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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
13 "./configure --help". 12 "./configure --help", except for "--enable-assert" and
13 "--enable-256-color".
14 14
15 You can specify this and then disable options you do not like by 15 You can specify this and then disable options you do not like by
16 *following* this with the appropriate "--disable-..." arguments, or 16 *following* this with the appropriate "--disable-..." arguments, or
17 you can start with a minimal configuration by specifying 17 you can start with a minimal configuration by specifying
18 "--disable-everything" and than adding just the "--enable-..." 18 "--disable-everything" and than adding just the "--enable-..."
19 arguments you want. 19 arguments you want.
20 20
21 --enable-xft (default: enabled) 21 --enable-xft (default: enabled)
22 Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts 22 Add support for Xft (anti-aliased, among others) fonts. Xft fonts
23 are slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use 23 are slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use
24 them, you don't pay for them. 24 them, you don't pay for them.
25 25
26 --enable-font-styles (default: on) 26 --enable-font-styles (default: on)
27 Add support for bold, *italic* and *bold italic* font styles. The 27 Add support for bold, *italic* and *bold italic* font styles. The
35 in lets rxvt-unicode choose replacement fonts more intelligently. 35 in lets rxvt-unicode choose replacement fonts more intelligently.
36 Compiling them in will make your binary bigger (all of together cost 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 37 about 700kB), but it doesn't increase memory usage unless you use a
38 font requiring one of these encodings. 38 font requiring one of these encodings.
39 39
40 all all available codeset groups 40 all all available codeset groups
41 zh common chinese encodings 41 zh common chinese encodings
42 zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs 42 zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodings
43 jp common japanese encodings 43 jp common japanese encodings
44 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings 44 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
45 kr korean encodings 45 kr korean encodings
46
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
57 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
58 extra characters, but Xft does. 57 extra characters, but Xft does.
59 58
60 Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535 59 Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535
61 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
62 to a view thousand (shared with combining characters, see next 61 to a few thousand (shared with combining characters, see next
63 switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them 62 switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them
64 (input/output and cut&paste still work, though). 63 (input/output and cut&paste still work, though).
65 64
66 --enable-combining (default: on) 65 --enable-combining (default: on)
67 Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite 66 Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite
68 characters. This is required for proper viewing of text where 67 characters. This is required for proper viewing of text where
69 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by 68 accents are encoded as separate unicode characters. This is done by
70 using precomposited characters when available or creating new 69 using precomposited characters when available or creating new
71 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. 70 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
72 71
73 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed 72 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed
74 characters is somewhat limited (the 6400 private use characters will 73 characters is somewhat limited (the 6400 private use characters will
87 86
88 --with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt) 87 --with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
89 Use the given name as default application name when reading 88 Use the given name as default application name when reading
90 resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt. 89 resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.
91 90
92 --with-res-class=CLASS /default: URxvt) 91 --with-res-class=CLASS (default: URxvt)
93 Use the given class as default application class when reading 92 Use the given class as default application class when reading
94 resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace rxvt. 93 resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace rxvt.
95 94
96 --enable-utmp (default: on) 95 --enable-utmp (default: on)
97 Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like w) at start 96 Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like w) at start
105 --enable-lastlog (default: on) 104 --enable-lastlog (default: on)
106 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)
107 at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to 106 at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to
108 also be specified. 107 also be specified.
109 108
109 --enable-afterimage (default: on)
110 Add support for libAfterImage to be used for background images. It
111 adds support for many file formats including JPG, PNG, SVG, TIFF,
112 GIF, XPM, BMP, ICO, XCF, TGA and AfterStep image XML
113 (<http://www.afterstep.org/visualdoc.php?show=asimagexml>).
114
115 Note that with this option enabled, rxvt's memory footprint might
116 increase by a few megabytes even if no extra features are used
117 (mostly due to third-party libraries used by libAI). Memory
118 footprint may somewhat be lowered if libAfterImage is configured
119 without support for SVG.
120
110 --enable-xpm-background (default: on) 121 --enable-pixbuf (default: off)
111 Add support for XPM background pixmaps. 122 Add support for GDK-PixBuf to be used for background images. It adds
123 support for many file formats including JPG, PNG, TIFF, GIF, XPM,
124 BMP, ICO and TGA.
112 125
113 --enable-transparency (default: on) 126 --enable-transparency (default: on)
114 Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake 127 Add support for using the root pixmap as background to simulate
115 transparency to the term. 128 transparency. Note that blur and blend effects depend on
129 libAfterImage or on libXrender and on the availability of the RENDER
130 extension in the X server.
116 131
117 --enable-fading (default: on) 132 --enable-fading (default: on)
118 Add support for fading the text when focus is lost (requires 133 Add support for fading the text when focus is lost.
119 "--enable-transparency").
120
121 --enable-tinting (default: on)
122 Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires
123 "--enable-transparency").
124 134
125 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on) 135 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
126 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar. 136 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
127 137
128 --enable-next-scroll (default: on) 138 --enable-next-scroll (default: on)
129 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar. 139 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
130 140
131 --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on) 141 --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on)
132 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar. 142 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
133
134 --enable-plain-scroll (default: on)
135 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is
136 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many
137 years.
138
139 --enable-ttygid (default: off)
140 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your
141 system uses this type of security.
142 143
143 --disable-backspace-key 144 --disable-backspace-key
144 Removes any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server 145 Removes any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server
145 do it. 146 do it.
146 147
162 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills" 163 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills"
163 (possibly in combination with other switches) is: 164 (possibly in combination with other switches) is:
164 165
165 MWM-hints 166 MWM-hints
166 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping) 167 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
168 urgency hint
167 seperate underline colour (-underlineColor) 169 separate underline colour (-underlineColor)
168 settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl) 170 settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
171 visual depth selection (-depth)
169 settable extra linespacing /-lsp) 172 settable extra linespacing (-lsp)
170 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback 173 iso-14755 5.1 (basic) support
171 backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
172 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
173 tripleclickwords (-tcw) 174 tripleclickwords (-tcw)
174 settable insecure mode (-insecure) 175 settable insecure mode (-insecure)
175 keysym remapping support 176 keysym remapping support
176 cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc) 177 cursor blinking and underline cursor (-bc, -uc)
177 XEmbed support (-embed) 178 XEmbed support (-embed)
178 user-pty (-pty-fd) 179 user-pty (-pty-fd)
179 hold on exit (-hold) 180 hold on exit (-hold)
181 compile in built-in block graphics
180 skip builtin block graphics (-sbg) 182 skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
183 separate highlight colour (-highlightColor, -highlightTextColor)
184 extended mouse reporting modes (1005 and 1015).
185
186 It also enables some non-essential features otherwise disabled, such
187 as:
188
189 some round-trip time optimisations
190 nearest colour allocation on pseudocolor screens
191 UTF8_STRING support for selection
181 sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107 192 sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107
193 backindex and forwardindex escape sequences
194 view change/zero scrollback escape sequences
195 locale switching escape sequence
196 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
197 rectangular selections
198 trailing space removal for selections
199 verbose X error handling
182 200
183 --enable-iso14755 (default: on) 201 --enable-iso14755 (default: on)
184 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt). 202 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1)). Basic support
185 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while 203 (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while support for
186 support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch. 204 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch.
187 205
188 --enable-keepscrolling (default: on) 206 --enable-keepscrolling (default: on)
189 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the 207 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the
190 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow. 208 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
209
210 --enable-selectionscrolling (default: on)
211 Add support for scrolling when the selection moves to the top or
212 bottom of the screen.
191 213
192 --enable-mousewheel (default: on) 214 --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
193 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5. 215 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
194 216
195 --enable-slipwheeling (default: on) 217 --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
196 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 218 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
197 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 219 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
198 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. 220 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
199 221
200 --disable-new-selection
201 Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
202
203 --enable-dmalloc (default: off)
204 Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
205 http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this
206 or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after
207 compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
208
209 You can only use either this option and the following (should you
210 use either) .
211
212 --enable-dlmalloc (default: off)
213 Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version See
214 <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
215
216 --enable-smart-resize (default: on) 222 --enable-smart-resize (default: off)
217 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot 223 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when resizing. This should keep
218 keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a 224 the window corner which is closest to a corner of the screen in a
219 corner of the screen in a fixed position. 225 fixed position.
226
227 --enable-text-blink (default: on)
228 Add support for blinking text.
220 229
221 --enable-pointer-blank (default: on) 230 --enable-pointer-blank (default: on)
222 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. 231 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
223 232
224 --enable-perl (default: on) 233 --enable-perl (default: on)
225 Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the rxvtperl(3) manpage 234 Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the rxvtperl(3) manpage for
226 (doc/rxvtperl.txt) for more info on this feature, or the files in 235 more info on this feature, or the files in src/perl/ for the
227 src/perl-ext/ for the extensions that are installed by default. The 236 extensions that are installed by default. The perl interpreter that
228 perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the "PERL" 237 is used can be specified via the "PERL" environment variable when
229 environment variable when running configure. 238 running configure. Even when compiled in, perl will *not* be
239 initialised when all extensions have been disabled "-pe ""
240 --perl-ext-common """, so it should be safe to enable from a
241 resource standpoint.
242
243 --enable-assert (default: off)
244 Enables the assertions in the code, normally disabled. This switch
245 is only useful when developing rxvt-unicode.
246
247 --enable-256-color (default: off)
248 Force use of so-called 256 colour mode, to work around buggy
249 applications that do not support termcap/terminfo, or simply improve
250 support for applications hardcoding the xterm 256 colour table.
251
252 This switch breaks termcap/terminfo compatibility to
253 "TERM=rxvt-unicode", and consequently sets "TERM" to
254 "rxvt-unicode-256color" by default (doc/etc/ contains
255 termcap/terminfo definitions for both).
256
257 It also results in higher memory usage and can slow down rxvt
258 dramatically when more than six fonts are in use by a terminal
259 instance.
260
261 --with-afterimage-config=DIR
262 Look for the libAfterImage config script in DIR.
230 263
231 --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt) 264 --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
232 Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt", 265 Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt",
233 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt". 266 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt".
234 267
240 to PATH. 273 to PATH.
241 274
242 --with-x 275 --with-x
243 Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?). 276 Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?).
244 277
245 --with-xpm-includes=DIR
246 Look for the XPM includes in DIR.
247
248 --with-xpm-library=DIR
249 Look for the XPM library in DIR.
250
251 --with-xpm
252 Not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background.
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