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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 can 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",
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
19 jp common japanese encodings 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
23 cn_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs 47 --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 48 Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
27 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly 49 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set
28 set up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys. 50 up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
29--enable-unicode3 51
52 --enable-unicode3 (default: off)
30 enable support for unicode codepoints above 65535 (the basic 53 Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 65535
31 multilingual page). This increases storage requirements per 54 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage requirements
32 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
33 extra characters, but Xft does. 56 extra characters, but Xft does.
34--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)
35 enable automatic composition of combining characters into 65 Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite
36 composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text 66 characters. This is required for proper viewing of text where
37 where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is 67 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by
38 done by using precomposited characters when available or creating 68 using precomposited characters when available or creating new
39 new pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. Without 69 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
70
40 --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed characters 71 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed
41 is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt will use the 72 characters is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt-unicode
42 private use area, extending the number of combinations to 73 will use the private use area, extending the number of combinations
43 8448). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists. This 74 to 8448). 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: off)
72 add support for XPM background pixmaps 110 Add support for XPM background pixmaps.
73--enable-transparency 111
112 --enable-transparency (default: off)
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").
123
124 --enable-menubar (default: off)
79 add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with 125 Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with
80 dynamic locale switching currently) 126 dynamic locale switching currently).
81--enable-rxvt-scroll 127
128 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
82 add support for the original rxvt scrollbar 129 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
83--enable-next-scroll 130
131 --enable-next-scroll (default: on)
84 add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar 132 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
85--enable-xterm-scroll 133
134 --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on)
86 add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar 135 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
87--enable-plain-scroll 136
137 --enable-plain-scroll (default: on)
88 add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that 138 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is
89 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
90 many years. 140 years.
91--enable-half-shadow 141
142 --enable-half-shadow (default: off)
92 make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height. 143 Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.
93 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars 144 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.
94--enable-ttygid 145
146 --enable-ttygid (default: off)
95 change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if 147 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your
96 your system uses this type of security 148 system uses this type of security.
149
97--disable-backspace-key 150 --disable-backspace-key
98 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
99 do it 152 do it.
153
100--disable-delete-key 154 --disable-delete-key
101 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
102 do it 156 it.
157
103--disable-resources 158 --disable-resources
104 remove all resources checking 159 Removes any support for resource checking.
160
105--enable-xgetdefault 161 --enable-xgetdefault
106 make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small 162 Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
107 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist 163 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist
108 then ~/.Xresources 164 then ~/.Xresources.
109--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)
110 add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other 171 Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
111 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may 172 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may have
112 have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries 173 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 174 in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many GNU/Linux
114 GNU/Linux systems). 175 systems).
176
115--disable-swapscreen 177 --disable-swapscreen
116 remove support for swap screen 178 Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
117--enable-frills 179
118 add support for some lesser used features 180 --enable-frills (default: on)
119--enable-linespace 181 Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice
120 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
121--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
191 settable border widths and borderless switch
192 settable extra linespacing
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
197 settable insecure mode
198 keysym remapping support
199 cursor blinking and underline cursor
200 -embed, -pty-fd and -hold options
201
202 --enable-iso14755 (default: on)
203 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt).
204 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while
205 support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch.
206
207 --enable-keepscrolling (default: on)
122 add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold 208 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the
123 the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow 209 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
124--enable-mousewheel 210
211 --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
125 add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5 212 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
126--enable-slipwheeling 213
214 --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
127 add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 215 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
128 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 216 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
129 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. 217 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
130--enable-old-selection 218
131 remove support for reverting the mouse selection style to that
132 of v2.20 (and prior)
133--disable-new-selection 219 --disable-new-selection
134 remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm 220 Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
135--enable-dmalloc 221
222 --enable-dmalloc (default: off)
136 use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging 223 Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
137 See http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details 224 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 225 or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after
139 edit src/Makefile after compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to 226 compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
140 the right places. 227
141 You can only use either this option and the following (should 228 You can only use either this option and the following (should you
142 you use either) 229 use either) .
143--enable-dlmalloc 230
231 --enable-dlmalloc (default: off)
144 use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version 232 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 233 <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
146--enable-smart-resize 234
235 --enable-smart-resize (default: on)
147 add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size 236 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot
148 via from hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the 237 keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a
149 rxvt corner which is closest to a corner of the screen 238 corner of the screen in a fixed position.
150--enable-256-color 239
151 add support for 256 colours rather than the base 16 colours 240 --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 241 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
156--with-name=NAME 242
157 set the basename for the installed binaries (default: urxvt, resulting 243 --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
244 Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt",
158 in urxvt, urxvtd etc.). Specify --with-name=rxvt to replace rxvt. 245 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt".
159--with-term=NAME 246
247 --with-term=NAME (default: rxvt-unicode)
160 change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME 248 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME.
161 (default "rxvt") 249
162--with-terminfo=PATH 250 --with-terminfo=PATH
163 change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo 251 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree
164 tree to PATH 252 to PATH.
253
165--with-x 254 --with-x
166 use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?) 255 Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?).
256
167--with-xpm-includes=DIR 257 --with-xpm-includes=DIR
168 look for the XPM includes in DIR 258 Look for the XPM includes in DIR.
259
169--with-xpm-library=DIR 260 --with-xpm-library=DIR
170 look for the XPM library in DIR 261 Look for the XPM library in DIR.
262
171--with-xpm 263 --with-xpm
172 not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background 264 Not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background.
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