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Compilation and Installation:
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The `configure' shell script attempts to guess correct values for
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various system-dependent variables used during compilation. It uses
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those values to create a `Makefile' in each directory in the
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Finally, it creates a shell script `config.status' that you can run
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in the future to recreate the current configuration, a file
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`config.cache' that saves the results of its tests to speed up
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reconfiguring, and a file `config.log' containing compiler output
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(useful mainly for debugging `configure').
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If you need to do unusual things to compile Fluxbox, please try
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to figure out how `configure' could check whether to do them, and mail
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diffs or instructions to fluxbox-developers list (see www.fluxbox.org)
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so they can be considered for the next release. If at some point
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`config.cache' contains results you don't want to keep, you may remove
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The file `configure.in' is used to create `configure' by a program
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called `autoconf'. You only need `configure.in' if you want to change
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it or regenerate `configure' using a newer version of `autoconf'.
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The simplest way to compile this package is:
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1. `cd' to the directory containing the package's source code and type
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`./configure' to configure the package for your system. If you're
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using `csh' on an old version of System V, you might need to type
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`sh ./configure' instead to prevent `csh' from trying to execute
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Running `configure' takes awhile. While running, it prints some
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messages telling which features it is checking for.
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2. Type `make' to compile the package.
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3. Type `make install' to install the programs and any data files and
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4. You can remove the program binaries and object files from the
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source code directory by typing `make clean'. To also remove the
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files that `configure' created (so you can compile the package for
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a different kind of computer), type `make distclean'.
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Compilers and Options:
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Some systems require unusual options for compilation or linking that
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the `configure' script does not know about. You can give `configure'
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initial values for variables by setting them in the environment. Using
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a Bourne-compatible shell, you can do that on the command line like
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CC=c89 CFLAGS=-O2 LIBS=-lposix ./configure
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Or on systems that have the `env' program, you can do it like this:
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env CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/local/include LDFLAGS=-s ./configure
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Fluxbox supports the XShape extension of X11R6. This support is enabled by
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default, but may be overridden by specifying `--disable-shape' on the configure
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script's command line.
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Fluxbox supports Window Maker dockapps (warning: restarts from wmaker to
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fluxbox don't always handle dockapps correctly) with a gadget called the Slit.
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The Slit is compiled into Fluxbox by default, but may be overridden by
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specifying `--disable-slit' on the configure script's command line.
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Fluxbox supports a rendering effect called "faked interlacing" which darkens
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every other line in rendered images. This support works only for gradient
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images. It is compiled in by default, but may be overridden by specifying
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`--disable-interlace' on the configure script's command line.
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Fluxbox provides an alternative rendering algorithm for dithering on
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pseudocolor (8 bit) displays. A noticeable pattern is visible when using
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this; it's a matter of taste whether this looks better than the default
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algorithm. It is disabled by default, but may be overridden by specifying
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'--enable-ordered-pseudo' on the configure script's command line.
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Fluxbox uses a timer which allows it to periodically flush its pixmap
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cache. It is enabled by default, but may be overridden by specifying
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'--disable-timed-cache' on the configure script's command line.
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Also, `configure' can usually find the X include and library files
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automatically, but if it doesn't, you can use the `configure'
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options `--x-includes=DIR' and `--x-libraries=DIR' to specify
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Please read the README file also.
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