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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-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)
8 add support for xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. xft fonts are 22 Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts
9 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
10 you don't pay for them. 24 them, you don't pay for them.
11--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)
12 compile in support for additional codeset groups: 31 Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups ("eu",
13 jp common japanese encodings 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
14 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings 44 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
15 kr korean encodings 45 kr korean encodings
16 cn common chinese encodings 46 --enable-xim (default: on)
17 cn_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs 47 Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
18 vn vietnamese (not well-supported, though) 48 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set
19 all all of the above. 49 up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
20--enable-unicode3 50
21 enable support for unicode codepoints above 65535 (the basic 51 --enable-unicode3 (default: off)
52 Recommended to stay off unless you really need non-BMP characters.
53
54 Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 65535
22 multilingual page). This increases storage requirements per character 55 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage requirements
23 from 2 to 4 bytes and is not too useful as font support in X11 and Xft 56 per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet support these
24 is largely missing, although cut & paste will work correctly, as will 57 extra characters, but Xft does.
25 displaying, if you have the right font(s). 58
26--enable-utmp 59 Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535
60 even without this flag, but the number of such characters is limited
61 to a view thousand (shared with combining characters, see next
62 switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them
63 (input/output and cut&paste still work, though).
64
65 --enable-combining (default: on)
66 Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite
67 characters. This is required for proper viewing of text where
68 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by
69 using precomposited characters when available or creating new
70 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
71
72 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed
73 characters is somewhat limited (the 6400 private use characters will
74 be (ab-)used). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists.
75
76 This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters
77 beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified.
78
79 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation
80 forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to
81 be used (and tell me how these are to be used...).
82
83 --enable-fallback(=CLASS) (default: Rxvt)
84 When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS.
85 To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback.
86
87 --with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
88 Use the given name as default application name when reading
89 resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.
90
91 --with-res-class=CLASS /default: URxvt)
92 Use the given class as default application class when reading
93 resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace rxvt.
94
95 --enable-utmp (default: on)
27 write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like ``w'') at 96 Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like w) at start
28 start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits. 97 of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits.
29--enable-wtmp 98
99 --enable-wtmp (default: on)
30 write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like ``last'') at 100 Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like last) at
31 start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This 101 start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This
32 option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified. 102 option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified.
33--enable-lastlog 103
104 --enable-lastlog (default: on)
34 write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like 105 Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like lastlogin)
35 ``lastlogin'') at start of rxvt execution. This option requires 106 at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to
36 --enable-utmp to also be specified. 107 also be specified.
37--enable-xpm-background 108
109 --enable-xpm-background (default: on)
38 add support for XPM background pixmaps 110 Add support for XPM background pixmaps.
39--enable-transparency 111
112 --enable-transparency (default: on)
40 add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake 113 Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake
41 transparency to the term 114 transparency to the term.
42--enable-menubar 115
43 add support for our menu bar system 116 --enable-fading (default: on)
44--enable-rxvt-scroll 117 Add support for fading the text when focus is lost (requires
118 "--enable-transparency").
119
120 --enable-tinting (default: on)
121 Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires
122 "--enable-transparency").
123
124 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
45 add support for the original rxvt scrollbar 125 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
46--enable-next-scroll 126
127 --enable-next-scroll (default: on)
47 add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar 128 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
48--enable-xterm-scroll 129
130 --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on)
49 add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar 131 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
50--enable-plain-scroll 132
51 add support for a very plain-looking scrollbar that I used for many years 133 --enable-plain-scroll (default: on)
52--enable-half-shadow 134 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is
53 make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height. 135 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many
54 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars 136 years.
55--enable-xim 137
56 add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using 138 --enable-ttygid (default: off)
57 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly
58 set up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
59--enable-ttygid
60 change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if 139 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your
61 your system uses this type of security 140 system uses this type of security.
141
62--disable-backspace-key 142 --disable-backspace-key
63 disable any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server 143 Removes any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server
64 do it 144 do it.
145
65--disable-delete-key 146 --disable-delete-key
66 disable any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server 147 Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do
67 do it 148 it.
149
68--disable-resources 150 --disable-resources
69 remove all resources checking 151 Removes any support for resource checking.
70--enable-xgetdefault 152
71 make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
72 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist
73 then ~/.Xresources
74--enable-strings
75 add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
76 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may
77 have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries
78 to link in. (This has header problems on some Linux systems).
79--disable-swapscreen 153 --disable-swapscreen
80 remove support for swap screen 154 Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
81--enable-frills 155
82 add support for some lesser used features 156 --enable-frills (default: on)
83--enable-linespace 157 Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice
84 add support to provide user specified line spacing between text rows 158 to have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may
85--enable-keepscrolling 159 want to disable this.
160
161 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills"
162 (possibly in combination with other switches) is:
163
164 MWM-hints
165 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
166 seperate underline colour (-underlineColor)
167 settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
168 visual depth selection (-depth)
169 settable extra linespacing /-lsp)
170 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
171 tripleclickwords (-tcw)
172 settable insecure mode (-insecure)
173 keysym remapping support
174 cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc)
175 XEmbed support (-embed)
176 user-pty (-pty-fd)
177 hold on exit (-hold)
178 skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
179 separate highlightcolor support (-hc)
180
181 It also enables 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 urxvt(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)
86 add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold 202 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the
87 the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow 203 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
88--enable-mousewheel 204
205 --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
89 add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5 206 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
90--enable-slipwheeling 207
208 --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
91 add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 209 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
92 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 210 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
93 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. 211 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
94--enable-old-selection 212
95 remove support for reverting the mouse selection style to that
96 of v2.20 (and prior)
97--disable-new-selection 213 --disable-new-selection
98 remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm 214 Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
99--enable-dmalloc 215
216 --enable-dmalloc (default: off)
100 use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging 217 Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
101 See http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details 218 <http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/> for details If you use either this
102 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
103 edit src/Makefile after compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to 220 compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
104 the right places. 221
105 You can only use either this option and the following (should 222 You can only use either this option and the following (should you
106 you use either) 223 use either) .
107--enable-dlmalloc 224
225 --enable-dlmalloc (default: off)
108 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
109 See http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html for details 227 <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
110--enable-smart-resize 228
229 --enable-smart-resize (default: on)
111 add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size 230 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot
112 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
113 rxvt corner which is closest to a corner of the screen 232 corner of the screen in a fixed position.
114--enable-256-color 233
115 add support for 256 colours rather than the base 16 colours 234 --enable-pointer-blank (default: on)
116--enable-cursor-blink
117 add support for a blinking cursor
118--enable-pointer-blank
119 add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive 235 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
120--with-term=NAME 236
237 --enable-perl (default: on)
238 Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the urxvtperl(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",
246 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt".
247
248 --with-term=NAME (default: rxvt-unicode)
121 change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME 249 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME.
122 (default "rxvt") 250
123--with-terminfo=PATH 251 --with-terminfo=PATH
124 change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo 252 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree
125 tree to PATH 253 to PATH.
254
126--with-x 255 --with-x
127 use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?) 256 Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?).
257
128--with-xpm-includes=DIR 258 --with-xpm-includes=DIR
129 look for the XPM includes in DIR 259 Look for the XPM includes in DIR.
260
130--with-xpm-library=DIR 261 --with-xpm-library=DIR
131 look for the XPM library in DIR 262 Look for the XPM library in DIR.
263
132--with-xpm 264 --with-xpm
133 not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background 265 Not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background.
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