I see that vim 8.0 has been packaged in Debian already (https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/vim). But the Ubuntu-package carries some patches, so it will likely need to be merged to land in Yakkety.
** Tags added: needs-debian-merge upgrade-software-version -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to vim in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1624039 Title: Vim 8.0 should be backported in Status in Ubuntu GNOME: New Status in vim package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: As Vim 8.0 has now been released: https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/vim_announce/EKTuhjF3ET0 This version should be backported into currently supported releases. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-gnome/+bug/1624039/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
