| 1 | CONFIGURE OPTIONS |
1 | CONFIGURE 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. "--enable-xxx" or "--disable-xxx"). Of |
| 5 | myself, so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you |
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| 6 | should always report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be |
5 | course, you should always report when a combination doesn't work, so it |
| 7 | fixed. Marc Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de>. |
6 | can be fixed. Marc Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de>. |
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| 9 | All |
8 | All |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 52 | --enable-unicode3 (default: off) |
51 | --enable-unicode3 (default: off) |
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52 | Recommended to stay off unless you really need non-BMP characters. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 74 | to 8448). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists. |
74 | be (ab-)used). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists. |
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| 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. |
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| 79 | The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation |
79 | The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation |
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| 120 | --enable-tinting (default: on) |
120 | --enable-tinting (default: on) |
| 121 | Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires |
121 | Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires |
| 122 | "--enable-transparency"). |
122 | "--enable-transparency"). |
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| 124 | --enable-menubar (default: off) [DEPRECATED] |
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| 125 | Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with |
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| 126 | dynamic locale switching currently). This option is DEPRECATED and |
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| 127 | will be removed in the future. |
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| 129 | --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on) |
124 | --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on) |
| 130 | Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar. |
125 | Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar. |
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| 132 | --enable-next-scroll (default: on) |
127 | --enable-next-scroll (default: on) |
| 133 | Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar. |
128 | Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar. |
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| 138 | --enable-plain-scroll (default: on) |
133 | --enable-plain-scroll (default: on) |
| 139 | Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is |
134 | Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is |
| 140 | the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many |
135 | the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many |
| 141 | years. |
136 | years. |
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| 143 | --enable-half-shadow (default: off) |
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| 144 | Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height. |
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| 145 | only applicable to rxvt scrollbars. |
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| 147 | --enable-ttygid (default: off) |
138 | --enable-ttygid (default: off) |
| 148 | Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your |
139 | Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your |
| 149 | system uses this type of security. |
140 | system uses this type of security. |
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| 151 | --disable-backspace-key |
142 | --disable-backspace-key |
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| 156 | Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do |
147 | Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do |
| 157 | it. |
148 | it. |
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| 159 | --disable-resources |
150 | --disable-resources |
| 160 | Removes any support for resource checking. |
151 | Removes any support for resource checking. |
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| 162 | --enable-strings (default: off) |
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| 163 | Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other |
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| 164 | various routines, overriding your system's versions which may have |
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| 165 | been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries to link |
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| 166 | in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many GNU/Linux |
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| 167 | systems). |
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| 169 | --disable-swapscreen |
153 | --disable-swapscreen |
| 170 | Remove support for secondary/swap screen. |
154 | Remove support for secondary/swap screen. |
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| 172 | --enable-frills (default: on) |
156 | --enable-frills (default: on) |
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| 177 | A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills" |
161 | A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills" |
| 178 | (possibly in combination with other switches) is: |
162 | (possibly in combination with other switches) is: |
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| 180 | MWM-hints |
164 | MWM-hints |
| 181 | EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping) |
165 | EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping) |
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166 | urgency hint |
| 182 | seperate underline colour (-underlineColor) |
167 | seperate underline colour (-underlineColor) |
| 183 | settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl) |
168 | settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl) |
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169 | visual depth selection (-depth) |
| 184 | settable extra linespacing /-lsp) |
170 | settable extra linespacing /-lsp) |
| 185 | iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback |
171 | iso-14755 5.1 (basic) support |
| 186 | backindex and forwardindex escape sequence |
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| 187 | window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences |
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| 188 | tripleclickwords (-tcw) |
172 | tripleclickwords (-tcw) |
| 189 | settable insecure mode (-insecure) |
173 | settable insecure mode (-insecure) |
| 190 | keysym remapping support |
174 | keysym remapping support |
| 191 | cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc) |
175 | cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc) |
| 192 | XEmbed support (-embed) |
176 | XEmbed support (-embed) |
| 193 | user-pty (-pty-fd) |
177 | user-pty (-pty-fd) |
| 194 | hold on exit (-hold) |
178 | hold on exit (-hold) |
| 195 | skip builtin block graphics (-sbg) |
179 | skip builtin block graphics (-sbg) |
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180 | separate highlightcolor support (-hc) |
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182 | It also enables some non-essential features otherwise disabled, such |
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183 | as: |
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185 | some round-trip time optimisations |
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186 | nearest color allocation on pseudocolor screens |
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187 | UTF8_STRING support for selection |
| 196 | sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107 |
188 | sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107 |
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189 | backindex and forwardindex escape sequences |
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190 | view change/zero scrollback escape sequences |
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191 | locale switching escape sequence |
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192 | window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences |
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193 | rectangular selections |
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194 | trailing space removal for selections |
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195 | verbose X error handling |
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| 198 | --enable-iso14755 (default: on) |
197 | --enable-iso14755 (default: on) |
| 199 | Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt). |
198 | Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt). |
| 200 | Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while |
199 | Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while |
| 201 | support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch. |
200 | support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch. |
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| 215 | --disable-new-selection |
214 | --disable-new-selection |
| 216 | Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm. |
215 | Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm. |
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| 218 | --enable-dmalloc (default: off) |
217 | --enable-dmalloc (default: off) |
| 219 | Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See |
218 | Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See |
| 220 | http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this |
219 | <http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/> for details If you use either this |
| 221 | or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after |
220 | or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after |
| 222 | compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places. |
221 | compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places. |
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| 224 | You can only use either this option and the following (should you |
223 | You can only use either this option and the following (should you |
| 225 | use either) . |
224 | use either) . |
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| 234 | corner of the screen in a fixed position. |
233 | corner of the screen in a fixed position. |
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| 236 | --enable-pointer-blank (default: on) |
235 | --enable-pointer-blank (default: on) |
| 237 | Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. |
236 | Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. |
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| 239 | --enable-perl (default: off) |
238 | --enable-perl (default: on) |
| 240 | Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the rxvtperl(3) manpage |
239 | Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the rxvtperl(3) manpage |
| 241 | (doc/rxvtperl.txt) for more info on this feature, or the files in |
240 | (doc/rxvtperl.txt) for more info on this feature, or the files in |
| 242 | src/perl-ext/ for the extensions that are installed by default. The |
241 | src/perl-ext/ for the extensions that are installed by default. The |
| 243 | perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the "PERL" |
242 | perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the "PERL" |
| 244 | environment variable when running configure. |
243 | environment variable when running configure. |
