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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 default configuration (i.e. "--enable-xxx" or "--disable-xxx"). Of
4so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should always 5 course, you should always report when a combination doesn't work, so it
5report when a combination doesn't work, so it cnya be fixed. Marc Lehmann 6 can be fixed. Marc Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de>.
6<rxvt@schmorp.de>.
7 7
8 All
9
8--enable-everything 10 --enable-everything
9 add support for all non-multichoice options listed in "./configure 11 Add (or remove) support for all non-multichoice options listed in
10 --help". Note that unlike other enable options this is order 12 "./configure --help".
13
11 dependant. You can specify this and then disable options which 14 You can specify this and then disable options you do not like by
12 this enables by _following_ this with the appropriate commands. 15 *following* this with the appropriate "--disable-..." arguments, or
13--enable-xft 16 you can start with a minimal configuration by specifying
17 "--disable-everything" and than adding just the "--enable-..."
18 arguments you want.
19
20 --enable-xft (default: enabled)
14 add support for xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. xft fonts are 21 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, 22 are slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use
16 you don't pay for them. 23 them, you don't pay for them.
17--with-codesets=NAME,... 24
25 --enable-font-styles (default: on)
26 Add support for bold, *italic* and *bold italic* font styles. The
27 fonts can be set manually or automatically.
28
29 --with-codesets=NAME,... (default: all)
18 compile in support for additional codeset groups: 30 Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups ("eu",
31 "vn" are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character
32 sets). These codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts,
33 they are not required for Xft fonts, although having them compiled
34 in lets rxvt-unicode choose replacement fonts more intelligently.
35 Compiling them in will make your binary bigger (all of together cost
36 about 700kB), but it doesn't increase memory usage unless you use a
37 font requiring one of these encodings.
38
39 all all available codeset groups
40 zh common chinese encodings
41 zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodings
19 jp common japanese encodings 42 jp common japanese encodings
20 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings 43 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
21 kr korean encodings 44 kr korean encodings
22 cn common chinese encodings 45
23 cn_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs 46 --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 47 Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
27 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly 48 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set
28 set up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys. 49 up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
29--enable-unicode3 50
51 --enable-unicode3 (default: off)
52 Recommended to stay off unless you really need non-BMP characters.
53
30 enable support for unicode codepoints above 65535 (the basic 54 Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 65535
31 multilingual page). This increases storage requirements per 55 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage requirements
32 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
33 extra characters, but Xft does. 57 extra characters, but Xft does.
34--enable-combining 58
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 few 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)
35 enable automatic composition of combining characters into 66 Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite
36 composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text 67 characters. This is required for proper viewing of text where
37 where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is 68 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by
38 done by using precomposited characters when available or creating 69 using precomposited characters when available or creating new
39 new pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. Without 70 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
71
40 --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed characters 72 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed
41 is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt will use the 73 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 74 be (ab-)used). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists.
44 will also enable storage of characters >16bit. They currently 75
45 won't display properly, but they will paste correctly. 76 This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters
77 beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified.
78
46 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation 79 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation
47 forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want 80 forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to
48 these to be used. 81 be used (and tell me how these are to be used...).
49--enable-fallback(=CLASS) 82
83 --enable-fallback(=CLASS) (default: Rxvt)
50 when reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS 84 When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS.
51 (default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback. 85 To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback.
52--with-res-name=NAME 86
53 use the given name (default: urxvt) as default application name 87 --with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
88 Use the given name as default application name when reading
54 when reading resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace 89 resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.
55 rxvt. 90
56--with-res-class=CLASS 91 --with-res-class=CLASS /default: URxvt)
57 use the given class (default: URxvt) as default application class 92 Use the given class as default application class when reading
58 when reading resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace 93 resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace rxvt.
59 rxvt. 94
60--enable-utmp 95 --enable-utmp (default: on)
61 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
62 start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits. 97 of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits.
63--enable-wtmp 98
99 --enable-wtmp (default: on)
64 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
65 start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This 101 start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This
66 option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified. 102 option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified.
67--enable-lastlog 103
104 --enable-lastlog (default: on)
68 write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like 105 Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like lastlogin)
69 ``lastlogin'') at start of rxvt execution. This option requires 106 at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to
70 --enable-utmp to also be specified. 107 also be specified.
71--enable-xpm-background 108
109 --enable-xpm-background (default: on)
72 add support for XPM background pixmaps 110 Add support for XPM background pixmaps.
73--enable-transparency 111
112 --enable-afterimage (default: on)
113 Add support for libAfterImage to be used for transparency and
114 background images. It adds support for many file formats including
115 JPG, PNG, SVG, TIFF, GIF, XPM, BMP, ICO, XCF, TGA and AfterStep
116 image XML
117 (<http://www.afterstep.org/visualdoc.php?show=asimagexml>).
118
119 This option also adds such eye candy as blending an image over the
120 root background, as well as dynamic scaling and bluring of
121 background images.
122
123 Note that with this option enabled, rxvt's memory footprint might
124 increase by a few megabytes even if no extra features are used
125 (mostly due to third-party libraries used by libAI). Memory
126 footprint may somewhat be lowered if libAfterImage is configured
127 without support for SVG.
128
129 --enable-transparency (default: on)
74 add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake 130 Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake
75 transparency to the term 131 transparency to the term.
76--enable-menubar 132
77 add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with 133 --enable-fading (default: on)
78 dynamic locale switching currently) 134 Add support for fading the text when focus is lost.
79--enable-rxvt-scroll 135
136 --enable-tinting (default: on)
137 Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires
138 "--enable-transparency").
139
140 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
80 add support for the original rxvt scrollbar 141 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
81--enable-next-scroll 142
143 --enable-next-scroll (default: on)
82 add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar 144 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
83--enable-xterm-scroll 145
146 --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on)
84 add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar 147 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
85--enable-plain-scroll 148
149 --enable-plain-scroll (default: on)
86 add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that 150 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is
87 is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for 151 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many
88 many years. 152 years.
89--enable-half-shadow 153
90 make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height. 154 --enable-ttygid (default: off)
91 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars
92--enable-ttygid
93 change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if 155 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your
94 your system uses this type of security 156 system uses this type of security.
157
95--disable-backspace-key 158 --disable-backspace-key
96 disable any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server 159 Removes any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server
97 do it 160 do it.
161
98--disable-delete-key 162 --disable-delete-key
99 disable any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server 163 Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do
100 do it 164 it.
165
101--disable-resources 166 --disable-resources
102 remove all resources checking 167 Removes any support for resource checking.
103--enable-xgetdefault 168
104 make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
105 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist
106 then ~/.Xresources
107--enable-strings
108 add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
109 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may
110 have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries
111 to link in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many
112 GNU/Linux systems).
113--disable-swapscreen 169 --disable-swapscreen
114 remove support for swap screen 170 Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
115--enable-frills 171
116 add support for some lesser used features 172 --enable-frills (default: on)
117--enable-linespace 173 Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice
118 add support to provide user specified line spacing between text rows 174 to have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may
119--enable-keepscrolling 175 want to disable this.
176
177 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills"
178 (possibly in combination with other switches) is:
179
180 MWM-hints
181 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
182 urgency hint
183 seperate underline colour (-underlineColor)
184 settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
185 visual depth selection (-depth)
186 settable extra linespacing /-lsp)
187 iso-14755 5.1 (basic) support
188 tripleclickwords (-tcw)
189 settable insecure mode (-insecure)
190 keysym remapping support
191 cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc)
192 XEmbed support (-embed)
193 user-pty (-pty-fd)
194 hold on exit (-hold)
195 skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
196 separate highlightcolor support (-hc)
197
198 It also enables some non-essential features otherwise disabled, such
199 as:
200
201 some round-trip time optimisations
202 nearest color allocation on pseudocolor screens
203 UTF8_STRING support for selection
204 sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107
205 backindex and forwardindex escape sequences
206 view change/zero scrollback escape sequences
207 locale switching escape sequence
208 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
209 rectangular selections
210 trailing space removal for selections
211 verbose X error handling
212
213 --enable-iso14755 (default: on)
214 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt).
215 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while
216 support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch.
217
218 --enable-keepscrolling (default: on)
120 add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold 219 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the
121 the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow 220 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
122--enable-mousewheel 221
222 --enable-selectionscrolling (default: on)
223 Add support for scrolling when the selection moves to the top or
224 bottom of the screen.
225
226 --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
123 add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5 227 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
124--enable-slipwheeling 228
229 --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
125 add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 230 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
126 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 231 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
127 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. 232 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
128--enable-old-selection 233
129 remove support for reverting the mouse selection style to that 234 --enable-smart-resize (default: off)
130 of v2.20 (and prior) 235 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when resizing. This should keep
131--disable-new-selection
132 remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm
133--enable-dmalloc
134 use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging
135 See http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details
136 If you use either this or the next option, you may need to
137 edit src/Makefile after compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to
138 the right places.
139 You can only use either this option and the following (should
140 you use either)
141--enable-dlmalloc
142 use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version
143 See http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html for details
144--enable-smart-resize
145 add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size
146 via from hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the
147 rxvt corner which is closest to a corner of the screen 236 the window corner which is closest to a corner of the screen in a
148--enable-256-color 237 fixed position.
149 add support for 256 colours rather than the base 16 colours 238
150--enable-cursor-blink 239 --enable-pointer-blank (default: on)
151 add support for a blinking cursor
152--enable-pointer-blank
153 add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive 240 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
154--with-name=NAME 241
155 set the basename for the installed binaries (default: urxvt, resulting 242 --enable-perl (default: on)
243 Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the rxvtperl(3) manpage
244 (doc/rxvtperl.txt) for more info on this feature, or the files in
245 src/perl-ext/ for the extensions that are installed by default. The
246 perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the "PERL"
247 environment variable when running configure. Even when compiled in,
248 perl will *not* be initialised when all extensions have been
249 disabled "-pe "" --perl-ext-common """, so it should be safe to
250 enable from a resource standpoint.
251
252 --with-afterimage-config=DIR
253 Look for the libAfterImage config script in DIR.
254
255 --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
256 Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt",
156 in urxvt, urxvtd etc.). Specify --with-name=rxvt to replace rxvt. 257 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt".
157--with-term=NAME 258
259 --with-term=NAME (default: rxvt-unicode)
158 change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME 260 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME.
159 (default "rxvt") 261
160--with-terminfo=PATH 262 --with-terminfo=PATH
161 change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo 263 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree
162 tree to PATH 264 to PATH.
265
163--with-x 266 --with-x
164 use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?) 267 Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?).
268
165--with-xpm-includes=DIR 269 --with-xpm-includes=DIR
166 look for the XPM includes in DIR 270 Look for the XPM includes in DIR.
271
167--with-xpm-library=DIR 272 --with-xpm-library=DIR
168 look for the XPM library in DIR 273 Look for the XPM library in DIR.
274
169--with-xpm 275 --with-xpm
170 not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background 276 Not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background.
171 277

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