Announcing: Vim (Vi IMproved) version 7.1a BETA
This is a BETA release of Vim 7.1. It consists of Vim 7.0 plus all patches and updated runtime files. I expect this to be stable, since the patches have been used by many people already. This BETA is mainly to check that the files has been setup properly. It's been almost a year since the last one! Please report every problem you find! It will only be a few days until the 7.1 release, so please take a little time right now to check it out. Once you have installed Vim 7.1a BETA you can find details about the changes since Vim 7.0 with ":help version-7.1". Testing ------- This is a BETA test version. Please give it a good test and report anything that isn't right. That includes a crash but also a typo in the documentation. I will not make an Amiga or OS/2 binary for Vim 7.1a. A Mac version is hopefully available soon on http://macvim.org/ Where to get it --------------- All files can be found below this directory: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/unstable/ Information about which files to download for what system (don't use the links, they are still for Vim 7.0): http://www.vim.org/download.php A list of mirror sites can be found here: http://www.vim.org/mirrors.php Vim 7.1a is also available from CVS (when it works again) and with Aap: http://www.vim.org/develop.php An overview of the files: UNIX: unix/vim-7.1a.tar.bz2 sources + runtime files, bzip2 compressed VARIOUS: extra/vim-7.1a-extra.tar.gz extra files extra/vim-7.1a-lang.tar.gz multi-language files doc/vim71ahtml.zip help files converted to HTML MS-WINDOWS: pc/gvim71a.exe self-installing, includes all runtime files pc/vim71art.zip runtime files pc/vim71alang.zip files for translated messages and menus pc/gvim71a.zip GUI binary for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP pc/gvim71aole.zip GUI binary with OLE support pc/gvim71a_s.zip GUI binary for Windows 3.1 (untested) pc/vim71ad16.zip 16 bit console version for MS-DOS pc/vim71ad32.zip console version for MS-DOS/Windows 95/98 pc/vim71aw32.zip console version for Windows NT/2000/XP pc/vim71asrc.zip sources for PC (with CR-LF) DIFFS TO PREVIOUS RELEASE: unix/vim-7.0-7.1a.diff.gz sources + runtime files extra/vim-7.0-7.1a-extra.diff.gz extra files extra/vim-7.0-7.1a-lang.diff.gz multi-language files Mailing lists ------------- For user questions you can turn to the Vim mailing list. There are a lot of tips, scripts and solutions. You can ask your Vim questions, but only if you subscribe. See http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim If you want to help Vim development or get the latest patches, subscribe to the vim-dev mailing list. See http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim-dev Subject specific lists: Multi-byte issues: http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim-multibyte Macintosh issues: http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim-mac Before you ask a question you should search the archives, someone may already have given the answer. Reporting bugs -------------- Send them to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Please describe the problem precisely. All the time spent on answering mail is subtracted from the time that is spent on improving Vim! Always give a reproducible example and try to find out which settings or other things influence the appearance of the bug. Try starting without your own vimrc file: "vim -u NONE". Try different machines if possible. See ":help bugs" in Vim. Send me a patch if you can! If something needs discussing with other developers, send a message to the vim-dev mailing list. You need to subscribe first. Happy Vimming! -- hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict: 53. To find out what time it is, you send yourself an e-mail and check the "Date:" field. /// Bram Moolenaar -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ download, build and distribute -- http://www.A-A-P.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org ///
