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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. "--enable-xxx" or "--disable-xxx"). Of
4so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should always 5 course, you should always report when a combination doesn't work, so it
5report when a combination doesn't work, so it cnya be fixed. Marc Lehmann 6 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 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 urgency hint
167 seperate underline colour (-underlineColor)
168 settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
169 visual depth selection (-depth)
170 settable extra linespacing /-lsp)
171 iso-14755 5.1 (basic) support
172 tripleclickwords (-tcw)
173 settable insecure mode (-insecure)
174 keysym remapping support
175 cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc)
176 XEmbed support (-embed)
177 user-pty (-pty-fd)
178 hold on exit (-hold)
179 skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
180 separate highlightcolor support (-hc)
181
182 It also enables some non-essential features otherwise disabled, such
183 as:
184
185 some round-trip time optimisations
186 nearest color allocation on pseudocolor screens
187 UTF8_STRING support for selection
188 sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107
189 backindex and forwardindex escape sequences
190 view change/zero scrollback escape sequences
191 locale switching escape sequence
192 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
193 rectangular selections
194 trailing space removal for selections
195 verbose X error handling
196
197 --enable-iso14755 (default: on)
198 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt).
199 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while
200 support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch.
201
202 --enable-keepscrolling (default: on)
122 add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold 203 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the
123 the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow 204 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
124--enable-mousewheel 205
206 --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
125 add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5 207 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
126--enable-slipwheeling 208
209 --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
127 add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 210 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
128 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 211 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
129 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. 212 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
130--enable-old-selection 213
131 remove support for reverting the mouse selection style to that
132 of v2.20 (and prior)
133--disable-new-selection 214 --disable-new-selection
134 remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm 215 Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
135--enable-dmalloc 216
217 --enable-dmalloc (default: off)
136 use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging 218 Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
137 See http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details 219 <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 220 or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after
139 edit src/Makefile after compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to 221 compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
140 the right places. 222
141 You can only use either this option and the following (should 223 You can only use either this option and the following (should you
142 you use either) 224 use either) .
143--enable-dlmalloc 225
226 --enable-dlmalloc (default: off)
144 use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version 227 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 228 <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
146--enable-smart-resize 229
230 --enable-smart-resize (default: on)
147 add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size 231 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot
148 via from hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the 232 keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a
149 rxvt corner which is closest to a corner of the screen 233 corner of the screen in a fixed position.
150--enable-256-color 234
151 add support for 256 colours rather than the base 16 colours 235 --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 236 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
156--with-name=NAME 237
157 set the basename for the installed binaries (default: urxvt, resulting 238 --enable-perl (default: on)
239 Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the rxvtperl(3) manpage
240 (doc/rxvtperl.txt) for more info on this feature, or the files in
241 src/perl-ext/ for the extensions that are installed by default. The
242 perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the "PERL"
243 environment variable when running configure.
244
245 --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
246 Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt",
158 in urxvt, urxvtd etc.). Specify --with-name=rxvt to replace rxvt. 247 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt".
159--with-term=NAME 248
249 --with-term=NAME (default: rxvt-unicode)
160 change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME 250 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME.
161 (default "rxvt") 251
162--with-terminfo=PATH 252 --with-terminfo=PATH
163 change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo 253 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree
164 tree to PATH 254 to PATH.
255
165--with-x 256 --with-x
166 use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?) 257 Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?).
258
167--with-xpm-includes=DIR 259 --with-xpm-includes=DIR
168 look for the XPM includes in DIR 260 Look for the XPM includes in DIR.
261
169--with-xpm-library=DIR 262 --with-xpm-library=DIR
170 look for the XPM library in DIR 263 Look for the XPM library in DIR.
264
171--with-xpm 265 --with-xpm
172 not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background 266 Not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background.
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