Thanx a lot!!! On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 6:52 PM, John Little <[email protected]> wrote:
> > how to compile gvim using vim72 source code on ubuntu > > 1) Get the source. I like the Mercurial repository: > mkdir vim > hg clone https://vim.googlecode.com/hg/ vim > (You'd need mercurial installed for that.) > > 2) Install the headers and libraries vim wants: > > sudo apt-get build-dep vim-gtk > > That assumes you want gvim. > > 3) compile: > cd vim > make > > 4) install > sudo make install > will install to /usr/local; you'll want /usr/local/bin in your path > ahead of /usr/bin. > > It's worth a read of Tony's compiling page: > http://users.skynet.be/antoine.mechelynck/vim/compunix.htm > I like his method of setting configuration options, but not the > patching method, using hg is much simpler. > > Regards, John > > -- > You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. > Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. > For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php > > To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject. > -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
