On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 4:40 PM, Bram Moolenaar <[email protected]> wrote:
> > David Fishburn wrote: > > > On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 8:52 AM, David Fishburn <[email protected] > > > > wrote: > > > > > I use the following line in my vimrc (Windows): > > > > > > set viminfo=\"50,'500,:500,/500,h,f1,rA:,r$TEMP:,r$TMP:,r$ > > > TMPDIR:!,n$VIM/_viminfo > > > > > > > > > For Vim 5,6,7 this works as expected and the _viminfo file is created > in > > > my $VIM root directory. > > > > > > When I upgraded to Vim 8, now the _viminfo is being created in whatever > > > directory I launched Vim from. I have been through the docs and do > not see > > > what might be causing it. > > > > > > > > > I finally tracked this down to a new Vim 8 feature. > > I use a System vimrc ($VIM/vimrc) rather than a user vimrc > ($HOME/.vimrc). > > > > So Vim 8 started sourcing a defaults.vim on me. > > > > This is documented here: > > Defaults without a .vimrc file ~ > > > *defaults.vim* > > If Vim is started normally and no user vimrc file is found, the > > $VIMRUTIME/defaults.vim script is loaded. This will set 'compatible' > > off, > > switch on syntax highlighting and a few more things. See the script > for > > details. NOTE: this is done since Vim 8.0, not in Vim 7.4. (it was > > added in > > patch 7.4.2111 to be exact). > > > > > > I figured this out, after noticing despite me setting the viminfo option, > > it was changed. > > :verbose set viminfo > > viminfo='100,<50,s10,h,rA:,rB: > > Last set from C:\Vim\vim80\defaults.vim > > > > > > I added the following to my $VIM/vimrc file: > > " Vim 8, prevents defaults.vim from being sourced > > let skip_defaults_vim = 1 > > > > Hope this helps others on the list and updates all the people who monitor > > and respond to this list as another item to check if someone else > complains > > about it. > > But 'viminfo' isn't set in defaults.vim. What does happen is that > 'nocompatible' is set. > > I can see that this is very confusing, and/or will result in many users > disableing the use of defaults.vim. How about only resetting > 'compatible' if it's set: > > " Use Vim settings, rather than Vi settings (much better!). > " This must be first, because it changes other options as a side > effect. > " Avoid side effects when it was already reset. > if &compatible > set nocompatible > endif > > > Any problem with that? > > I launched Vim using: gvim.exe -u vimrc_viminfo_location -U vimrc_viminfo_location test.txt My vimrc_viminfo had the following: " Do not keep compatibility with Vi, use all of Vim's features set nocompatible set hlsearch " Do not use select mode, only use visual mode (see next option) set selectmode= " This option controls the behaviour of the buttons when selecting " text. I dont like selectmode, since it is useless <g>. Using " visual mode all the time when selecting text allows you to perform " a lot more functions over the selected range. " selectmode is really there to make Vim more like Windows. " This also forces the buttons on the mouse to perform like Unix, not " Windows behave xterm set cursorline set cursorcolumn set laststatus=2 set shortmess=at set whichwrap=<,>,h,l set history=500 set nobackup set nowritebackup set incsearch set showcmd set showbreak=>> set nostartofline set joinspaces set nrformats-=octal set ignorecase smartcase set virtualedit= set modelines=10 set shiftwidth=4 set nodigraph set esckeys set hidden set ruler set showmatch set visualbell set wildmenu set noerrorbells set autoindent set autochdir set foldopen+=jump set hidden set expandtab set tabstop=4 syntax on filetype on filetype plugin on " VimInfo " \"50 - save only the first 50 lines of each register " '1000 - save 1000 local marks " h - disable 'hlsearch' highlighting when starting " f1 - global marks are stored A - Z " rA: - A: is a removable media, dont store stuff about it " r...: - ...=directory, $TEMP: are temporary files, dont store stuff about it " :500 - lines of history " /500 - size of the search history " ! - save and restore global variables " n... - viminfo file name and location set viminfo=\"50,'1000,h,f1,rA:,r$TEMP:,r$TMP:,r$TMPDIR:,:500,/500,!,n$VIM/_viminfo " Avoid command-line redraw on every entered character " by turning off Arabic shaping if has('arabic') set noarabicshape endif if has('linux') set fileformats=unix,dos,mac " Leave files in Unix format first elseif has('macunix') set fileformats=mac,unix,dos " Leave files in Mac format first else set fileformats=dos,unix,mac " Leave files in DOS format first endif And the resulting Vim had: set viminfo? viminfo="50,'1000,h,f1,rA:,r$TEMP:,r$TMP:,r$TMPDIR:,:500,/500,!,n$VIM/_viminfo So yes Bram, the change to defaults.vim from: set nocompatible To: if &compatible set nocompatible endif Would have prevented my issue. 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