Usage: configure [--OPTION[=VALUE] ...] [CONFIGURATION] Set compilation and installation parameters for XEmacs, and report. CONFIGURATION is an optional architecture-vendor-os triple, such as `sparc-sun-solaris2.7'. When possible, omit it; configure will detect it. Conventions for options: - Boolean options may be explicitly enabled by using `--OPTION=yes' and explicitly disabled by using `--OPTION=no'. `--OPTION' (with no argument) is equivalent to `--OPTION=yes'. `--without-FEATURE' is a synonym for `--with-FEATURE=no'. Denoted `(Bool)' below. - Enumerated options accept one type from a specified list. These usually accept `--OPTION=no' to disable it entirely, and `--OPTION=yes' often has a useful default. Denoted `(Enum)'. - Set options accept one or more types from a list of implementations of the feature. All specified implementations will be included. Prefix a type with `no' to disable only that implementation (e.g., `--with-sound=nonas' to disable NAS). The special values `none' and `all' must be first in the list if used. They change the defaults for all types individually from autodetect to `no' or `yes' respectively. `--with-sound=none,native' and `--with-sound=noesd,nonas,native' have the same effect. Denoted `(Set)'. - Other options have special, option-specific formats. Options marked with a (*) are auto-detected. If auto-detected and not explicitly specified, normally - Boolean options default to `yes'. - Enumerated options default to the first detected type in an option-specific priority. Possible defaults are marked with (*) and listed in order. - Set options default to all detected types. Some options are provided mainly to disable features which are on by default. These are indicated by specifying `--OPTION=no'. Explicitly specifying an autodetected option which defaults to `yes' makes a failure to detect signal a fatal configure error. Use colons (or quoted spaces) to separate directory names in option values which are PATHs (i.e. lists of directories). Many features require external packages to be installed. configure will fail if an explicitly requested feature depends on an uninstalled package. On many Linux systems, you must install -devel versions of the package. The results of configure tests are saved in config.log, which is useful for diagnosing problems. Caching of configure results is disabled. If successful, configure leaves its status in config.status. If unsuccessful after disturbing the status quo, it removes config.status. General options: --help Issue this usage message. --verbose Accepted but ignored. --extra-verbose Display more information, useful for debugging. Compilation options: --compiler=PROG C compiler to use --with-gcc (*) (Bool) Use GCC to compile XEmacs. --cflags=FLAGS Compiler flags (such as `-O') --cpp=PROG Set C preprocessor (e.g. `/usr/ccs/lib/cpp', `cc -E') --cppflags=FLAGS C preprocessor flags (e.g. `-I/foo' or `-Dfoo=bar') --libs=LIBS Additional libraries (e.g. `-lfoo') --ldflags=FLAGS Additional linker flags (e.g. `-L/foo') --site-includes=PATH List of directories to search first for header files --site-libraries=PATH List of directories to search first for libraries --site-prefixes=PATH List of directories to search for include/ and lib/ subdirectories, just after 'site-includes' and 'site-libraries' --site-runtime-libraries=PATH List of ALL directories to search for dynamically linked libraries at run time --dynamic (*) (Bool) Link dynamically if supported by system. The default is system-dependent. --srcdir=DIR Use the XEmacs source files in DIR. Requires a Make with VPATH; GNU Make is recommended. Installation options: --prefix=DIR Install files below DIR. Defaults to `/usr/local'. --with-prefix=no (Bool) Compile the value of `--prefix' into XEmacs. --infodir=DIR Install XEmacs Info manuals and dir in DIR. --moduledir=DIR Install dynamic modules in DIR. You may also specify any of the `path' variables found in Makefile.in.in, including `--bindir', `--libdir', `--docdir', `--lispdir', `--sitelispdir', `--datadir', `--mandir' and so on. These options are DEPRECATED; see INSTALL. Runtime search path options: --with-site-modules=no (Bool) Search directories in the XEmacs hierarchy named `site-modules' before the installed module directories. --with-site-lisp (Bool) Search a site-lisp directory in the XEmacs hierarchy before the packaged Lisp. DEPRECATED. --package-path=PATH Directories to search for packages to dump with xemacs. PATH splits into three parts separated by double colons (::), an `early', a `late', and a `last' part, corresponding to their position in the various system paths: The `early' part is always first, the `late' part somewhere in the middle, and the `last' part at the very back. Only the `late' part gets seen at dump time. If PATH has only one component, it is `late'. With two components, the first is `early', the second is `late'. --infopath=PATH Directories to search for Info documents, info dir and localdir files if run-time searching fails. Window-system options: --with-gtk (Bool) Use GTK on the X Window System. (EXPERIMENTAL) --with-gnome (Bool) Use GNOME on the X Window System. (EXPERIMENTAL) --with-x11 (*) (Bool) Support the X Window System. --x-includes=DIR Search for X header files in DIR. --x-libraries=DIR Search for X libraries in DIR. --with-msw (*) (Bool) Support MS Windows as a window system (only under Cygwin and MinGW). `--with-msw=no' may be needed on *nix systems with Wine installed. --with-wmcommand=no (Bool) Compile without realized leader window which will keep the WM_COMMAND property. --with-xmu=no (*) (Bool) For systems whose vendors don't ship Xmu. GUI component options: Select the widget set used to implement components, Lucid, Motif, or Athena. If `--with-gtk', `--with-gnome', or `--with-msw' are used or implied, treat component options as Bool. The `lucid' widgets are a homebrew set, emulating Motif but faster. Lucid toolbars, menubars, and scrollbars are implemented in Xt. Lucid dialogs and misc widgets wrap and enhance Motif (or Athena if Motif is not found). Several enhanced (eg, 3d) Athena libraries may be used, but the default is the X11R6 `libXaw' (flat) widgets. Use `--with-athena' to explicitly specify which library to link against. --with-toolbars=no (Bool) Don't compile with any toolbar support. --with-menubars=TYPE (Enum) Types: `lucid'(*), `motif', or `no'. *WARNING* The Motif menubar is currently broken. --with-scrollbars=TYPE (Enum) Types: `lucid'(*), `motif', `athena', or `no'. --with-dialogs=TYPE (Enum) Types: `lucid'(*), `motif', `athena', or `no'. --with-widgets=TYPE (Enum) Types: `lucid', `motif', `athena', or `no'(*). --with-athena=TYPE (Enum) Link with the TYPE Athena library. Types: `xaw' [flat], `3d', `next', `95', or `xpm'. --with-dragndrop (*) Support generic drag and drop API. (EXPERIMENTAL) --with-cde Support CDE drag and drop API (requires dragndrop). --with-offix Support OffiX drag and drop API (requires dragndrop). *WARNING* OffiX support may interfere with use of multiple X displays. If the two servers are from different vendors, the results may be unpredictable. TTY (character terminal) options: --with-tty=no Don't support ttys. --with-ncurses (*) Use the ncurses library for tty support. --with-gpm (*) Support the GPM mouse library for ttys. Image options: --with-xpm (*) Support XPM images. Toolbars depend on it. --with-png (*) Support PNG images. Strongly recommended. --with-jpeg (*) Support JPEG images. --with-tiff (*) Support TIFF images. --with-xface (*) Support X-Face mail headers. Requires libcompface. --with-gif=no Omit the (builtin) support for GIF images. Sound options: --with-sound=TYPES (*) (Set) Compile with sound support. Types: `native', `nas' and `esd'. Defaults to `noesd', the others are autodetected. --native-sound-lib=LIB Native sound support library. Needed on Suns with `--with-sound=native,nas' because both sound libraries are called libaudio. Database options: --with-database=TYPES (*) (Set) Support key:value databases. Types: `berkdb', `dbm', or `gnudbm'. `dbm' and `gnudbm' are incompatible with each other. --with-ldap (*) (Bool) Support the LDAP protocol. --with-postgresql (*) (Bool) Support the PostgreSQL RDBMS. Mail options: --mail-locking=TYPE (*) (Enum) Specify the locking method used by movemail. Types: `lockf', `flock', `dot', `locking' or `mmdf'. --with-pop (Bool) Support POP for mail retrieval. --with-kerberos (Bool) Support Kerberos-authenticated POP. --with-hesiod (Bool) Support Hesiod to get the POP server host. Internationalization options: --with-mule (Bool) Support non-Latin-1 (including Asian) languages. --with-xim=TYPE (Enum) Support X Input Method protocol. Types: `motif'(*), `xlib', `no'. Requires Mule. --with-canna (*) (Bool) Support the Canna input method. Requires Mule. --with-wnn (*) (Bool) Support the Wnn input methods. Requires Mule. --with-wnn6 (*) (Bool) Support the commercial version of Wnn. --with-xfs (Bool) Support internationalized menubar via XFontSets. `--with-menubars=lucid' (the default) is desirable. Incompatible with `--with-xim=motif'. Additional features: --with-workshop (Bool) Support the Sun WorkShop (formerly Sparcworks) development environment. --with-tooltalk (*) (Bool) Support the ToolTalk IPC protocol. --with-socks (Bool) Support SOCKS (an Internet proxy). --with-dnet (*) (Bool) Support DECnet. --with-netinstall (Bool) Support installation over the internet. Only functional on MS Windows platforms. --with-ipv6-cname (Bool) IPv6-ly correct host name canonicalization. IPv6 is always supported if detected; this option prevents blocking and unwanted dialup for CNAME lookup. --external-widget (Bool) Export XEmacs as a text widget. (EXPERIMENTAL) --with-modules (*) (Bool) Support for dynamically loaded libraries (Dynamic Shared Objects). (EXPERIMENTAL) --pdump (Bool) Somewhat experimental portable dumper. --with-file-coding (Bool) Support detection and translation of newline conventions. Default: `yes' on Windows, `no' on Unix. --with-clash-detection=no (Bool) Detect other instances editing the same file. Memory allocation options: --rel-alloc (Bool) Use the relocating allocator (default for this option is system-dependent). --with-dlmalloc=no (Bool) Don't use Doug Lea malloc on systems that have it in the standard C library. --with-system-malloc (Bool) Use the system malloc, instead of GNU malloc. --with-debug-malloc (Bool) Use the debugging malloc package. --use-regex-malloc=no (Bool) Use malloc (not alloca) for regex fail stack. Setting this to 'no' allows crashes - it may be impossible to detect stack exhaustion, and your XEmacs will crash. Debugging options: --debug (Bool) Compile with support for debugging XEmacs. (Causes code-size increase and little loss of speed.) --memory-usage-stats (Bool) Compile with additional code to allow you to determine what XEmacs's memory is being used for. Causes a small code increase but no loss of speed. Normally enabled when `--debug' is given. --error-checking=TYPES (Set) Compile with internal error-checking added. Causes noticeable loss of speed. Types: `bufpos', `byte-code', `extents', `gc', `glyphs', `malloc', and `typecheck'. The default value is `none'. --use-union-type (Bool) Define Lisp_Object as a union, not an int. Use for strict _static_ type-checking. Implicated in system-dependent, hard-to-debug crashes. See PROBLEMS. Do NOT use in production builds. --no-doc-file (Bool) Don't rebuild the DOC file unless it's missing. Only use during development. --quick-build (Bool) Don't GC when dumping. Implies `--no-doc-file'. --with-quantify (Bool) Support performance debugging using Quantify. --with-purify (Bool) Support memory debugging using Purify. The configure script also recognizes some environment variables, each of which is equivalent to a corresponding configure flag. Configure flags take precedence over environment variables, if both are specified. environment corresponding variable configure flag ----------- -------------- CC --compiler CPP --cpp CFLAGS --cflags CPPFLAGS --cppflags LDFLAGS --ldflags LIBS --libs LD_RUN_PATH --site-runtime-libraries For more details on the install process, consult the INSTALL file.