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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. no "--enable-xxx" or "--disable-xxx"
4so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should always 5 switches). Of course, you should always report when a combination
5report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc Lehmann 6 doesn't work, so it 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", except for "--enable-assert" and
13 "--enable-256-color".
14
11 dependant. You can specify this and then disable options which 15 You can specify this and then disable options you do not like by
12 this enables by _following_ this with the appropriate commands. 16 *following* this with the appropriate "--disable-..." arguments, or
13--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)
14 add support for xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. xft fonts are 22 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, 23 are slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use
16 you don't pay for them. 24 them, you don't pay for them.
17--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)
18 compile in support for additional codeset groups: 31 Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups ("eu",
19 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 encodings
43 jp common japanese encodings
20 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings 44 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
21 kr korean encodings 45 kr korean encodings
22 cn common chinese encodings 46 --enable-xim (default: on)
23 cn_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs
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 separate 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
72 add support for XPM background pixmaps 109 --enable-afterimage (default: on)
73--enable-transparency 110 Add support for libAfterImage to be used for background images. It
74 add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake 111 adds support for many file formats including JPG, PNG, SVG, TIFF,
75 transparency to the term 112 GIF, XPM, BMP, ICO, XCF, TGA and AfterStep image XML
76--enable-fading 113 (<http://www.afterstep.org/visualdoc.php?show=asimagexml>).
114
115 Note that with this option enabled, rxvt's memory footprint might
116 increase by a few megabytes even if no extra features are used
117 (mostly due to third-party libraries used by libAI). Memory
118 footprint may somewhat be lowered if libAfterImage is configured
119 without support for SVG.
120
121 --enable-pixbuf (default: off)
122 Add support for GDK-PixBuf to be used for background images. It adds
123 support for many file formats including JPG, PNG, TIFF, GIF, XPM,
124 BMP, ICO and TGA.
125
126 --enable-transparency (default: on)
127 Add support for using the root pixmap as background to simulate
128 transparency. Note that blur and blend effects depend on
129 libAfterImage or on libXrender and on the availability of the RENDER
130 extension in the X server.
131
132 --enable-fading (default: on)
77 add support for fading the text when focus is lost. 133 Add support for fading the text when focus is lost.
78--enable-tinting 134
79 add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds. 135 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
80--enable-menubar
81 add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with
82 dynamic locale switching currently)
83--enable-rxvt-scroll
84 add support for the original rxvt scrollbar 136 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
85--enable-next-scroll 137
138 --enable-next-scroll (default: on)
86 add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar 139 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
87--enable-xterm-scroll 140
141 --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on)
88 add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar 142 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
89--enable-plain-scroll 143
90 add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that
91 is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for
92 many years.
93--enable-half-shadow
94 make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.
95 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars
96--enable-ttygid
97 change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if
98 your system uses this type of security
99--disable-backspace-key 144 --disable-backspace-key
100 disable 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
101 do it 146 do it.
147
102--disable-delete-key 148 --disable-delete-key
103 disable any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server 149 Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do
104 do it 150 it.
151
105--disable-resources 152 --disable-resources
106 remove all resources checking 153 Removes any support for resource checking.
107--enable-xgetdefault 154
108 make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
109 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist
110 then ~/.Xresources
111--enable-strings
112 add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
113 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may
114 have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries
115 to link in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many
116 GNU/Linux systems).
117--disable-swapscreen 155 --disable-swapscreen
118 remove support for swap screen 156 Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
119--enable-frills 157
120 add support for some lesser used features 158 --enable-frills (default: on)
121--enable-linespace 159 Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice
122 add support to provide user specified line spacing between text rows 160 to have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may
123--enable-keepscrolling 161 want to disable this.
162
163 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills"
164 (possibly in combination with other switches) is:
165
166 MWM-hints
167 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
168 urgency hint
169 separate underline colour (-underlineColor)
170 settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
171 visual depth selection (-depth)
172 settable extra linespacing (-lsp)
173 iso-14755 5.1 (basic) support
174 tripleclickwords (-tcw)
175 settable insecure mode (-insecure)
176 keysym remapping support
177 cursor blinking and underline cursor (-bc, -uc)
178 XEmbed support (-embed)
179 user-pty (-pty-fd)
180 hold on exit (-hold)
181 compile in built-in block graphics
182 skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
183 separate highlight colour (-highlightColor, -highlightTextColor)
184 extended mouse reporting modes (1005 and 1015).
185
186 It also enables some non-essential features otherwise disabled, such
187 as:
188
189 some round-trip time optimisations
190 nearest colour allocation on pseudocolor screens
191 UTF8_STRING support for selection
192 sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107
193 backindex and forwardindex escape sequences
194 view change/zero scrollback escape sequences
195 locale switching escape sequence
196 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
197 rectangular selections
198 trailing space removal for selections
199 verbose X error handling
200
201 --enable-iso14755 (default: on)
202 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1)). Basic support
203 (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while support for
204 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch.
205
206 --enable-keepscrolling (default: on)
124 add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold 207 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the
125 the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow 208 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
126--enable-mousewheel 209
210 --enable-selectionscrolling (default: on)
211 Add support for scrolling when the selection moves to the top or
212 bottom of the screen.
213
214 --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
127 add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5 215 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
128--enable-slipwheeling 216
217 --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
129 add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 218 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
130 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 219 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
131 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. 220 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
132--enable-old-selection 221
133 remove support for reverting the mouse selection style to that 222 --enable-smart-resize (default: off)
134 of v2.20 (and prior) 223 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when resizing. This should keep
135--disable-new-selection
136 remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm
137--enable-dmalloc
138 use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging
139 See http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details
140 If you use either this or the next option, you may need to
141 edit src/Makefile after compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to
142 the right places.
143 You can only use either this option and the following (should
144 you use either)
145--enable-dlmalloc
146 use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version
147 See http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html for details
148--enable-smart-resize
149 add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size
150 via from hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the
151 rxvt corner which is closest to a corner of the screen 224 the window corner which is closest to a corner of the screen in a
152--enable-256-color 225 fixed position.
153 add support for 256 colours rather than the base 16 colours 226
154--enable-cursor-blink 227 --enable-text-blink (default: on)
155 add support for a blinking cursor 228 Add support for blinking text.
156--enable-pointer-blank 229
230 --enable-pointer-blank (default: on)
157 add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive 231 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
158--with-name=NAME 232
159 set the basename for the installed binaries (default: urxvt, resulting 233 --enable-perl (default: on)
234 Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the rxvtperl(3) manpage for
235 more info on this feature, or the files in src/perl/ for the
236 extensions that are installed by default. The perl interpreter that
237 is used can be specified via the "PERL" environment variable when
238 running configure. Even when compiled in, perl will *not* be
239 initialised when all extensions have been disabled "-pe ""
240 --perl-ext-common """, so it should be safe to enable from a
241 resource standpoint.
242
243 --enable-assert (default: off)
244 Enables the assertions in the code, normally disabled. This switch
245 is only useful when developing rxvt-unicode.
246
247 --enable-256-color (default: off)
248 Force use of so-called 256 colour mode, to work around buggy
249 applications that do not support termcap/terminfo, or simply improve
250 support for applications hardcoding the xterm 256 colour table.
251
252 This switch breaks termcap/terminfo compatibility to
253 "TERM=rxvt-unicode", and consequently sets "TERM" to
254 "rxvt-unicode-256color" by default (doc/etc/ contains
255 termcap/terminfo definitions for both).
256
257 It also results in higher memory usage and can slow down rxvt
258 dramatically when more than six fonts are in use by a terminal
259 instance.
260
261 --with-afterimage-config=DIR
262 Look for the libAfterImage config script in DIR.
263
264 --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
265 Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt",
160 in urxvt, urxvtd etc.). Specify --with-name=rxvt to replace rxvt. 266 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt".
161--with-term=NAME 267
268 --with-term=NAME (default: rxvt-unicode)
162 change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME 269 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME.
163 (default "rxvt") 270
164--with-terminfo=PATH 271 --with-terminfo=PATH
165 change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo 272 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree
166 tree to PATH 273 to PATH.
274
167--with-x 275 --with-x
168 use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?) 276 Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?).
169--with-xpm-includes=DIR
170 look for the XPM includes in DIR
171--with-xpm-library=DIR
172 look for the XPM library in DIR
173--with-xpm
174 not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background
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