duffman wrote: > Many thanks for your replies! I am working at a big corporation and > the IT-powers that be have access to most root level modifications. I > have read/write permissions on my home directory (/home/myName). > Could I install the vim editor under my directory? If so, any pointers > on what to do? Once downloaded is there a script I can run that'd > perform the installation? > > Is this what I should download? > http://www.vim.org/download.php#unix > > Thanks again for your help.
Hi You can certainly install vim without root access. I'm in the same exact same situation at work. Here is how you can install Vim from sources: # Create a directory where to put your installed software $ mkdir ~/opt # Create a directory where to put source codes which you download $ mkdir ~/sb $ cd ~/sb # Download sources. I recommend using Mercurial, which you may # have to install if not available, again, no need to be root. $ hg clone https://vim.googlecode.com/hg/ vim $ cd vim # Configure Vim. You need to pass the --prefix option since # you don't have root access (or else it would try to install Vim # in /usr/local/... where you don't have permission) $ ./configure --with-features=huge --prefix=$HOME/opt # Compile Vim $ make # Install Vim (this will install Vim files into $HOME/opt/...) $ make install Then edit your ~/.bashrc (or ~/.cshrc, depending on your shell) to add $HOME/opt/bin into your PATH. That's it. You may try "./configure --help" to see what other options are available when running the configure script. The way to install Vim from sources is the same as for most other softwares on Unix: Another solution is to ask root to install Vim. A good Unix administrator should always install Vim :-) PS1: please bottom post when posting to this mailing list PS2: this question was more suitable for the vim_use mailing list (vim_dev is for the development of Vim). -- Dominique -- 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
