2017-02-22 19:39 GMT+09:00 Tony Mechelynck <[email protected]>:
> On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 11:25 AM, Yegappan Lakshmanan > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Why is the native MacOS port of Vim not part of the mainline > > Vim source and is maintained in a separate repository? > > > > https://github.com/macvim-dev/macvim > > > > The above branch is actively synced with the mainline Vim > > source. But it should be part of the mainline Vim source base. > > > > Note that I am able to build and run Vim on MacOS from > > the main branch. But the above clone looks like a more > > native port of Vim. > > > > Thanks, > > Yegappan > > The idea has merit. > <snip> A native-Mac Vim GUI requires the macvim code. > That exactly makes MacVim unique. Apart from the core part imported from the mainline Vim, the GUI part is written in Objective-C and takes advantage of macOS's native API such as CoreText and Cocoa. Thanks to them, MacVim works for macOS users as if Vim were written as a native GUI application for macOS and enjoys higher quality rendering of an established reputation. In addition, the GUI has some features gvim doesn't have, such as translucent background, ligatures and so on. To some extent, the project has already been going their own way independently of the mainline Vim. As such, if we really hope to merge MacVim into the mainline Vim most successfully, we definitely need not only the codebase but also people who have a working knowledge of development and maintenance of MacVim and are willing to join us. Obviously, the people who are most qualified for the first requirement are honorable MacVim developers. The second requirement, therefore, depends on their will. Best regards, Kazunobu > Best regards, > Tony. > > -- > -- > 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/d/optout. > -- -- 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/d/optout.
