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1CONFIGURE OPTIONS
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
4 the ./reconf script as a base for experiments. ./reconf is used by
5 myself, so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you
6 should always report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be
7 fixed. Marc Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de>.
8
9 All
10
1--enable-everything 11 --enable-everything
2 add support for all enable options marked with an asterisk listed 12 Add (or remove) support for all non-multichoice options listed in
3 in "./configure --help". Note that unlike other enable options this 13 "./configure --help".
4 is order dependant. You can specify this and then disable options 14
5 which this enables by _following_ this with the appropriate 15 You can specify this and then disable options you do not like by
6 commands. 16 *following* this with the appropriate "--disable-..." arguments, or
7--enable-languages 17 you can start with a minimal configuration by specifying
8 add support for languages which require multiple character glyphs 18 "--disable-everything" and than adding just the "--enable-..."
9 to display. 19 arguments you want.
10--with-encoding=NAME 20
11 set the default encoding for multi-char glyph languages to NAME. 21 --enable-xft (default: enabled)
12 Options are: "eucj" EUC Japanese encoding; "sjis" Shift JIS encoding; 22 Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts
13 "big5" BIG5 encoding; "gb" GB encoding; "kr" EUC Korean encoding; 23 are slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use
14 "noenc" no encoding. This option requires --enable-languages to 24 them, you don't pay for them.
15 also be specified. 25
16--enable-utmp 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)
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
43 jp common japanese encodings
44 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
45 kr korean encodings
46
47 --enable-xim (default: on)
48 Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
49 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set
50 up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
51
52 --enable-unicode3 (default: off)
53 Recommended to stay off unless you really need non-BMP characters.
54
55 Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 65535
56 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage requirements
57 per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet support these
58 extra characters, but Xft does.
59
60 Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535
61 even without this flag, but the number of such characters is limited
62 to a view thousand (shared with combining characters, see next
63 switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them
64 (input/output and cut&paste still work, though).
65
66 --enable-combining (default: on)
67 Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite
68 characters. This is required for proper viewing of text where
69 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by
70 using precomposited characters when available or creating new
71 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
72
73 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed
74 characters is somewhat limited (the 6400 private use characters will
75 be (ab-)used). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists.
76
77 This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters
78 beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified.
79
80 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation
81 forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to
82 be used (and tell me how these are to be used...).
83
84 --enable-fallback(=CLASS) (default: Rxvt)
85 When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS.
86 To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback.
87
88 --with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
89 Use the given name as default application name when reading
90 resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.
91
92 --with-res-class=CLASS /default: URxvt)
93 Use the given class as default application class when reading
94 resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace rxvt.
95
96 --enable-utmp (default: on)
17 write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like ``w'') at 97 Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like w) at start
18 start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits. 98 of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits.
19--enable-wtmp 99
100 --enable-wtmp (default: on)
20 write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like ``last'') at 101 Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like last) at
21 start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This 102 start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This
22 option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified. 103 option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified.
23--enable-lastlog 104
105 --enable-lastlog (default: on)
24 write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like 106 Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like lastlogin)
25 ``lastlogin'') at start of rxvt execution. This option requires 107 at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to
26 --enable-utmp to also be specified. 108 also be specified.
27--enable-xpm-background 109
110 --enable-xpm-background (default: on)
28 add support for XPM background pixmaps 111 Add support for XPM background pixmaps.
29--enable-transparency 112
113 --enable-transparency (default: on)
30 add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake 114 Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake
31 transparency to the term 115 transparency to the term.
32--enable-menubar 116
33 add support for our menu bar system 117 --enable-fading (default: on)
34--enable-graphics 118 Add support for fading the text when focus is lost (requires
35 add support for our graphics mode (see src/graphics) 119 "--enable-transparency").
36--enable-rxvt-scroll 120
121 --enable-tinting (default: on)
122 Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires
123 "--enable-transparency").
124
125 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
37 add support for the original rxvt scrollbar 126 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
38--enable-next-scroll 127
128 --enable-next-scroll (default: on)
39 add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar 129 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
40--enable-xterm-scroll 130
131 --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on)
41 add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar 132 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
42--enable-half-shadow 133
43 make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height. 134 --enable-plain-scroll (default: on)
44 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars 135 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is
45--enable-xim 136 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many
46 add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using 137 years.
47 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly 138
48 set up the input for people using dead keys. 139 --enable-ttygid (default: off)
49--enable-greek
50 add support for greek keyboard
51--enable-ttygid
52 change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if 140 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your
53 your system uses this type of security 141 system uses this type of security.
142
54--disable-backspace-key 143 --disable-backspace-key
55 disable any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server 144 Removes any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server
56 do it 145 do it.
146
57--disable-delete-key 147 --disable-delete-key
58 disable any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server 148 Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do
59 do it 149 it.
150
60--disable-resources 151 --disable-resources
61 remove all resources checking 152 Removes any support for resource checking.
62--enable-xgetdefault 153
63 make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
64 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist
65 then ~/.Xresources
66--enable-strings
67 add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
68 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may
69 have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries
70 to link in. (This has header problems on some Linux systems).
71--disable-swapscreen 154 --disable-swapscreen
72 remove support for swap screen 155 Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
73--enable-frills 156
74 add support for some lesser used features 157 --enable-frills (default: on)
75--enable-linespace 158 Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice
76 add support to provide user specified line spacing between text rows 159 to have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may
77--enable-keepscrolling 160 want to disable this.
161
162 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills"
163 (possibly in combination with other switches) is:
164
165 MWM-hints
166 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
167 seperate underline colour (-underlineColor)
168 settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
169 settable extra linespacing /-lsp)
170 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
171 backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
172 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
173 tripleclickwords (-tcw)
174 settable insecure mode (-insecure)
175 keysym remapping support
176 cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc)
177 XEmbed support (-embed)
178 user-pty (-pty-fd)
179 hold on exit (-hold)
180 skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
181 sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107
182
183 --enable-iso14755 (default: on)
184 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt).
185 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while
186 support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch.
187
188 --enable-keepscrolling (default: on)
78 add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold 189 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the
79 the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow 190 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
80--enable-mousewheel 191
192 --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
81 add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5 193 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
82-enable-slipwheeling 194
195 --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
83 add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 196 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
84 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 197 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
85 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. 198 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
86--enable-old-selection 199
87 remove support for reverting the mouse selection style to that
88 of v2.20 (and prior)
89--disable-new-selection 200 --disable-new-selection
90 remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm 201 Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
91--enable-dmalloc 202
203 --enable-dmalloc (default: off)
92 use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging 204 Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
93 See http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details 205 http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this
94 If you use either this or the next option, you may need to 206 or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after
95 edit src/Makefile after compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to 207 compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
96 the right places. 208
97 You can only use either this option and the following (should 209 You can only use either this option and the following (should you
98 you use either) 210 use either) .
99--enable-dlmalloc 211
212 --enable-dlmalloc (default: off)
100 use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version 213 Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version See
101 See http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html for details 214 <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
102--enable-smart-resize 215
216 --enable-smart-resize (default: on)
103 add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size 217 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot
104 via from hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the 218 keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a
105 rxvt corner which is closest to a corner of the screen 219 corner of the screen in a fixed position.
106--enable-256-color 220
107 add support for 256 colours rather than the base 16 colours 221 --enable-pointer-blank (default: on)
108--enable-cursor-blink
109 add support for a blinking cursor
110--enable-pointer-blank
111 add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive 222 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
112--with-term=NAME 223
224 --enable-perl (default: on)
225 Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the rxvtperl(3) manpage
226 (doc/rxvtperl.txt) for more info on this feature, or the files in
227 src/perl-ext/ for the extensions that are installed by default. The
228 perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the "PERL"
229 environment variable when running configure.
230
231 --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
232 Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt",
233 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt".
234
235 --with-term=NAME (default: rxvt-unicode)
113 change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME 236 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME.
114 (default "xterm") 237
115--with-terminfo=PATH 238 --with-terminfo=PATH
116 change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo 239 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree
117 tree to PATH 240 to PATH.
241
118--with-x 242 --with-x
119 use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?) 243 Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?).
244
120--with-xpm-includes=DIR 245 --with-xpm-includes=DIR
121 look for the XPM includes in DIR 246 Look for the XPM includes in DIR.
247
122--with-xpm-library=DIR 248 --with-xpm-library=DIR
123 look for the XPM library in DIR 249 Look for the XPM library in DIR.
250
124--with-xpm 251 --with-xpm
125 not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background 252 Not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background.
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