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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 the
3./reconf script as a base for experiments. ./reconf is used by myself, 4 ./reconf script as a base for experiments. ./reconf is used by myself,
4so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should always 5 so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should always
5report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc Lehmann 6 report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc Lehmann
6<rxvt@schmorp.de>. 7 <rxvt@schmorp.de>.
7 8
8--enable-everything 9 --enable-everything
9 add support for all non-multichoice options listed in "./configure 10 Add support for all non-multichoice options listed in "./configure
10 --help". Note that unlike other enable options this is order 11 --help". Note that unlike other enable options this is order
11 dependant. You can specify this and then disable options which 12 dependant. You can specify this and then disable options which this
12 this enables by _following_ this with the appropriate commands. 13 enables by *following* this with the appropriate commands.
14
13--enable-xft 15 --enable-xft
14 add support for xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. xft fonts are 16 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, 17 are slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use
16 you don't pay for them. 18 them, you don't pay for them.
19
20 --enable-font-styles
21 Add support for bold, *italic* and *bold italic* font styles. The
22 fonts can be set manually or automatically.
23
17--with-codesets=NAME,... 24 --with-codesets=NAME,...
18 compile in support for additional codeset groups: 25 Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups ("eu",
26 "vn" are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character
27 sets). These codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts,
28 they are not required for Xft fonts, although having them compiled
29 in lets rxvt-unicode choose replacement fonts more intelligently.
30 Compiling them in will make your binary bigger (all of together cost
31 about 700kB), but it doesn't increase memory usage unless you use a
32 font requiring one of these encodings.
33
34 all all available codeset groups
35 zh common chinese encodings
36 zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs
19 jp common japanese encodings 37 jp common japanese encodings
20 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings 38 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
21 kr korean encodings 39 kr korean encodings
22 cn common chinese encodings 40
23 cn_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs
24 all all of the above
25--enable-xim 41 --enable-xim
26 add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using 42 Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
27 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly 43 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set
28 set up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys. 44 up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
45
29--enable-unicode3 46 --enable-unicode3
30 enable support for unicode codepoints above 65535 (the basic 47 Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 65535
31 multilingual page). This increases storage requirements per 48 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage requirements
32 character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet support these 49 per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet support these
33 extra characters, but Xft does. 50 extra characters, but Xft does.
51
52 Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535
53 even without this flag, but the number of such characters is limited
54 to a view thousand (shared with combining characters, see next
55 switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them
56 (input/output and cut&paste still work, though).
57
34--enable-combining 58 --enable-combining
35 enable automatic composition of combining characters into 59 Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite
36 composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text 60 characters. This is required for proper viewing of text where
37 where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is 61 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by
38 done by using precomposited characters when available or creating 62 using precomposited characters when available or creating new
39 new pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. Without 63 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
64
40 --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed characters 65 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed
41 is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt will use the 66 characters is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt-unicode
42 private use area, extending the number of combinations to 67 will use the private use area, extending the number of combinations
43 8448). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists. This 68 to 8448). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists.
44 will also enable storage of characters >16bit. They currently 69
45 won't display properly, but they will paste correctly. 70 This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters
71 beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified.
72
46 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation 73 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation
47 forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want 74 forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to
48 these to be used. 75 be used (and tell me how these are to be used...).
76
49--enable-fallback(=CLASS) 77 --enable-fallback(=CLASS)
50 when reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS 78 When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS
51 (default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback. 79 (default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use
80 --disable-fallback.
81
52--with-res-name=NAME 82 --with-res-name=NAME
53 use the given name (default: urxvt) as default application name 83 Use the given name (default: urxvt) as default application name when
84 reading resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.
85
86 --with-res-class=CLASS
87 Use the given class (default: URxvt) as default application class
54 when reading resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace 88 when reading resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace
55 rxvt. 89 rxvt.
56--with-res-class=CLASS 90
57 use the given class (default: URxvt) as default application class
58 when reading resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace
59 rxvt.
60--enable-utmp 91 --enable-utmp
61 write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like ``w'') at 92 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. 93 of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits.
94
63--enable-wtmp 95 --enable-wtmp
64 write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like ``last'') at 96 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 97 start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This
66 option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified. 98 option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified.
99
67--enable-lastlog 100 --enable-lastlog
68 write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like 101 Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like lastlogin)
69 ``lastlogin'') at start of rxvt execution. This option requires 102 at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to
70 --enable-utmp to also be specified. 103 also be specified.
104
71--enable-xpm-background 105 --enable-xpm-background
72 add support for XPM background pixmaps 106 Add support for XPM background pixmaps.
107
73--enable-transparency 108 --enable-transparency
74 add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake 109 Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake
75 transparency to the term 110 transparency to the term.
111
112 --enable-fading
113 Add support for fading the text when focus is lost.
114
76--enable-tinting 115 --enable-tinting
77 add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds. 116 Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds.
117
78--enable-menubar 118 --enable-menubar
79 add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with 119 Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with
80 dynamic locale switching currently) 120 dynamic locale switching currently).
121
81--enable-rxvt-scroll 122 --enable-rxvt-scroll
82 add support for the original rxvt scrollbar 123 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
124
83--enable-next-scroll 125 --enable-next-scroll
84 add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar 126 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
127
85--enable-xterm-scroll 128 --enable-xterm-scroll
86 add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar 129 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
130
87--enable-plain-scroll 131 --enable-plain-scroll
88 add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that 132 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is
89 is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for 133 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many
90 many years. 134 years.
135
91--enable-half-shadow 136 --enable-half-shadow
92 make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height. 137 Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.
93 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars 138 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.
139
94--enable-ttygid 140 --enable-ttygid
95 change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if 141 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your
96 your system uses this type of security 142 system uses this type of security.
143
97--disable-backspace-key 144 --disable-backspace-key
98 disable any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server 145 Disable any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server
99 do it 146 do it.
147
100--disable-delete-key 148 --disable-delete-key
101 disable any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server 149 Disable any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do
102 do it 150 it.
151
103--disable-resources 152 --disable-resources
104 remove all resources checking 153 Remove all resources checking.
154
105--enable-xgetdefault 155 --enable-xgetdefault
106 make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small 156 Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
107 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist 157 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist
108 then ~/.Xresources 158 then ~/.Xresources.
159
160 Please note that nowadays, things like XIM will automatically pull
161 in and use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it
162 might be very small, if nonexistant.
163
109--enable-strings 164 --enable-strings
110 add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other 165 Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
111 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may 166 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may have
112 have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries 167 been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries to link
113 to link in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many 168 in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many GNU/Linux
114 GNU/Linux systems). 169 systems).
170
115--disable-swapscreen 171 --disable-swapscreen
116 remove support for swap screen 172 Remove support for swap screen.
173
117--enable-frills 174 --enable-frills
118 add support for some lesser used features 175 Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice
119--enable-linespace 176 to have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may
120 add support to provide user specified line spacing between text rows 177 want to disable this.
178
179 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills"
180 (possibly in combination with other switches) is:
181
182 MWM-hints
183 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
184 seperate underline colour
185 settable border widths and borderless switch
186 settable extra linespacing
187 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
188 backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
189 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
190 tripleclickwords
191 settable insecure mode
192 keysym remapping support
193 cursor blinking and underline cursor
194 -embed and -pty-fd options
195
196 --enable-iso14755
197 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(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
121--enable-keepscrolling 201 --enable-keepscrolling
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.
204
124--enable-mousewheel 205 --enable-mousewheel
125 add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5 206 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
207
126--enable-slipwheeling 208 --enable-slipwheeling
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.
215
135--enable-dmalloc 216 --enable-dmalloc
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) .
224
143--enable-dlmalloc 225 --enable-dlmalloc
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.
228
146--enable-smart-resize 229 --enable-smart-resize
147 add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size 230 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from
148 via from hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the 231 hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which
149 rxvt corner which is closest to a corner of the screen 232 is closest to a corner of the screen.
150--enable-256-color 233
151 add support for 256 colours rather than the base 16 colours
152--enable-cursor-blink
153 add support for a blinking cursor
154--enable-pointer-blank 234 --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.
236
156--with-name=NAME 237 --with-name=NAME
157 set the basename for the installed binaries (default: urxvt, resulting 238 Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: "urxvt",
158 in urxvt, urxvtd etc.). Specify --with-name=rxvt to replace rxvt. 239 resulting in "urxvt", "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to
240 replace with "rxvt".
241
159--with-term=NAME 242 --with-term=NAME
160 change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME 243 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME (default
161 (default "rxvt") 244 "rxvt-unicode")
245
162--with-terminfo=PATH 246 --with-terminfo=PATH
163 change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo 247 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree
164 tree to PATH 248 to PATH.
249
165--with-x 250 --with-x
166 use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?) 251 Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?).
252
167--with-xpm-includes=DIR 253 --with-xpm-includes=DIR
168 look for the XPM includes in DIR 254 Look for the XPM includes in DIR.
255
169--with-xpm-library=DIR 256 --with-xpm-library=DIR
170 look for the XPM library in DIR 257 Look for the XPM library in DIR.
258
171--with-xpm 259 --with-xpm
172 not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background 260 Not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background.
173 261

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