45.1.2 Build Configuration

When configuring FreeM with the supplied configure script, there are some FreeM-specific options that may be used to compile in optional features, or exclude default ones:

--enable-mwapi (EXPERIMENTAL)

Enables experimental support for the M Windowing API (ANSI X11.6-1995) using the OSF/Motif widget toolkit. Requires that you have the X11, Xt, ICE, and Xm libraries, as well as all of their C header files.

Please consult your operating system’s documentation for the correct commands to install the required libraries.

Example

$ ./configure --enable-mwapi
$ make
$ sudo make install

--enable-newglobals (EXPERIMENTAL)

Enables a new and modernized global handler. This global handler has a number of known bugs, and thus should be used with caution.

Note that global files created in the default global handler are incompatible with the new global handler, and vice-versa. You will need to back up and remove all globals in your environments when switching global handlers.

Example

$ ./configure --enable-newglobals
$ make
$ sudo make install

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