On Mon, May 15, 2006 at 06:26:36PM +0530, jagpreet wrote:
> Hi There,
>
> I have recently installed vim 7.0 and also could never get a chance earlier
> to use the compiler options in vim.
> I went through the document and set all the values but also could not
> compile the c/c++ file in vim window.
> Is there a clear document exists which explains how to use the compiler
> option in vim.
> What I understand so far is while editing the file we can compile it if the
> proper compiler plugin is present in the plugin directory. Please correct me
> if I'm wrong.
While you are editing a C file, did you try
:make
or something else?
:help :make
:help quickfix
> Also, I tried downloading the vim 7.0, linux version but could not get the
> downloadable as the link was broken. Is it available at any other place.
> I tried some mirrors also, but vim 6.4 is what the last stable version is
> the status.
What link did you use? When you say "linux version," do you mean a
binary distribution (e.g. an RPM for some specific system)? If so,
these are the responsibility of the distributor. The only official
version is the source distribution, as far as this list is concerned.
> Furthermore, I'm using plugin "bufexplorer.vim", but I'm not able to see any
> window(extra buffer window, which was available in minibuf explorer).
> There is no screenshot available so I don't have much idea if works the same
> way.
> When I use the command \mbe(or :BufferExplorer) as mentioned in the plugin
> document the error display is " E488: Trailing characters".
>
> Do I need to make some settings before using this plugin, though I have
> check the docs and no specific setting is mentioned in it, but no idea how
> to use this plugin.
Maybe someone else can answer this one. If not, please give a link
to this plugin so that I know exactly what script you are using.
HTH --Benji Fisher
