Will Rogers wrote:
> On Jul 9, 3:47 am, Bram Moolenaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > The changes for 64 bit support were included in the source code. I'm
> > only building the 32 bit version, because it runs everywhere.
>
> The problem with running 32-bit Vim on 64-bit Windows is the shell
> extensions do not work. That is, the installer fails to add the "Edit
> with Vim" context menu entries. I'm guessing you are already aware of
> this, but I want to say it again, because that context menu entry is
> my favorite feature of Vim on Windows.
>
> An official 64-bit Windows installer would be very nice and helpful.
George mentioned he would have a look at it.
> I did find it fairly straightforward to build my own using VC9,
> though, so kudos for the excellent build support. If official 64-bit
> builds are *not* forthcoming (which I'm guessing they aren't, given
> Bram's answer I'm quoting), I'd appreciate it if someone would provide
> a little more "what to do after you've built it" documentation, or
> perhaps an updated, working Nullsoft installer? Specifically, these
> are the things I found confusing when "rolling my own":
>
> 1. What does OLE support do, and is it even relevant for modern
> Windows?
Yes, it's used for some features.
> 2. After I've built vim, which files do I need? There are several EXEs
> and DLLs produced in a couple different subdirectories of src/, but
> the INSTALL* documentation files don't explain what to do with them in
> the absence of UNIX-style "make install". For example, what is xxd.exe
> and do I need it?
Yeah, there should be a "make install" equivalent. Unfortunately, MS
hasn't made this easy for us.
Running the "install.exe" should work.
> 3. Is nsis/gvim.nsi in the repository supposed to work? It seems
> stale.
It's used to build the self-installing executable. It should have:
!define VER_MAJOR 7
!define VER_MINOR 2a
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