 add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 209 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
128 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 210 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
129 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. 211 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
130--enable-old-selection 212
131 remove support for reverting the mouse selection style to that
132 of v2.20 (and prior)
133--disable-new-selection 213 --disable-new-selection
134 remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm 214 Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
135--enable-dmalloc 215
216 --enable-dmalloc (default: off)
136 use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging 217 Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
137 See http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details 218 <http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/> for details If you use either this
138 If you use either this or the next option, you may need to 219 or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after
139 edit src/Makefile after compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to 220 compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
140 the right places. 221
141 You can only use either this option and the following (should 222 You can only use either this option and the following (should you
142 you use either) 223 use either) .
143--enable-dlmalloc 224
225 --enable-dlmalloc (default: off)
144 use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version 226 Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version See
145 See http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html for details 227 <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
146--enable-smart-resize 228
229 --enable-smart-resize (default: on)
147 add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size 230 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot
148 via from hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the 231 keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a
149 rxvt corner which is closest to a corner of the screen 232 corner of the screen in a fixed position.
150--enable-256-color 233
151 add support for 256 colours rather than the base 16 colours 234 --enable-pointer-blank (default: on)
152--enable-cursor-blink
153 add support for a blinking cursor
154--enable-pointer-blank
155 add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive 235 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
156--with-name=NAME 236
157 set the basename for the installed binaries (default: urxvt, resulting 237 --enable-perl (default: on)
238 Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the urxvtperl(3) manpage
239 (doc/rxvtperl.txt) for more info on this feature, or the files in
240 src/perl-ext/ for the extensions that are installed by default. The
241 perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the "PERL"
242 environment variable when running configure.
243
244 --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
245 Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt",
158 in urxvt, urxvtd etc.). Specify --with-name=rxvt to replace rxvt. 246 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt".
159--with-term=NAME 247
248 --with-term=NAME (default: rxvt-unicode)
160 change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME 249 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME.
161 (default "rxvt") 250
162--with-terminfo=PATH 251 --with-terminfo=PATH
163 change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo 252 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree
164 tree to PATH 253 to PATH.
254
165--with-x 255 --with-x
166 use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?) 256 Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?).
257
167--with-xpm-includes=DIR 258 --with-xpm-includes=DIR
168 look for the XPM includes in DIR 259 Look for the XPM includes in DIR.
260
169--with-xpm-library=DIR 261 --with-xpm-library=DIR
170 look for the XPM library in DIR 262 Look for the XPM library in DIR.
263
171--with-xpm 264 --with-xpm
172 not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background 265 Not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background.
173 266

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