The joystick should function on all compatible SDL platforms using the SDL
input routines as well as on Linux using the kernel joystick API.  If you want
to build with joystick support (enabled by default) then add --enable-joystick
to the configure command line arguments.  Use --disable-joystick to build
without joystick support.

The joystick obeys the same freelook/strafe ruls as the mouse.  You can set
these in the options menu.

There are four cvars which can be set on the command line for the joystick:
joystick_invert_y [1] if set to zero pulling back on the joystick points
  the targeting recticle downwards
joystick_axis_horz [0] sets the axis which controls left-right movement
joystick_axis_vert [1] sets the axis which controls up-down movement
joystick_throttle [3] sets the axis which controls the fore-backward motion
  (if freelook is true)