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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)
53 Recommended to stay off unless you really need non-BMP characters.
54
30 enable support for unicode codepoints above 65535 (the basic 55 Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 65535
31 multilingual page). This increases storage requirements per 56 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage requirements
32 character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet support these 57 per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet support these
33 extra characters, but Xft does. 58 extra characters, but Xft does.
34--enable-combining 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)
35 enable automatic composition of combining characters into 67 Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite
36 composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text 68 characters. This is required for proper viewing of text where
37 where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is 69 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by
38 done by using precomposited characters when available or creating 70 using precomposited characters when available or creating new
39 new pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. Without 71 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
72
40 --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed characters 73 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed
41 is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt will use the 74 characters is somewhat limited (the 6400 private use characters will
42 private use area, extending the number of combinations to
43 8448). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists. This 75 be (ab-)used). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists.
44 will also enable storage of characters >16bit. They currently 76
45 won't display properly, but they will paste correctly. 77 This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters
78 beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified.
79
46 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation 80 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation
47 forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want 81 forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to
48 these to be used. 82 be used (and tell me how these are to be used...).
49--enable-fallback(=CLASS) 83
84 --enable-fallback(=CLASS) (default: Rxvt)
50 when reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS 85 When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS.
51 (default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback. 86 To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback.
52--with-res-name=NAME 87
53 use the given name (default: urxvt) as default application name 88 --with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
89 Use the given name as default application name when reading
54 when reading resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace 90 resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.
55 rxvt. 91
56--with-res-class=CLASS 92 --with-res-class=CLASS /default: URxvt)
57 use the given class (default: URxvt) as default application class 93 Use the given class as default application class when reading
58 when reading resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace 94 resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace rxvt.
59 rxvt. 95
60--enable-utmp 96 --enable-utmp (default: on)
61 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
62 start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits. 98 of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits.
63--enable-wtmp 99
100 --enable-wtmp (default: on)
64 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
65 start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This 102 start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This
66 option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified. 103 option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified.
67--enable-lastlog 104
105 --enable-lastlog (default: on)
68 write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like 106 Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like lastlogin)
69 ``lastlogin'') at start of rxvt execution. This option requires 107 at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to
70 --enable-utmp to also be specified. 108 also be specified.
71--enable-xpm-background 109
110 --enable-xpm-background (default: on)
72 add support for XPM background pixmaps 111 Add support for XPM background pixmaps.
73--enable-transparency 112
113 --enable-transparency (default: on)
74 add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake 114 Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake
75 transparency to the term 115 transparency to the term.
76--enable-fading 116
117 --enable-fading (default: on)
77 add support for fading the text when focus is lost. 118 Add support for fading the text when focus is lost (requires
78--enable-tinting 119 "--enable-transparency").
120
121 --enable-tinting (default: on)
79 add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds. 122 Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires
80--enable-menubar 123 "--enable-transparency").
81 add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with 124
82 dynamic locale switching currently) 125 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
83--enable-rxvt-scroll
84 add support for the original rxvt scrollbar 126 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
85--enable-next-scroll 127
128 --enable-next-scroll (default: on)
86 add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar 129 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
87--enable-xterm-scroll 130
131 --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on)
88 add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar 132 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
89--enable-plain-scroll 133
134 --enable-plain-scroll (default: on)
90 add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that 135 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is
91 is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for 136 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many
92 many years. 137 years.
93--enable-half-shadow 138
94 make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height. 139 --enable-ttygid (default: off)
95 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars
96--enable-ttygid
97 change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if 140 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your
98 your system uses this type of security 141 system uses this type of security.
142
99--disable-backspace-key 143 --disable-backspace-key
100 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
101 do it 145 do it.
146
102--disable-delete-key 147 --disable-delete-key
103 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
104 do it 149 it.
150
105--disable-resources 151 --disable-resources
106 remove all resources checking 152 Removes any support for resource checking.
107--enable-xgetdefault 153
108 make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
109 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist
110 then ~/.Xresources
111--enable-strings
112 add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
113 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may
114 have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries
115 to link in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many
116 GNU/Linux systems).
117--disable-swapscreen 154 --disable-swapscreen
118 remove support for swap screen 155 Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
119--enable-frills 156
120 add support for some lesser used features 157 --enable-frills (default: on)
121--enable-linespace 158 Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice
122 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
123--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 visual depth selection (-depth)
170 settable extra linespacing /-lsp)
171 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
172 tripleclickwords (-tcw)
173 settable insecure mode (-insecure)
174 keysym remapping support
175 cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc)
176 XEmbed support (-embed)
177 user-pty (-pty-fd)
178 hold on exit (-hold)
179 skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
180
181 It also enabled some non-essential features otherwise disabled, such
182 as:
183
184 some round-trip time optimisations
185 nearest color allocation on pseudocolor screens
186 UTF8_STRING supporr for selection
187 sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107
188 backindex and forwardindex escape sequences
189 view change/zero scorllback esacpe sequences
190 locale switching escape sequence
191 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
192 rectangular selections
193 trailing space removal for selections
194 verbose X error handling
195
196 --enable-iso14755 (default: on)
197 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt).
198 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while
199 support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch.
200
201 --enable-keepscrolling (default: on)
124 add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold 202 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the
125 the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow 203 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
126--enable-mousewheel 204
205 --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
127 add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5 206 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
128--enable-slipwheeling 207
208 --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
129 add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 209 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
130 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 210 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
131 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. 211 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
132--enable-old-selection 212
133 remove support for reverting the mouse selection style to that
134 of v2.20 (and prior)
135--disable-new-selection 213 --disable-new-selection
136 remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm 214 Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
137--enable-dmalloc 215
216 --enable-dmalloc (default: off)
138 use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging 217 Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
139 See http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details 218 <http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/> for details If you use either this
140 If you use either this or the next option, you may need to 219 or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after
141 edit src/Makefile after compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to 220 compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
142 the right places. 221
143 You can only use either this option and the following (should 222 You can only use either this option and the following (should you
144 you use either) 223 use either) .
145--enable-dlmalloc 224
225 --enable-dlmalloc (default: off)
146 use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version 226 Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version See
147 See http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html for details 227 <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
148--enable-smart-resize 228
229 --enable-smart-resize (default: on)
149 add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size 230 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot
150 via from hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the 231 keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a
151 rxvt corner which is closest to a corner of the screen 232 corner of the screen in a fixed position.
152--enable-256-color 233
153 add support for 256 colours rather than the base 16 colours 234 --enable-pointer-blank (default: on)
154--enable-cursor-blink
155 add support for a blinking cursor
156--enable-pointer-blank
157 add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive 235 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
158--with-name=NAME 236
159 set the basename for the installed binaries (default: urxvt, resulting 237 --enable-perl (default: on)
238 Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the rxvtperl(3) manpage
239 (doc/rxvtperl.txt) for more info on this feature, or the files in
240 src/perl-ext/ for the extensions that are installed by default. The
241 perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the "PERL"
242 environment variable when running configure.
243
244 --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
245 Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt",
160 in urxvt, urxvtd etc.). Specify --with-name=rxvt to replace rxvt. 246 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt".
161--with-term=NAME 247
248 --with-term=NAME (default: rxvt-unicode)
162 change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME 249 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME.
163 (default "rxvt") 250
164--with-terminfo=PATH 251 --with-terminfo=PATH
165 change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo 252 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree
166 tree to PATH 253 to PATH.
254
167--with-x 255 --with-x
168 use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?) 256 Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?).
257
169--with-xpm-includes=DIR 258 --with-xpm-includes=DIR
170 look for the XPM includes in DIR 259 Look for the XPM includes in DIR.
260
171--with-xpm-library=DIR 261 --with-xpm-library=DIR
172 look for the XPM library in DIR 262 Look for the XPM library in DIR.
263
173--with-xpm 264 --with-xpm
174 not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background 265 Not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background.
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