Why are you setting $VIMRUNTIME? Please check first if your vim works fine when starting with vim --clean
Thanks Chris > Am 10.04.2025 um 00:03 schrieb Tim Johnson <thjmm...@gmail.com>: > > >> On 4/9/25 10:14, Tim Johnson wrote: >> Using vim and gvim 9.1 on ubuntu 24.04 >> >> My local resources are at ~/.vim and system resources at >> /usr/share/vim/vim91/ >> >> :help does not work >> >> ---------------------------- >> >> It returns E149: Sorry, no help for help.txt >> >> :echo $VIMRUNTIME returns /usr/share/vim/vim91/ (set in .vimrc) >> >> :set path returns path=.,/usr/include,,,/usr/share/vim/vim91/doc/,~/.vim/doc/ >> >> The following lines at the end of .vimrc may be relevant >> >> let $VIMRUNTIME="/usr/share/vim/vim91/" >> execute pathogen#infect() >> set path+=/usr/share/vim/vim91/doc/ >> set path+=/home/tim/.vim/doc/ >> >> I have used vim extensively in the past but am retired so haven't used vim >> help in ages. >> >> Pathogen is also new to me >> >> I would like to use help from /usr/share/vim/vim91/, ~/.vim/doc, ~/.vim/docs >> and ~/.vim/bundle/<app> >> > More problems > > :h help > > returns Sorry, help file "/usr/local/share/vim/doc/help.txt" not foundd? > > Say what? I set $VIMUNTIME to usr/share/vim/vim91/ and help.txt is at > /usr/share/vim/vim91/doc/ > > More fun > > > > > -- > -- > 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 vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/0708ef71-f5db-4481-b97b-2b2818756116%40gmail.com. -- -- 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 vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/98980CC6-FD9B-4765-9496-EEE225F209D1%40256bit.org.
