Hi,
On 19.01.2009, at 16:53, jml wrote:
> i'm trying to figure out how to install the macvim installation into
> the terminal application.
> i don't see any shell script or anything... i checked the contents of
> the package and it looks like i *might* be able to install something
> inside of it into the terminal but i sorta doubt it.
You can add
alias vim=/Applications/MacVim.app/Contents/MacOS/Vim
to your ~/.profile, then `vim` in your terminal will start MacVim in
terminal mode. The method recommended by Steven works just as well.
> i don't see any reason to have to use the standalone GUI version if
> the rest of the program is available.
MacVim not only gives you the latest and greatest version of vim, it
also gives you access to OS X's pasteboard (terminal mode and GUI
mode), clientserver support, all the OS X keyboard shortcuts other Mac
programs support, automatic upgrades, a fullscreen mode, ... (GUI
only). Give the GUI mode a try.
> or has the terminal version just not been programmed yet?
You can start MacVim in terminal mode, as mentioned above.
Only using MacVim's runtime files (e.g. matchparen.vim) with your
system's vim binary won't work, as the new runtime files depend on new
vim features.
Nico
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