On Jul 21, 1:17 pm, duffman <[email protected]> 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. >
Please bottom-post to this list. Yes, it is perfectly possible to compile and run Vim from your home directory, if you have the space available for it (you probably do). The link you give will work, but it can be easier to get a fully up-to- date version, with all bugfixes, using the Mercurial repository. See http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Getting_the_Vim_source_with_Mercurial You will then need to compile the source code which you have downloaded. See http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Building_Vim After compiling the source code, you should be able to just run Vim from the location in which it resides. Setting up aliases will probably be helpful for this. Before trying any of this, it may behoove you to see if 'vim' is already installed. Instead of 'vi file.blah' type 'vim file.blah' and see if it works. Or just type 'which vim' to see if it finds anything. Of course, another option is to as the "IT-powers" to upgrade your Vim version. Or, install Vim on your normal workstation...it runs great on most operating systems out there. You can even get a GUI-enabled Vim (gvim) that way. See http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Download You did not specify, did you log onto this SunOS station directly, or via a remote terminal like PuTTY? There are some tricks you may need to do to get color working properly in this situation, even after you get a real Vim running. -- 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
