linking is the default.
--srcdir=DIR Look for the XEmacs source files in DIR.
Works best when using GNU Make.
---use-indexed-lrecord-implementation
---use-minimal-tagbits
---gung-ho Build with new-style Lisp_Objects.
- Equivalent to both of the 2 previous options combined.
Installation options:
--prefix=DIR Install files below DIR. Defaults to `/usr/local'.
+--with-prefix Compile the value of --prefix into the executable.
+ Defaults to `yes'.
+--without-prefix Don't compile the value of --prefix into the executable.
Window-system options:
--x-includes=DIR Search for X header files in DIR.
--x-libraries=DIR Search for X libraries in DIR.
--without-toolbars Don't compile with any toolbar support.
---without-session Compile without realized leader window which will
- keep the WM_COMMAND property. Required for proper
- session-management.
+--without-wmcommand Compile without realized leader window which will
+ keep the WM_COMMAND property.
+--with-athena=TYPE Use TYPE Athena widgets
+ (xaw, 3d, next, 95, or xpm)
--with-menubars=TYPE Use TYPE menubars (lucid, motif, or no). The Lucid
widgets emulate Motif (mostly) but are faster.
*WARNING* The Motif menubar is currently broken.
--with-scrollbars=TYPE Use TYPE scrollbars
- (lucid, motif, athena, athena3d, or no).
---with-dialogs=TYPE Use TYPE dialog boxes (motif, athena, athena3d, or no).
+ (lucid, motif, athena, or no).
+--with-dialogs=TYPE Use TYPE dialog boxes (motif, athena, or no).
Lucid menubars and scrollbars are the default.
Motif dialog boxes will be used if Motif can be found.
+--with-widgets=TYPE Use TYPE widgets (motif, athena, or no).
+ Motif widgets will be used if Motif can be found.
+ Other widget types are currently unsupported.
--with-dragndrop (*) Compile in the generic drag and drop API. This is
automatically added if one of the drag and drop
protocols is found (currently CDE, OffiX, MSWindows).
unpredictable.
--without-xmu (*) For those unfortunates whose vendors don't ship Xmu.
--external-widget Compile with external widget support.
+
+
+TTY options:
+
+--without-tty Don't support TTY-s.
+--with-ncurses (*) Use the ncurses library for tty support.
+--with-gpm (*) Compile in support for General Purpose Mouse.
+
+
+Image options:
+
--with-xpm (*) Compile with support for XPM files.
It is highly recommended that you obtain XPM
(version 3.4h or better) if you don't already
Get if from the XEmacs FTP site.
-TTY options:
+Sound options:
---without-tty Don't support TTY-s.
---with-ncurses (*) Use the ncurses library for tty support.
---with-gpm (*) Compile in support for General Purpose Mouse.
+--with-sound=TYPE,[TYPE],... Compile with native sound support.
+ Valid types are `native', `nas' and `esd'.
+ Prefix a type with 'no' to disable.
+ The first option can be `none' or `all'.
+ `none' is a synonym for `nonative,nonas,noesd'.
+ `all' is a synonym for native,nas,esd or `all'.
+ The default is to autodetect all sound support.
+--native-sound-lib=LIB Native sound support library. Needed on Suns
+ with --with-sound=both because both sound libraries
+ are called libaudio.
-Additional features:
+Database options:
---with-tooltalk (*) Support the ToolTalk IPC protocol.
---with-workshop Support the Sun WorkShop (formerly Sparcworks)
- development environment.
---with-socks Compile with support for SOCKS (an Internet proxy).
--with-database=TYPE (*) Compile with database support. Valid types are
`no' or a comma-separated list of one or more
of `berkdb' and either `dbm' or `gnudbm'.
---with-sound=native (*) Compile with native sound support.
---with-sound=nas Compile with network sound support.
---with-sound=both Compile with native and network sound support.
---native-sound-lib=LIB Native sound support library. Needed on Suns
- with --with-sound=both because both sound libraries
- are called libaudio.
---with-pop support POP for mail retrieval
---with-kerberos support Kerberos-authenticated POP
---with-hesiod support Hesiod to get the POP server host
---with-dnet (*) Compile with support for DECnet.
--with-ldap (*) Compile with support for the LDAP protocol (requires
installed LDAP libraries on the system).
+--with-postgresql (*) Compile with support for the PostgreSQL RDBMS (requires
+ installed PostreSQL libraries on the system).
+
+
+Mail options:
+
--mail-locking=TYPE (*) Specify the locking to be used by movemail to prevent
concurrent updates of mail spool files. Valid types
- are `lockf', `flock', and `file'.
+ are `lockf', `flock', and `dot'.
+--with-pop support POP for mail retrieval
+--with-kerberos support Kerberos-authenticated POP
+--with-hesiod support Hesiod to get the POP server host
+
+
+Additional features:
+
+--with-tooltalk (*) Support the ToolTalk IPC protocol.
+--with-workshop Support the Sun WorkShop (formerly Sparcworks)
+ development environment.
+--with-socks Compile with support for SOCKS (an Internet proxy).
+--with-dnet (*) Compile with support for DECnet.
+--with-modules Compile in experimental support for dynamically
+ loaded libraries (Dynamic Shared Objects).
--with-site-lisp=yes Allow for a site-lisp directory in the XEmacs hierarchy
searched before the installation packages.
--with-site-modules=no Disable site-modules directory in the XEmacs hierarchy,
and localdir files in case run-time searching
for them fails.
--moduledir=DIR Directory to install dynamic modules in.
+--pdump New, experimental, non-working, don't-sue-me-if-
+ your-house-collapses-and-your-wife-goes-away,
+ portable dumper.
Internationalization options:
Other options:
---puresize=VALUE Override default amount of space for pure Lisp code.
--rel-alloc Use the relocating allocator (default for this option
is system-dependent).
--with-dlmalloc Control usage of Doug Lea malloc on systems that have
--with-system-malloc Force use of the system malloc, rather than GNU malloc.
--with-debug-malloc Use the debugging malloc package.
--with-clash-detection Use lock files to detect multiple edits of the same
- file. The default is to not do clash detection.
+ file. The default is to do clash detection.
--lockdir=DIR The directory to put clash detection files in, such as
`/var/lock/emacs'.
Defaults to `${statedir}/xemacs/lock'.
You may also specify any of the `path' variables found in Makefile.in,
-including --bindir, --libdir, --lispdir, --sitelispdir, --datadir,
---infodir, --mandir and so on. Note that we recommend against
-explicitly setting any of these variables. See the INSTALL file for a
-complete list plus the reasons we advise not changing them.
+including --bindir, --libdir, --docdir, --lispdir, --sitelispdir,
+--datadir, --infodir, --mandir and so on. Note that we recommend
+against explicitly setting any of these variables. See the INSTALL
+file for a complete list plus the reasons we advise not changing them.
If successful, configure leaves its status in config.status. If
unsuccessful after disturbing the status quo, it removes config.status.