On Thursday, January 2, 2014 2:40:38 PM UTC-6, ZyX wrote: > > That looks cool...but where does it pull from? Some plugins I pretty much > > always pull from vim.org, other plugins I like downloading the latest > > revision in an archive from github. > > From wherever available. If VAM knows about git source it will use it. There > is a setting to disable all sources controlled by specific VCS, but I do not > know a setting to disable only some sources. Do not remember exactly what > will be done if plugin was installed without git and git source became > available, but most likely plugin will be replaced with git version on next > :UpdateAddons call.
I meant for the web downloader, where does that come from? I assume always from git. > > You can use git archive from github, but this is a fallback option only in > case git, mercurial and bazaar executables are not available or mercurial and > bazaar do not have respectively hg-git and bzr-git plugins installed. It is > disabled by default, ask MarcWeber why. For details see `:h > vam#vcs#GitCheckout`. > Thanks, I may take a look at that another day. > Note that when you use github archive it will get redownloaded on each > :UpdateAddons call. > Good to know, I'll need to make sure not to call that unless I really want to update. > If you do have git why do you prefer zip archive? > Because my workplace's IT somehow blocks access to github and other places when using git tools but not when using a browser. I can download an archive from github when I point my browser to the project webpage but git clone/fetch/pull all fail. Hg and SVN also fail when pointing to servers outside the LAN. > > That is good to know. I was under the impression VAM always tried to pull > > in updates and then run. I didn't know it could act just like Pathogen. > > I do not remember any time when VAM tried to pull updates without explicit > request from the user. Such behavior is neither the default nor available > with some option I know about. I think I got this impression (which I now know to be mistaken) because VAM will automatically download any plugins you tell it to activate, IF their folder is empty or does not exist. Or at least that's my current understanding. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
