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7 | |
| 8 | All |
8 | All |
| 9 | |
9 | |
| 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 |
| 12 | "./configure --help". |
12 | "./configure --help", except for "--enable-assert" and |
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13 | "--enable-256-color". |
| 13 | |
14 | |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | *following* this with the appropriate "--disable-..." arguments, or |
16 | *following* this with the appropriate "--disable-..." arguments, or |
| 16 | you can start with a minimal configuration by specifying |
17 | you can start with a minimal configuration by specifying |
| 17 | "--disable-everything" and than adding just the "--enable-..." |
18 | "--disable-everything" and than adding just the "--enable-..." |
| 18 | arguments you want. |
19 | arguments you want. |
| 19 | |
20 | |
| 20 | --enable-xft (default: enabled) |
21 | --enable-xft (default: enabled) |
| 21 | Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts |
22 | Add support for Xft (anti-aliased, among others) fonts. Xft fonts |
| 22 | 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 |
| 23 | them, you don't pay for them. |
24 | them, you don't pay for them. |
| 24 | |
25 | |
| 25 | --enable-font-styles (default: on) |
26 | --enable-font-styles (default: on) |
| 26 | Add support for bold, *italic* and *bold italic* font styles. The |
27 | Add support for bold, *italic* and *bold italic* font styles. The |
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| 34 | in lets rxvt-unicode choose replacement fonts more intelligently. |
35 | in lets rxvt-unicode choose replacement fonts more intelligently. |
| 35 | 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 |
| 36 | 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 |
| 37 | font requiring one of these encodings. |
38 | font requiring one of these encodings. |
| 38 | |
39 | |
| 39 | all all available codeset groups |
40 | all all available codeset groups |
| 40 | zh common chinese encodings |
41 | zh common chinese encodings |
| 41 | zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodings |
42 | zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodings |
| 42 | jp common japanese encodings |
43 | jp common japanese encodings |
| 43 | jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings |
44 | jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings |
| 44 | kr korean encodings |
45 | kr korean encodings |
| 45 | |
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| 46 | --enable-xim (default: on) |
46 | --enable-xim (default: on) |
| 47 | Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using |
47 | Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using |
| 48 | alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set |
48 | alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set |
| 49 | up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys. |
49 | up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys. |
| 50 | |
50 | |
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| 63 | (input/output and cut&paste still work, though). |
63 | (input/output and cut&paste still work, though). |
| 64 | |
64 | |
| 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 |
| 67 | characters. This is required for proper viewing of text where |
67 | characters. This is required for proper viewing of text where |
| 68 | accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by |
68 | accents are encoded as separate unicode characters. This is done by |
| 69 | using precomposited characters when available or creating new |
69 | using precomposited characters when available or creating new |
| 70 | pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. |
70 | pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. |
| 71 | |
71 | |
| 72 | Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed |
72 | Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed |
| 73 | characters is somewhat limited (the 6400 private use characters will |
73 | characters is somewhat limited (the 6400 private use characters will |
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| 86 | |
86 | |
| 87 | --with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt) |
87 | --with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt) |
| 88 | Use the given name as default application name when reading |
88 | Use the given name as default application name when reading |
| 89 | resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt. |
89 | resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt. |
| 90 | |
90 | |
| 91 | --with-res-class=CLASS /default: URxvt) |
91 | --with-res-class=CLASS (default: URxvt) |
| 92 | Use the given class as default application class when reading |
92 | Use the given class as default application class when reading |
| 93 | resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace rxvt. |
93 | resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace rxvt. |
| 94 | |
94 | |
| 95 | --enable-utmp (default: on) |
95 | --enable-utmp (default: on) |
| 96 | 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 |
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| 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. |
| 108 | |
108 | |
| 109 | --enable-afterimage (default: on) |
109 | --enable-afterimage (default: on) |
| 110 | Add support for libAfterImage to be used for transparency and |
110 | Add support for libAfterImage to be used for background images. It |
| 111 | background images. It adds support for many file formats including |
111 | adds support for many file formats including JPG, PNG, SVG, TIFF, |
| 112 | JPG, PNG, SVG, TIFF, GIF, XPM, BMP, ICO, XCF, TGA and AfterStep |
112 | GIF, XPM, BMP, ICO, XCF, TGA and AfterStep image XML |
| 113 | image XML |
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| 114 | (<http://www.afterstep.org/visualdoc.php?show=asimagexml>). |
113 | (<http://www.afterstep.org/visualdoc.php?show=asimagexml>). |
| 115 | |
114 | |
| 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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| 119 | |
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| 120 | Note that with this option enabled, urxvt's memory footprint might |
115 | Note that with this option enabled, rxvt's memory footprint might |
| 121 | increase by a few megabytes even if no extra features are used |
116 | increase by a few megabytes even if no extra features are used |
| 122 | (mostly due to third-party libraries used by libAI). Memory |
117 | (mostly due to third-party libraries used by libAI). Memory |
| 123 | footprint may somewhat be lowered if libAfterImage is configured |
118 | footprint may somewhat be lowered if libAfterImage is configured |
| 124 | without support for SVG. |
119 | without support for SVG. |
| 125 | |
120 | |
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121 | --enable-pixbuf (default: off) |
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122 | Add support for GDK-PixBuf to be used for background images. It adds |
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123 | support for many file formats including JPG, PNG, TIFF, GIF, XPM, |
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124 | BMP, ICO and TGA. |
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125 | |
| 126 | --enable-transparency (default: on) |
126 | --enable-transparency (default: on) |
| 127 | Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake |
127 | Add support for using the root pixmap as background to simulate |
| 128 | transparency to the term. |
128 | transparency. Note that blur and blend effects depend on |
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129 | libAfterImage or on libXrender and on the availability of the RENDER |
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130 | extension in the X server. |
| 129 | |
131 | |
| 130 | --enable-fading (default: on) |
132 | --enable-fading (default: on) |
| 131 | Add support for fading the text when focus is lost. |
133 | Add support for fading the text when focus is lost. |
| 132 | |
134 | |
| 133 | --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on) |
135 | --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on) |
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| 136 | --enable-next-scroll (default: on) |
138 | --enable-next-scroll (default: on) |
| 137 | Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar. |
139 | Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar. |
| 138 | |
140 | |
| 139 | --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on) |
141 | --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on) |
| 140 | Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar. |
142 | Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar. |
| 141 | |
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| 142 | --enable-plain-scroll (default: on) |
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| 143 | Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is |
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| 144 | the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many |
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| 145 | years. |
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| 146 | |
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| 147 | --enable-ttygid (default: off) |
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| 148 | Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your |
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| 149 | system uses this type of security. |
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| 150 | |
143 | |
| 151 | --disable-backspace-key |
144 | --disable-backspace-key |
| 152 | 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 |
| 153 | do it. |
146 | do it. |
| 154 | |
147 | |
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| 171 | (possibly in combination with other switches) is: |
164 | (possibly in combination with other switches) is: |
| 172 | |
165 | |
| 173 | MWM-hints |
166 | MWM-hints |
| 174 | EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping) |
167 | EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping) |
| 175 | urgency hint |
168 | urgency hint |
| 176 | seperate underline colour (-underlineColor) |
169 | separate underline colour (-underlineColor) |
| 177 | settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl) |
170 | settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl) |
| 178 | visual depth selection (-depth) |
171 | visual depth selection (-depth) |
| 179 | settable extra linespacing /-lsp) |
172 | settable extra linespacing (-lsp) |
| 180 | iso-14755 5.1 (basic) support |
173 | iso-14755 5.1 (basic) support |
| 181 | tripleclickwords (-tcw) |
174 | tripleclickwords (-tcw) |
| 182 | settable insecure mode (-insecure) |
175 | settable insecure mode (-insecure) |
| 183 | keysym remapping support |
176 | keysym remapping support |
| 184 | cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc) |
177 | cursor blinking and underline cursor (-bc, -uc) |
| 185 | XEmbed support (-embed) |
178 | XEmbed support (-embed) |
| 186 | user-pty (-pty-fd) |
179 | user-pty (-pty-fd) |
| 187 | hold on exit (-hold) |
180 | hold on exit (-hold) |
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181 | compile in built-in block graphics |
| 188 | skip builtin block graphics (-sbg) |
182 | skip builtin block graphics (-sbg) |
| 189 | separate highlightcolor support (-hc) |
183 | separate highlight colour (-highlightColor, -highlightTextColor) |
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184 | extended mouse reporting modes (1005 and 1015). |
| 190 | |
185 | |
| 191 | It also enables some non-essential features otherwise disabled, such |
186 | It also enables some non-essential features otherwise disabled, such |
| 192 | as: |
187 | as: |
| 193 | |
188 | |
| 194 | some round-trip time optimisations |
189 | some round-trip time optimisations |
| 195 | nearest color allocation on pseudocolor screens |
190 | nearest colour allocation on pseudocolor screens |
| 196 | UTF8_STRING support for selection |
191 | UTF8_STRING support for selection |
| 197 | sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107 |
192 | sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107 |
| 198 | backindex and forwardindex escape sequences |
193 | backindex and forwardindex escape sequences |
| 199 | view change/zero scrollback escape sequences |
194 | view change/zero scrollback escape sequences |
| 200 | locale switching escape sequence |
195 | locale switching escape sequence |
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| 202 | rectangular selections |
197 | rectangular selections |
| 203 | trailing space removal for selections |
198 | trailing space removal for selections |
| 204 | verbose X error handling |
199 | verbose X error handling |
| 205 | |
200 | |
| 206 | --enable-iso14755 (default: on) |
201 | --enable-iso14755 (default: on) |
| 207 | Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see urxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt). |
202 | Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1)). Basic support |
| 208 | Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while |
203 | (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while support for |
| 209 | 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. |
| 210 | |
205 | |
| 211 | --enable-keepscrolling (default: on) |
206 | --enable-keepscrolling (default: on) |
| 212 | 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 |
| 213 | mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow. |
208 | mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow. |
| 214 | |
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| 227 | --enable-smart-resize (default: off) |
222 | --enable-smart-resize (default: off) |
| 228 | Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when resizing. This should keep |
223 | Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when resizing. This should keep |
| 229 | the window corner which is closest to a corner of the screen in a |
224 | the window corner which is closest to a corner of the screen in a |
| 230 | fixed position. |
225 | fixed position. |
| 231 | |
226 | |
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227 | --enable-text-blink (default: on) |
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228 | Add support for blinking text. |
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229 | |
| 232 | --enable-pointer-blank (default: on) |
230 | --enable-pointer-blank (default: on) |
| 233 | Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. |
231 | Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. |
| 234 | |
232 | |
| 235 | --enable-perl (default: on) |
233 | --enable-perl (default: on) |
| 236 | Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the urxvtperl(3) manpage |
234 | Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the rxvtperl(3) manpage for |
| 237 | (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 |
| 238 | src/perl-ext/ for the extensions that are installed by default. The |
236 | extensions that are installed by default. The perl interpreter that |
| 239 | perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the "PERL" |
237 | is used can be specified via the "PERL" environment variable when |
| 240 | environment variable when running configure. Even when compiled in, |
238 | running configure. Even when compiled in, perl will *not* be |
| 241 | perl will *not* be initialised when all extensions have been |
239 | initialised when all extensions have been disabled "-pe "" |
| 242 | disabled "-pe "" --perl-ext-common """, so it should be safe to |
240 | --perl-ext-common """, so it should be safe to enable from a |
| 243 | enable from a resource standpoint. |
241 | resource standpoint. |
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242 | |
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243 | --enable-assert (default: off) |
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244 | Enables the assertions in the code, normally disabled. This switch |
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245 | is only useful when developing rxvt-unicode. |
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246 | |
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247 | --enable-256-color (default: off) |
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248 | Force use of so-called 256 colour mode, to work around buggy |
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249 | applications that do not support termcap/terminfo, or simply improve |
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250 | support for applications hardcoding the xterm 256 colour table. |
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251 | |
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252 | This switch breaks termcap/terminfo compatibility to |
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253 | "TERM=rxvt-unicode", and consequently sets "TERM" to |
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254 | "rxvt-unicode-256color" by default (doc/etc/ contains |
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255 | termcap/terminfo definitions for both). |
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256 | |
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257 | It also results in higher memory usage and can slow down rxvt |
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258 | dramatically when more than six fonts are in use by a terminal |
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259 | instance. |
| 244 | |
260 | |
| 245 | --with-afterimage-config=DIR |
261 | --with-afterimage-config=DIR |
| 246 | Look for the libAfterImage config script in DIR. |
262 | Look for the libAfterImage config script in DIR. |
| 247 | |
263 | |
| 248 | --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt) |
264 | --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt) |
