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1CONFIGURE OPTIONS 1CONFIGURE OPTIONS
2 General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration 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 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 4 the default configuration (i.e. no "--enable-xxx" or "--disable-xxx"
5 myself, so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you 5 switches). Of course, you should always report when a combination
6 should always report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be
7 fixed. Marc Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de>. 6 doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de>.
8 7
9 All 8 All
10 9
11 --enable-everything 10 --enable-everything
12 Add (or remove) support for all non-multichoice options listed in 11 Add (or remove) support for all non-multichoice options listed in
37 about 700kB), but it doesn't increase memory usage unless you use a 36 about 700kB), but it doesn't increase memory usage unless you use a
38 font requiring one of these encodings. 37 font requiring one of these encodings.
39 38
40 all all available codeset groups 39 all all available codeset groups
41 zh common chinese encodings 40 zh common chinese encodings
42 zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs 41 zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodings
43 jp common japanese encodings 42 jp common japanese encodings
44 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings 43 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
45 kr korean encodings 44 kr korean encodings
46 45
47 --enable-xim (default: on) 46 --enable-xim (default: on)
48 Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using 47 Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
49 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set 48 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set
50 up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys. 49 up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
51 50
52 --enable-unicode3 (default: off) 51 --enable-unicode3 (default: off)
52 Recommended to stay off unless you really need non-BMP characters.
53
53 Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 65535 54 Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 65535
54 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage requirements 55 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage requirements
55 per 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
56 extra characters, but Xft does. 57 extra characters, but Xft does.
57 58
58 Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535 59 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 even without this flag, but the number of such characters is limited
60 to a view thousand (shared with combining characters, see next 61 to a few thousand (shared with combining characters, see next
61 switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them 62 switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them
62 (input/output and cut&paste still work, though). 63 (input/output and cut&paste still work, though).
63 64
64 --enable-combining (default: on) 65 --enable-combining (default: on)
65 Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite 66 Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite
67 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by 68 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by
68 using precomposited characters when available or creating new 69 using precomposited characters when available or creating new
69 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. 70 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
70 71
71 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed 72 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed
72 characters is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt-unicode 73 characters is somewhat limited (the 6400 private use characters will
73 will use the private use area, extending the number of combinations
74 to 8448). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists. 74 be (ab-)used). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists.
75 75
76 This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters 76 This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters
77 beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified. 77 beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified.
78 78
79 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation 79 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation
104 --enable-lastlog (default: on) 104 --enable-lastlog (default: on)
105 Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like lastlogin) 105 Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like lastlogin)
106 at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to 106 at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to
107 also be specified. 107 also be specified.
108 108
109 --enable-xpm-background (default: off) 109 --enable-afterimage (default: on)
110 Add support for XPM background pixmaps. 110 Add support for libAfterImage to be used for transparency and
111 background images. It adds support for many file formats including
112 JPG, PNG, SVG, TIFF, GIF, XPM, BMP, ICO, XCF, TGA and AfterStep
113 image XML
114 (<http://www.afterstep.org/visualdoc.php?show=asimagexml>).
111 115
116 This option also adds such eye candy as blending an image over the
117 root background, as well as dynamic scaling and bluring of
118 background images.
119
120 Note that with this option enabled, rxvt's memory footprint might
121 increase by a few megabytes even if no extra features are used
122 (mostly due to third-party libraries used by libAI). Memory
123 footprint may somewhat be lowered if libAfterImage is configured
124 without support for SVG.
125
112 --enable-transparency (default: off) 126 --enable-transparency (default: on)
113 Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake 127 Add support for backgrounds, creating illusion of transparency in
114 transparency to the term. 128 the term.
115 129
116 --enable-fading (default: on) 130 --enable-fading (default: on)
117 Add support for fading the text when focus is lost (requires 131 Add support for fading the text when focus is lost.
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)
125 Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with
126 dynamic locale switching currently).
127 132
128 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on) 133 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
129 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar. 134 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
130 135
131 --enable-next-scroll (default: on) 136 --enable-next-scroll (default: on)
137 --enable-plain-scroll (default: on) 142 --enable-plain-scroll (default: on)
138 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is 143 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is
139 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many 144 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many
140 years. 145 years.
141 146
142 --enable-half-shadow (default: off)
143 Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.
144 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.
145
146 --enable-ttygid (default: off) 147 --enable-ttygid (default: off)
147 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your 148 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your
148 system uses this type of security. 149 system uses this type of security.
149 150
150 --disable-backspace-key 151 --disable-backspace-key
155 Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do 156 Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do
156 it. 157 it.
157 158
158 --disable-resources 159 --disable-resources
159 Removes any support for resource checking. 160 Removes any support for resource checking.
160
161 --enable-xgetdefault
162 Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
163 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist
164 then ~/.Xresources.
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)
171 Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
172 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may have
173 been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries to link
174 in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many GNU/Linux
175 systems).
176 161
177 --disable-swapscreen 162 --disable-swapscreen
178 Remove support for secondary/swap screen. 163 Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
179 164
180 --enable-frills (default: on) 165 --enable-frills (default: on)
185 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills" 170 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills"
186 (possibly in combination with other switches) is: 171 (possibly in combination with other switches) is:
187 172
188 MWM-hints 173 MWM-hints
189 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping) 174 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
175 urgency hint
190 seperate underline colour 176 seperate underline colour (-underlineColor)
191 settable border widths and borderless switch 177 settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
178 visual depth selection (-depth)
192 settable extra linespacing 179 settable extra linespacing /-lsp)
193 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback 180 iso-14755 5.1 (basic) support
181 tripleclickwords (-tcw)
182 settable insecure mode (-insecure)
183 keysym remapping support
184 cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc)
185 XEmbed support (-embed)
186 user-pty (-pty-fd)
187 hold on exit (-hold)
188 compile in built-in block graphics
189 skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
190 separate highlightcolor support (-hc)
191
192 It also enables some non-essential features otherwise disabled, such
193 as:
194
195 some round-trip time optimisations
196 nearest color allocation on pseudocolor screens
197 UTF8_STRING support for selection
198 sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107
194 backindex and forwardindex escape sequence 199 backindex and forwardindex escape sequences
200 view change/zero scrollback escape sequences
201 locale switching escape sequence
195 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences 202 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
196 tripleclickwords 203 rectangular selections
197 settable insecure mode 204 trailing space removal for selections
198 keysym remapping support 205 verbose X error handling
199 cursor blinking and underline cursor
200 -embed and -pty-fd options
201 206
202 --enable-iso14755 (default: on) 207 --enable-iso14755 (default: on)
203 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see urxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt). 208 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 209 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. 210 support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch.
206 211
207 --enable-keepscrolling (default: on) 212 --enable-keepscrolling (default: on)
208 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the 213 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the
209 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow. 214 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
215
216 --enable-selectionscrolling (default: on)
217 Add support for scrolling when the selection moves to the top or
218 bottom of the screen.
210 219
211 --enable-mousewheel (default: on) 220 --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
212 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5. 221 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
213 222
214 --enable-slipwheeling (default: on) 223 --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
215 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 224 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
216 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 225 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
217 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. 226 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
218 227
219 --disable-new-selection
220 Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
221
222 --enable-dmalloc (default: off)
223 Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
224 http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this
225 or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after
226 compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
227
228 You can only use either this option and the following (should you
229 use either) .
230
231 --enable-dlmalloc (default: off)
232 Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version See
233 <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
234
235 --enable-smart-resize (default: on) 228 --enable-smart-resize (default: off)
236 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot 229 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when resizing. This should keep
237 keys. This should keep in a fixed position the urxvt corner which is 230 the window corner which is closest to a corner of the screen in a
238 closest to a corner of the screen. 231 fixed position.
239 232
240 --enable-pointer-blank (default: on) 233 --enable-pointer-blank (default: on)
241 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. 234 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
235
236 --enable-perl (default: on)
237 Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the rxvtperl(3) manpage
238 (doc/rxvtperl.txt) for more info on this feature, or the files in
239 src/perl-ext/ for the extensions that are installed by default. The
240 perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the "PERL"
241 environment variable when running configure. Even when compiled in,
242 perl will *not* be initialised when all extensions have been
243 disabled "-pe "" --perl-ext-common """, so it should be safe to
244 enable from a resource standpoint.
245
246 --with-afterimage-config=DIR
247 Look for the libAfterImage config script in DIR.
242 248
243 --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt) 249 --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
244 Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt", 250 Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt",
245 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt". 251 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt".
246 252
252 to PATH. 258 to PATH.
253 259
254 --with-x 260 --with-x
255 Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?). 261 Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?).
256 262
257 --with-xpm-includes=DIR
258 Look for the XPM includes in DIR.
259
260 --with-xpm-library=DIR
261 Look for the XPM library in DIR.
262
263 --with-xpm
264 Not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background.
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