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annotate src/README.md @ 17399:859ac3df0b1f v8.1.1698
patch 8.1.1698: Appveyor build with MSVC fails
commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/5d6844566a5dcb506c6d146f7e46f7e7d09220ae
Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
Date: Mon Jul 15 22:03:40 2019 +0200
patch 8.1.1698: Appveyor build with MSVC fails
Problem: Appveyor build with MSVC fails.
Solution: Remove the sed command
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1 ![Vim Logo](https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/runtime/vimlogo.gif) |
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3 # Vim source code # |
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5 Here are a few hints for finding your way around the source code. This |
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9 [`:help development`](http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/develop.html#development). |
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17 To jump to a function or variable definition, move the cursor on the name and |
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202 This is `README.md` for version 8.1 of the Vim source code. |