--- rxvt-2.7.3/src/xdefaults.c.orig	Sat Mar 11 06:14:50 2000
+++ rxvt-2.7.3/src/xdefaults.c	Wed Jun  7 17:28:13 2000
@@ -434,6 +434,20 @@
 	    continue;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * 2000-06-07  Christian W. Zuckschwerdt  <zany@triq.net>
+	 * Workaround for rxvt not having the '-xrm' command line
+	 * parameter.
+	 * Suggested by Chris Green <cgreen@matthaak.com>
+	 * "Would be nice if rxvt would allow the -xrm parameter,
+	 * it doesn't have to do anything at all except skip the
+	 * next argument."
+	 */
+	if (!STRCMP(opt, "xrm")) {
+		i++; /* skip next arg */ 
+		continue;
+	}
+
 	if (!STRCMP(opt, "help"))
 	    usage(longopt ? 2 : 1);
 	if (!STRCMP(opt, "h"))