Projects/KWin/Build Options
KWin Build Options
This document lists and explains the build options available in KWin source code.
KWIN_BUILD_DECORATIONS
Default: ON
Builds the decorations in sub-directory clients.
KWIN_BUILD_OXYGEN
Default: ON
Builds the Oxygen window decoration. This build option is only meant to make it easier to build only KWin without anything else from kde-workspace.
Since 4.10, Removed in 5.0
KWIN_BUILD_KCMS
Default: ON
Builds the decorations in sub-directory kcmkwin
KWIN_MOBILE_EFFECTS
Default: OFF
Restricts the building of effects to those useful on mobile (touch) environments.
Removed in 5.0
KWIN_BUILD_TABBOX
Default: ON
Builds tabbox (Alt+Tab) support in sub-directory tabbox
KWIN_BUILD_TILING
Default: ON
Builds window-tiling support in sub-directory tiling and tilinglayouts.
Removed in 4.10, tiling no longer available
KWIN_BUILD_SCREENEDGES
Default: ON
Builds support for screen edge activation
Removed in 5.2
KWIN_BUILD_SCRIPTING
Default: ON
Builds support for KWin's scripting framework in sub-directory scripting
Removed in 5.0, scripting is mandatory
KWIN_BUILD_XRENDER_COMPOSITING
Default: ON
Builds XRender based compositing support
KWIN_BUILD_OPENGL_1_COMPOSITING
Default: ON (OFF for GLES only builds)
Builds OpenGL 1 based compositing support
Since 4.10, Removed in 5.0
KWIN_BUILD_ACTIVITIES
Default: ON
Builds support for KDE's Activity concept.
KWIN_PLASMA_ACTIVE
Default: Enabled for KDE_PLATFORM_PROFILE not Desktop
Enables build options listed above for Plasma Active.
KWIN_BUILD_COVERAGE
Default: OFF
Builds KWin with gcov coverage support.
Since 5.0