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1 | -- INSTALL for Fluxbox | ||
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3 | Compilation and Installation: | ||
4 | -------------------------------- | ||
5 | The `configure' shell script attempts to guess correct values for | ||
6 | various system-dependent variables used during compilation. It uses | ||
7 | those values to create a `Makefile' in each directory in the | ||
8 | Blackbox source tree. | ||
9 | |||
10 | Finally, it creates a shell script `config.status' that you can run | ||
11 | in the future to recreate the current configuration, a file | ||
12 | `config.cache' that saves the results of its tests to speed up | ||
13 | reconfiguring, and a file `config.log' containing compiler output | ||
14 | (useful mainly for debugging `configure'). | ||
15 | |||
16 | If you need to do unusual things to compile Blackbox, please try | ||
17 | to figure out how `configure' could check whether to do them, and mail | ||
18 | diffs or instructions to bhughes@tcac.net so they can be considered | ||
19 | for the next release. If at some point `config.cache' contains | ||
20 | results you don't want to keep, you may remove or edit it. | ||
21 | |||
22 | The file `configure.in' is used to create `configure' by a program | ||
23 | called `autoconf'. You only need `configure.in' if you want to change | ||
24 | it or regenerate `configure' using a newer version of `autoconf'. | ||
25 | |||
26 | The simplest way to compile this package is: | ||
27 | |||
28 | 1. `cd' to the directory containing the package's source code and type | ||
29 | `./configure' to configure the package for your system. If you're | ||
30 | using `csh' on an old version of System V, you might need to type | ||
31 | `sh ./configure' instead to prevent `csh' from trying to execute | ||
32 | `configure' itself. | ||
33 | |||
34 | Running `configure' takes awhile. While running, it prints some | ||
35 | messages telling which features it is checking for. | ||
36 | |||
37 | 2. Type `make' to compile the package. | ||
38 | |||
39 | 3. Type `make install' to install the programs and any data files and | ||
40 | documentation. | ||
41 | |||
42 | 4. You can remove the program binaries and object files from the | ||
43 | source code directory by typing `make clean'. To also remove the | ||
44 | files that `configure' created (so you can compile the package for | ||
45 | a different kind of computer), type `make distclean'. | ||
46 | |||
47 | |||
48 | Compilers and Options: | ||
49 | ---------------------- | ||
50 | Some systems require unusual options for compilation or linking that | ||
51 | the `configure' script does not know about. You can give `configure' | ||
52 | initial values for variables by setting them in the environment. Using | ||
53 | a Bourne-compatible shell, you can do that on the command line like | ||
54 | this: | ||
55 | CC=c89 CFLAGS=-O2 LIBS=-lposix ./configure | ||
56 | |||
57 | Or on systems that have the `env' program, you can do it like this: | ||
58 | env CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/local/include LDFLAGS=-s ./configure | ||
59 | |||
60 | |||
61 | Optional Features: | ||
62 | ------------------ | ||
63 | Fluxbox supports the XShape extension of X11R6. This support is enabled by | ||
64 | default, but may be overridden by specifying `--disable-shape' on the configure | ||
65 | script's command line. | ||
66 | |||
67 | Fluxbox supports Window Maker dockapps (warning: restarts from wmaker to | ||
68 | fluxbox don't always handle dockapps correctly) with a gadget called the Slit. | ||
69 | The Slit is compiled into Blackbox by default, but may be overridden by | ||
70 | specifying `--disable-slit' on the configure script's command line. | ||
71 | |||
72 | Fluxbox supports a rendering effect called "faked interlacing" which darkens | ||
73 | every other line in rendered images. This support works only for gradient | ||
74 | images. It is compiled in by default, but may be overridden by specifying | ||
75 | `--disable-interlace' on the configure script's command line. | ||
76 | |||
77 | Fluxbox provides an alternative rendering algorithm for dithering on | ||
78 | pseudocolor (8 bit) displays. A noticeable pattern is visible when using | ||
79 | this; it's a matter of taste whether this looks better than the default | ||
80 | algorithm. It is disabled by default, but may be overridden by specifying | ||
81 | '--enable-ordered-pseudo' on the configure script's command line. | ||
82 | |||
83 | Fluxbox uses a timer which allows it to periodically flush its pixmap | ||
84 | cache. It is enabled by default, but may be overridden by specifying | ||
85 | '--disable-timed-cache' on the configure script's command line. | ||
86 | |||
87 | Also, `configure' can usually find the X include and library files | ||
88 | automatically, but if it doesn't, you can use the `configure' | ||
89 | options `--x-includes=DIR' and `--x-libraries=DIR' to specify | ||
90 | their locations. | ||
91 | |||
92 | |||
93 | Please read the README file also. | ||
94 | |||