On Friday, November 3, 2017 at 7:42:14 PM UTC-4, Tony Mechelynck wrote: > On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 5:22 PM, Renato Fabbri wrote: > > vim commit messages are tagged with 8.0.1173 (last digit being incremented > > at each commit) > > while git pull reports 8.0.1257. > > > > Are these the stable versions? > > Which of these are the correct numbering and why do they differ? > > > > Also, are there alpha and beta versions and how to reach them. > > > > Best and cheers, > > R. > > AFAIK, the latest Vim "bleeding-edge" state-of-the-art Vim version is > 8.0.1257 and the latest not-for-tags commit says "patch 8.0.1257: no > test for fix of undefined behavior". This was > https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/2973daafe1732963b8924cb9df53c608804d66b3 > — I suppose this is the latest alpha, or maybe beta, if there is one. > By compiling and installing this version, then running it, the startup > splash screen (or the :intro command) tells me this is "version > 8.0.1257". > > I'm not sure what the "latest stable" version of Vim would be at this > point in time. I would guess no earlier (but maybe later) than 8.0.0, > though the current version distributed by openSUSE Linux is still > 7.4.326. I'm all for the latest development version but YMMV; however > when reporting a bug, users are of course advised to check first if > the bug is still present with all known patches installed. You can see > at any time a one-line description of all 8.0 patches so far by > browsing to http://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/8.0/ > > > Best regards, > Tony.
First, I am extremely grateful for all the work the entire vim community does. I absolutely enjoy using vim/MacVim. I randomly update using git pull and then compile, but finding out why usually remains a mystery. I updated last because I read a tweet that incremental search was now built in instead of being a plugin. To me, that is a pretty big deal but it isn't obvious even in the one-liners you referenced. It would really be great if features and critical fixes were better announced. -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" 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_use" 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.
