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1CONFIGURE OPTIONS 1CONFIGURE 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 ./reconf script as a base for experiments. ./reconf is used by 4 the default configuration (i.e. no "--enable-xxx" or "--disable-xxx"
5 myself, so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you 5 switches). Of course, you should always report when a combination
6 should always report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be
7 fixed. Marc Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de>. 6 doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de>.
8 7
9 All 8 All
10 9
11 --enable-everything 10 --enable-everything
12 Add (or remove) support for all non-multichoice options listed in 11 Add (or remove) support for all non-multichoice options listed in
35 in lets rxvt-unicode choose replacement fonts more intelligently. 34 in lets rxvt-unicode choose replacement fonts more intelligently.
36 Compiling them in will make your binary bigger (all of together cost 35 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 36 about 700kB), but it doesn't increase memory usage unless you use a
38 font requiring one of these encodings. 37 font requiring one of these encodings.
39 38
40 all all available codeset groups 39 all all available codeset groups
41 zh common chinese encodings 40 zh common chinese encodings
42 zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs 41 zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodings
43 jp common japanese encodings 42 jp common japanese encodings
44 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings 43 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
45 kr korean encodings 44 kr korean encodings
46
47 --enable-xim (default: on) 45 --enable-xim (default: on)
48 Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using 46 Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
49 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set 47 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set
50 up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys. 48 up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
51 49
52 --enable-unicode3 (default: off) 50 --enable-unicode3 (default: off)
51 Recommended to stay off unless you really need non-BMP characters.
52
53 Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 65535 53 Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 65535
54 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage requirements 54 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage requirements
55 per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet support these 55 per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet support these
56 extra characters, but Xft does. 56 extra characters, but Xft does.
57 57
58 Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535 58 Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535
59 even without this flag, but the number of such characters is limited 59 even without this flag, but the number of such characters is limited
60 to a view thousand (shared with combining characters, see next 60 to a few thousand (shared with combining characters, see next
61 switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them 61 switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them
62 (input/output and cut&paste still work, though). 62 (input/output and cut&paste still work, though).
63 63
64 --enable-combining (default: on) 64 --enable-combining (default: on)
65 Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite 65 Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite
67 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by 67 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by
68 using precomposited characters when available or creating new 68 using precomposited characters when available or creating new
69 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. 69 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
70 70
71 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed 71 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed
72 characters is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt-unicode 72 characters is somewhat limited (the 6400 private use characters will
73 will use the private use area, extending the number of combinations
74 to 8448). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists. 73 be (ab-)used). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists.
75 74
76 This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters 75 This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters
77 beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified. 76 beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified.
78 77
79 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation 78 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation
86 85
87 --with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt) 86 --with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
88 Use the given name as default application name when reading 87 Use the given name as default application name when reading
89 resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt. 88 resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.
90 89
91 --with-res-class=CLASS /default: URxvt) 90 --with-res-class=CLASS (default: URxvt)
92 Use the given class as default application class when reading 91 Use the given class as default application class when reading
93 resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace rxvt. 92 resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace rxvt.
94 93
95 --enable-utmp (default: on) 94 --enable-utmp (default: on)
96 Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like w) at start 95 Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like w) at start
104 --enable-lastlog (default: on) 103 --enable-lastlog (default: on)
105 Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like lastlogin) 104 Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like lastlogin)
106 at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to 105 at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to
107 also be specified. 106 also be specified.
108 107
109 --enable-xpm-background (default: off) 108 --enable-afterimage (default: on)
110 Add support for XPM background pixmaps. 109 Add support for libAfterImage to be used for transparency and
110 background images. It adds support for many file formats including
111 JPG, PNG, SVG, TIFF, GIF, XPM, BMP, ICO, XCF, TGA and AfterStep
112 image XML
113 (<http://www.afterstep.org/visualdoc.php?show=asimagexml>).
111 114
115 This option also adds such eye candy as blending an image over the
116 root background, as well as dynamic scaling and bluring of
117 background images.
118
119 Note that with this option enabled, rxvt's memory footprint might
120 increase by a few megabytes even if no extra features are used
121 (mostly due to third-party libraries used by libAI). Memory
122 footprint may somewhat be lowered if libAfterImage is configured
123 without support for SVG.
124
112 --enable-transparency (default: off) 125 --enable-transparency (default: on)
113 Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake 126 Add support for backgrounds, creating illusion of transparency in
114 transparency to the term. 127 the term.
115 128
116 --enable-fading (default: on) 129 --enable-fading (default: on)
117 Add support for fading the text when focus is lost (requires 130 Add support for fading the text when focus is lost.
118 "--enable-transparency").
119
120 --enable-tinting (default: on)
121 Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires
122 "--enable-transparency").
123
124 --enable-menubar (default: off)
125 Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with
126 dynamic locale switching currently).
127 131
128 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on) 132 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
129 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar. 133 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
130 134
131 --enable-next-scroll (default: on) 135 --enable-next-scroll (default: on)
137 --enable-plain-scroll (default: on) 141 --enable-plain-scroll (default: on)
138 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is 142 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is
139 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many 143 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many
140 years. 144 years.
141 145
142 --enable-half-shadow (default: off)
143 Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.
144 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.
145
146 --enable-ttygid (default: off)
147 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your
148 system uses this type of security.
149
150 --disable-backspace-key 146 --disable-backspace-key
151 Removes any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server 147 Removes any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server
152 do it. 148 do it.
153 149
154 --disable-delete-key 150 --disable-delete-key
155 Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do 151 Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do
156 it. 152 it.
157 153
158 --disable-resources 154 --disable-resources
159 Removes any support for resource checking. 155 Removes any support for resource checking.
160
161 --enable-xgetdefault
162 Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
163 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist
164 then ~/.Xresources.
165
166 Please note that nowadays, things like XIM will automatically pull
167 in and use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it
168 might be very small, if nonexistant.
169
170 --enable-strings (default: off)
171 Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
172 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may have
173 been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries to link
174 in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many GNU/Linux
175 systems).
176 156
177 --disable-swapscreen 157 --disable-swapscreen
178 Remove support for secondary/swap screen. 158 Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
179 159
180 --enable-frills (default: on) 160 --enable-frills (default: on)
185 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills" 165 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills"
186 (possibly in combination with other switches) is: 166 (possibly in combination with other switches) is:
187 167
188 MWM-hints 168 MWM-hints
189 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping) 169 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
170 urgency hint
190 seperate underline colour 171 seperate underline colour (-underlineColor)
191 settable border widths and borderless switch 172 settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
173 visual depth selection (-depth)
192 settable extra linespacing 174 settable extra linespacing /-lsp)
193 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback 175 iso-14755 5.1 (basic) support
176 tripleclickwords (-tcw)
177 settable insecure mode (-insecure)
178 keysym remapping support
179 cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc)
180 XEmbed support (-embed)
181 user-pty (-pty-fd)
182 hold on exit (-hold)
183 compile in built-in block graphics
184 skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
185 separate highlightcolor support (-hc)
186
187 It also enables some non-essential features otherwise disabled, such
188 as:
189
190 some round-trip time optimisations
191 nearest color allocation on pseudocolor screens
192 UTF8_STRING support for selection
193 sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107
194 backindex and forwardindex escape sequence 194 backindex and forwardindex escape sequences
195 view change/zero scrollback escape sequences
196 locale switching escape sequence
195 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences 197 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
196 tripleclickwords 198 rectangular selections
197 settable insecure mode 199 trailing space removal for selections
198 keysym remapping support 200 verbose X error handling
199 cursor blinking and underline cursor
200 -embed and -pty-fd options
201 201
202 --enable-iso14755 (default: on) 202 --enable-iso14755 (default: on)
203 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt). 203 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt).
204 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while 204 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while
205 support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch. 205 support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch.
206 206
207 --enable-keepscrolling (default: on) 207 --enable-keepscrolling (default: on)
208 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the 208 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the
209 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow. 209 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
210 210
211 --enable-selectionscrolling (default: on)
212 Add support for scrolling when the selection moves to the top or
213 bottom of the screen.
214
211 --enable-mousewheel (default: on) 215 --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
212 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5. 216 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
213 217
214 --enable-slipwheeling (default: on) 218 --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
215 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 219 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
216 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 220 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
217 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. 221 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
218 222
219 --disable-new-selection
220 Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
221
222 --enable-dmalloc (default: off)
223 Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
224 http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this
225 or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after
226 compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
227
228 You can only use either this option and the following (should you
229 use either) .
230
231 --enable-dlmalloc (default: off)
232 Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version See
233 <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
234
235 --enable-smart-resize (default: on) 223 --enable-smart-resize (default: off)
236 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from 224 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when resizing. This should keep
237 hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which 225 the window corner which is closest to a corner of the screen in a
238 is closest to a corner of the screen. 226 fixed position.
227
228 --enable-text-blink (default: on)
229 Add support for blinking text.
239 230
240 --enable-pointer-blank (default: on) 231 --enable-pointer-blank (default: on)
241 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. 232 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
233
234 --enable-perl (default: on)
235 Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the rxvtperl(3) manpage
236 (doc/rxvtperl.txt) for more info on this feature, or the files in
237 src/perl-ext/ for the extensions that are installed by default. The
238 perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the "PERL"
239 environment variable when running configure. Even when compiled in,
240 perl will *not* be initialised when all extensions have been
241 disabled "-pe "" --perl-ext-common """, so it should be safe to
242 enable from a resource standpoint.
243
244 --with-afterimage-config=DIR
245 Look for the libAfterImage config script in DIR.
242 246
243 --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt) 247 --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
244 Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt", 248 Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt",
245 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt". 249 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt".
246 250
252 to PATH. 256 to PATH.
253 257
254 --with-x 258 --with-x
255 Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?). 259 Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?).
256 260
257 --with-xpm-includes=DIR
258 Look for the XPM includes in DIR.
259
260 --with-xpm-library=DIR
261 Look for the XPM library in DIR.
262
263 --with-xpm
264 Not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background.
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