On Fr, 26 Apr 2019, Yusuke Fujita wrote:
> I installed on Cent OS according to the official installation procedure, but > failed with the make command. Are there no binary packages available that provide an uptodate Vim? > > https://www.vim.org/download.php > > ``` > git clone https://github.com/vim/vim.git > cd vim/src > make > ``` > error > ``` > [vagrant@localhost src]$ make > Makefile:304: auto/config.mk: No such file or directory That is irrelevant > rm -f auto/config.cache > ... > ``` > [error log > detail](https://gist.github.com/dasman74/cbf416236670230ab11e3f2006e11be1) You simply forgot to install the binaries and all required runtime files. It would work if you run ~/vim/src/vim So yes, `make install` is required if you want to **install** the freshly compiled vim. > However, there is a description of `sudo make install` on the following page, > and if I run` sudo make install` I can install it. > https://www.vim.org/git.php > > ``` > cd src > make distclean # if you build Vim before > make > sudo make install > ``` Note, you only need `sudo` powers if you want to install Vim to a place where you do not have write permissions as normal user. > I think it would be better to add `sudo make install` to the official site > download procedure. Agreed, that would be better. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Christian -- Das Leidende und Geschwächte ist keiner Abhärtung fähig. -- Arthur Schopenhauer (Aphorismen zur Lebensweisheit) -- -- 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.
