| 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 default configuration (i.e. "--enable-xxx" or "--disable-xxx"). Of |
4 | the default configuration (i.e. no "--enable-xxx" or "--disable-xxx" |
| 5 | course, you should always report when a combination doesn't work, so it |
5 | switches). Of course, you should always report when a combination |
| 6 | can be fixed. Marc Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de>. |
6 | doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de>. |
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| 8 | All |
8 | All |
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| 10 | --enable-everything |
10 | --enable-everything |
| 11 | 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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| 56 | 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 |
| 57 | extra characters, but Xft does. |
57 | extra characters, but Xft does. |
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| 59 | Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535 |
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 |
60 | even without this flag, but the number of such characters is limited |
| 61 | to a view thousand (shared with combining characters, see next |
61 | to a few thousand (shared with combining characters, see next |
| 62 | switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them |
62 | switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them |
| 63 | (input/output and cut&paste still work, though). |
63 | (input/output and cut&paste still work, though). |
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| 65 | --enable-combining (default: on) |
65 | --enable-combining (default: on) |
| 66 | Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite |
66 | Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite |
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| 104 | --enable-lastlog (default: on) |
104 | --enable-lastlog (default: on) |
| 105 | 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) |
| 106 | at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to |
106 | at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to |
| 107 | also be specified. |
107 | also be specified. |
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| 109 | --enable-xpm-background (default: on) |
109 | --enable-afterimage (default: on) |
| 110 | Add support for XPM background pixmaps. |
110 | Add support for libAfterImage to be used for transparency and |
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111 | background images. It adds support for many file formats including |
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112 | JPG, PNG, SVG, TIFF, GIF, XPM, BMP, ICO, XCF, TGA and AfterStep |
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113 | image XML |
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114 | (<http://www.afterstep.org/visualdoc.php?show=asimagexml>). |
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116 | This option also adds such eye candy as blending an image over the |
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117 | root background, as well as dynamic scaling and bluring of |
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118 | background images. |
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120 | Note that with this option enabled, rxvt's memory footprint might |
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121 | increase by a few megabytes even if no extra features are used |
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122 | (mostly due to third-party libraries used by libAI). Memory |
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123 | footprint may somewhat be lowered if libAfterImage is configured |
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124 | without support for SVG. |
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| 112 | --enable-transparency (default: on) |
126 | --enable-transparency (default: on) |
| 113 | Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake |
127 | Add support for backgrounds, creating illusion of transparency in |
| 114 | transparency to the term. |
128 | the term. |
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| 116 | --enable-fading (default: on) |
130 | --enable-fading (default: on) |
| 117 | Add support for fading the text when focus is lost (requires |
131 | Add support for fading the text when focus is lost. |
| 118 | "--enable-transparency"). |
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| 120 | --enable-tinting (default: on) |
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| 121 | Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires |
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| 122 | "--enable-transparency"). |
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| 124 | --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on) |
133 | --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on) |
| 125 | Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar. |
134 | Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar. |
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| 127 | --enable-next-scroll (default: on) |
136 | --enable-next-scroll (default: on) |
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| 202 | --enable-keepscrolling (default: on) |
211 | --enable-keepscrolling (default: on) |
| 203 | Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the |
212 | Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the |
| 204 | mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow. |
213 | mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow. |
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215 | --enable-selectionscrolling (default: on) |
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216 | Add support for scrolling when the selection moves to the top or |
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217 | bottom of the screen. |
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| 206 | --enable-mousewheel (default: on) |
219 | --enable-mousewheel (default: on) |
| 207 | Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5. |
220 | Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5. |
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| 209 | --enable-slipwheeling (default: on) |
222 | --enable-slipwheeling (default: on) |
| 210 | Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an |
223 | Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an |
| 211 | accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option |
224 | accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option |
| 212 | requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. |
225 | requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. |
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| 214 | --disable-new-selection |
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| 215 | Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm. |
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| 217 | --enable-dmalloc (default: off) |
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| 218 | Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See |
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| 219 | <http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/> for details If you use either this |
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| 220 | or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after |
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| 221 | compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places. |
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| 223 | You can only use either this option and the following (should you |
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| 224 | use either) . |
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| 226 | --enable-dlmalloc (default: off) |
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| 227 | Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version See |
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| 228 | <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details. |
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| 230 | --enable-smart-resize (default: on) |
227 | --enable-smart-resize (default: off) |
| 231 | Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot |
228 | Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when resizing. This should keep |
| 232 | keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a |
229 | the window corner which is closest to a corner of the screen in a |
| 233 | corner of the screen in a fixed position. |
230 | fixed position. |
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| 235 | --enable-pointer-blank (default: on) |
232 | --enable-pointer-blank (default: on) |
| 236 | Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. |
233 | Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. |
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| 238 | --enable-perl (default: on) |
235 | --enable-perl (default: on) |
| 239 | Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the rxvtperl(3) manpage |
236 | Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the rxvtperl(3) manpage |
| 240 | (doc/rxvtperl.txt) for more info on this feature, or the files in |
237 | (doc/rxvtperl.txt) for more info on this feature, or the files in |
| 241 | src/perl-ext/ for the extensions that are installed by default. The |
238 | src/perl-ext/ for the extensions that are installed by default. The |
| 242 | perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the "PERL" |
239 | perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the "PERL" |
| 243 | environment variable when running configure. |
240 | environment variable when running configure. Even when compiled in, |
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241 | perl will *not* be initialised when all extensions have been |
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242 | disabled "-pe "" --perl-ext-common """, so it should be safe to |
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243 | enable from a resource standpoint. |
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245 | --with-afterimage-config=DIR |
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246 | Look for the libAfterImage config script in DIR. |
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| 245 | --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt) |
248 | --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt) |
| 246 | Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt", |
249 | Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt", |
| 247 | "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt". |
250 | "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt". |
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| 254 | to PATH. |
257 | to PATH. |
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| 256 | --with-x |
259 | --with-x |
| 257 | Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?). |
260 | Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?). |
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| 259 | --with-xpm-includes=DIR |
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| 260 | Look for the XPM includes in DIR. |
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| 262 | --with-xpm-library=DIR |
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| 263 | Look for the XPM library in DIR. |
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| 265 | --with-xpm |
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| 266 | Not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background. |
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