1 Usage: configure [--OPTION[=VALUE] ...] [CONFIGURATION]
3 Set compilation and installation parameters for XEmacs, and report.
5 CONFIGURATION is an optional architecture-vendor-os triple, such as
6 `sparc-sun-solaris2.7'. When possible, omit it; configure will detect it.
8 Conventions for options:
9 - Boolean options may be explicitly enabled by using `--OPTION=yes' and
10 explicitly disabled by using `--OPTION=no'. `--OPTION' (with no argument)
11 is equivalent to `--OPTION=yes'. `--without-FEATURE' is a synonym for
12 `--with-FEATURE=no'. Denoted `(Bool)' below.
13 - Enumerated options accept one type from a specified list. These usually
14 accept `--OPTION=no' to disable it entirely, and `--OPTION=yes' often has a
15 useful default. Denoted `(Enum)'.
16 - Set options accept one or more types from a list of implementations of the
17 feature. All specified implementations will be included. Prefix a type
18 with `no' to disable only that implementation (e.g., `--with-sound=nonas'
19 to disable NAS). The special values `none' and `all' must be first in the
20 list if used. They change the defaults for all types individually from
21 autodetect to `no' or `yes' respectively. `--with-sound=none,native' and
22 `--with-sound=noesd,nonas,native' have the same effect. Denoted `(Set)'.
23 - Other options have special, option-specific formats.
25 Options marked with a (*) are auto-detected. If auto-detected and not
26 explicitly specified, normally
27 - Boolean options default to `yes'.
28 - Enumerated options default to the first detected type in an option-specific
29 priority. Possible defaults are marked with (*) and listed in order.
30 - Set options default to all detected types.
32 Some options are provided mainly to disable features which are on by default.
33 These are indicated by specifying `--OPTION=no'. Explicitly specifying an
34 autodetected option which defaults to `yes' makes a failure to detect signal
35 a fatal configure error.
37 Use colons (or quoted spaces) to separate directory names in option
38 values which are PATHs (i.e. lists of directories).
40 Many features require external packages to be installed. configure will fail
41 if an explicitly requested feature depends on an uninstalled package. On many
42 Linux systems, you must install -devel versions of the package.
44 The results of configure tests are saved in config.log, which is useful
45 for diagnosing problems. Caching of configure results is disabled.
46 If successful, configure leaves its status in config.status. If
47 unsuccessful after disturbing the status quo, it removes config.status.
52 --help Issue this usage message.
53 --verbose Accepted but ignored.
54 --extra-verbose Display more information, useful for debugging.
59 --compiler=PROG C compiler to use
60 --with-gcc (*) (Bool) Use GCC to compile XEmacs.
61 --cflags=FLAGS Compiler flags (such as `-O')
62 --cpp=PROG Set C preprocessor (e.g. `/usr/ccs/lib/cpp', `cc -E')
63 --cppflags=FLAGS C preprocessor flags (e.g. `-I/foo' or `-Dfoo=bar')
64 --libs=LIBS Additional libraries (e.g. `-lfoo')
65 --ldflags=FLAGS Additional linker flags (e.g. `-L/foo')
66 --site-includes=PATH List of directories to search first for header files
67 --site-libraries=PATH List of directories to search first for libraries
68 --site-prefixes=PATH List of directories to search for include/ and lib/
69 subdirectories, just after 'site-includes' and
71 --site-runtime-libraries=PATH List of ALL directories to search for
72 dynamically linked libraries at run time
73 --dynamic (*) (Bool) Link dynamically if supported by system.
74 The default is system-dependent.
75 --srcdir=DIR Use the XEmacs source files in DIR. Requires a Make
76 with VPATH; GNU Make is recommended.
81 --prefix=DIR Install files below DIR. Defaults to `/usr/local'.
82 --with-prefix=no (Bool) Compile the value of `--prefix' into XEmacs.
83 --infodir=DIR Install XEmacs Info manuals and dir in DIR.
84 --moduledir=DIR Install dynamic modules in DIR.
86 You may also specify any of the `path' variables found in Makefile.in.in,
87 including `--bindir', `--libdir', `--docdir', `--lispdir', `--sitelispdir',
88 `--datadir', `--mandir' and so on. These options are DEPRECATED; see INSTALL.
91 Runtime search path options:
93 --with-site-modules=no (Bool) Search directories in the XEmacs hierarchy named
94 `site-modules' before the installed module directories.
95 --with-site-lisp (Bool) Search a site-lisp directory in the XEmacs
96 hierarchy before the packaged Lisp. DEPRECATED.
97 --package-path=PATH Directories to search for packages to dump with xemacs.
98 PATH splits into three parts separated by double
99 colons (::), an `early', a `late', and a `last' part,
100 corresponding to their position in the various
101 system paths: The `early' part is always first,
102 the `late' part somewhere in the middle, and the
103 `last' part at the very back.
104 Only the `late' part gets seen at dump time.
105 If PATH has only one component, it is `late'. With two
106 components, the first is `early', the second is `late'.
107 --infopath=PATH Directories to search for Info documents, info dir
108 and localdir files if run-time searching fails.
111 Window-system options:
113 --with-gtk (Bool) Use GTK on the X Window System. (EXPERIMENTAL)
114 --with-gnome (Bool) Use GNOME on the X Window System. (EXPERIMENTAL)
115 --with-x11 (*) (Bool) Support the X Window System.
116 --x-includes=DIR Search for X header files in DIR.
117 --x-libraries=DIR Search for X libraries in DIR.
118 --with-msw (*) (Bool) Support MS Windows as a window system (only
119 under Cygwin and MinGW). `--with-msw=no' may be needed
120 on *nix systems with Wine installed.
121 --with-wmcommand=no (Bool) Compile without realized leader window which
122 will keep the WM_COMMAND property.
123 --with-xmu=no (*) (Bool) For systems whose vendors don't ship Xmu.
126 GUI component options:
128 Select the widget set used to implement components, Lucid, Motif, or Athena.
129 If `--with-gtk', `--with-gnome', or `--with-msw' are used or implied, treat
130 component options as Bool. The `lucid' widgets are a homebrew set, emulating
131 Motif but faster. Lucid toolbars, menubars, and scrollbars are implemented
132 in Xt. Lucid dialogs and misc widgets wrap and enhance Motif (or Athena if
133 Motif is not found). Several enhanced (eg, 3d) Athena libraries may be used,
134 but the default is the X11R6 `libXaw' (flat) widgets. Use `--with-athena' to
135 explicitly specify which library to link against.
137 --with-toolbars=no (Bool) Don't compile with any toolbar support.
138 --with-menubars=TYPE (Enum) Types: `lucid'(*), `motif', or `no'.
139 *WARNING* The Motif menubar is currently broken.
140 --with-scrollbars=TYPE (Enum) Types: `lucid'(*), `motif', `athena', or `no'.
141 --with-dialogs=TYPE (Enum) Types: `lucid'(*), `motif', `athena', or `no'.
142 --with-widgets=TYPE (Enum) Types: `lucid', `motif', `athena', or `no'(*).
143 --with-athena=TYPE (Enum) Link with the TYPE Athena library. Types:
144 `xaw' [flat], `3d', `next', `95', or `xpm'.
145 --with-dragndrop (*) Support generic drag and drop API. (EXPERIMENTAL)
146 --with-cde Support CDE drag and drop API (requires dragndrop).
147 --with-offix Support OffiX drag and drop API (requires dragndrop).
148 *WARNING* OffiX support may interfere with use of
149 multiple X displays. If the two servers are from
150 different vendors, the results may be unpredictable.
153 TTY (character terminal) options:
155 --with-tty=no Don't support ttys.
156 --with-ncurses (*) Use the ncurses library for tty support.
157 --with-gpm (*) Support the GPM mouse library for ttys.
162 --with-xpm (*) Support XPM images. Toolbars depend on it.
163 --with-png (*) Support PNG images. Strongly recommended.
164 --with-jpeg (*) Support JPEG images.
165 --with-tiff (*) Support TIFF images.
166 --with-xface (*) Support X-Face mail headers. Requires libcompface.
167 --with-gif=no Omit the (builtin) support for GIF images.
172 --with-sound=TYPES (*) (Set) Compile with sound support.
173 Types: `native', `nas' and `esd'.
174 Defaults to `noesd', the others are autodetected.
175 --native-sound-lib=LIB Native sound support library. Needed on Suns
176 with `--with-sound=native,nas' because both sound
177 libraries are called libaudio.
182 --with-database=TYPES (*) (Set) Support key:value databases.
183 Types: `berkdb', `dbm', or `gnudbm'. `dbm' and
184 `gnudbm' are incompatible with each other.
185 --with-ldap (*) (Bool) Support the LDAP protocol.
186 --with-postgresql (*) (Bool) Support the PostgreSQL RDBMS.
191 --mail-locking=TYPE (*) (Enum) Specify the locking method used by movemail.
192 Types: `lockf', `flock', `dot', `locking' or `mmdf'.
193 --with-pop (Bool) Support POP for mail retrieval.
194 --with-kerberos (Bool) Support Kerberos-authenticated POP.
195 --with-hesiod (Bool) Support Hesiod to get the POP server host.
198 Internationalization options:
200 --with-mule (Bool) Support non-Latin-1 (including Asian) languages.
201 --with-xim=TYPE (Enum) Support X Input Method protocol. Types:
202 `motif'(*), `xlib', `no'. Requires Mule.
203 --with-canna (*) (Bool) Support the Canna input method. Requires Mule.
204 --with-wnn (*) (Bool) Support the Wnn input methods. Requires Mule.
205 --with-wnn6 (*) (Bool) Support the commercial version of Wnn.
206 --with-xfs (Bool) Support internationalized menubar via XFontSets.
207 `--with-menubars=lucid' (the default) is desirable.
208 Incompatible with `--with-xim=motif'.
213 --with-workshop (Bool) Support the Sun WorkShop (formerly Sparcworks)
214 development environment.
215 --with-tooltalk (*) (Bool) Support the ToolTalk IPC protocol.
216 --with-socks (Bool) Support SOCKS (an Internet proxy).
217 --with-dnet (*) (Bool) Support DECnet.
218 --with-netinstall (Bool) Support installation over the internet.
219 Only functional on MS Windows platforms.
220 --with-ipv6-cname (Bool) IPv6-ly correct host name canonicalization.
221 IPv6 is always supported if detected; this option
222 prevents blocking and unwanted dialup for CNAME lookup.
223 --external-widget (Bool) Export XEmacs as a text widget. (EXPERIMENTAL)
224 --with-modules (*) (Bool) Support for dynamically loaded libraries
225 (Dynamic Shared Objects). (EXPERIMENTAL)
226 --pdump (Bool) Somewhat experimental portable dumper.
227 --with-file-coding (Bool) Support detection and translation of newline
228 conventions. Default: `yes' on Windows, `no' on Unix.
229 --with-clash-detection=no (Bool) Detect other instances editing the same file.
232 Memory allocation options:
234 --rel-alloc (Bool) Use the relocating allocator (default for this
235 option is system-dependent).
236 --with-dlmalloc=no (Bool) Don't use Doug Lea malloc on systems that have
237 it in the standard C library.
238 --with-system-malloc (Bool) Use the system malloc, instead of GNU malloc.
239 --with-debug-malloc (Bool) Use the debugging malloc package.
240 --use-regex-malloc=no (Bool) Use malloc (not alloca) for regex fail stack.
241 Setting this to 'no' allows crashes - it may be
242 impossible to detect stack exhaustion, and your
248 --debug (Bool) Compile with support for debugging XEmacs.
249 (Causes code-size increase and little loss of speed.)
250 --memory-usage-stats (Bool) Compile with additional code to allow you to
251 determine what XEmacs's memory is being used
252 for. Causes a small code increase but no loss
253 of speed. Normally enabled when `--debug' is given.
254 --error-checking=TYPES (Set) Compile with internal error-checking added.
255 Causes noticeable loss of speed. Types: `bufpos',
256 `byte-code', `extents', `gc', `glyphs', `malloc', and
257 `typecheck'. The default value is `none'.
258 --use-union-type (Bool) Define Lisp_Object as a union, not an int.
259 Use for strict _static_ type-checking. Implicated in
260 system-dependent, hard-to-debug crashes. See PROBLEMS.
261 Do NOT use in production builds.
262 --no-doc-file (Bool) Don't rebuild the DOC file unless it's missing.
263 Only use during development.
264 --quick-build (Bool) Don't GC when dumping. Implies `--no-doc-file'.
265 --with-quantify (Bool) Support performance debugging using Quantify.
266 --with-purify (Bool) Support memory debugging using Purify.
269 The configure script also recognizes some environment variables, each
270 of which is equivalent to a corresponding configure flag. Configure
271 flags take precedence over environment variables, if both are specified.
273 environment corresponding
274 variable configure flag
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282 LD_RUN_PATH --site-runtime-libraries
284 For more details on the install process, consult the INSTALL file.