Mercurial > vim
changeset 2951:57a7998e0fa8 v7.3.248
updated for version 7.3.248
Problem: PC Install instructions missing install instructions.
Solution: Step-by-step explanation. (Michael Soyka)
| author | Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> |
|---|---|
| date | Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:52:04 +0200 |
| parents | aa84232e73d1 |
| children | e87a2f7c97fe |
| files | src/INSTALLpc.txt src/version.c |
| diffstat | 2 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/src/INSTALLpc.txt +++ b/src/INSTALLpc.txt @@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ The file "feature.h" can be edited to ma this, then you will get the default behavior as is documented, which should be fine for most people. -With the exception of the last two sections (Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS), -this document assumes that you are building Vim for Win32 -(Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista and Windows 95/98/Me) +With the exception of two sections (Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS), this document +assumes that you are building Vim for Win32 or later. +(Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7) Contents: @@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ 7. Building with MzScheme support 8. Windows 3.1 9. MS-DOS +10. Installing after building from sources + + The currently preferred method is using the free Visual C++ Toolkit 2008 |msvc-2008-express|, the produced binary runs on most MS-Windows systems. If you need the executable to run on Windows 98 or ME, use the 2003 one @@ -409,3 +412,59 @@ will work properly! Esp. handling multi If you get all kinds of strange error messages when compiling, try adding changing the file format from "unix" to "dos". + + +10. Installing after building from sources +========================================== + +[provided by Michael Soyka] + +After you've built the Vim binaries as described above, you're ready to +install Vim on your system. However, if you've obtained the Vim sources +using Mercurial or by downloading them as a unix tar file, you must first +create a "vim73" directory. If you instead downloaded the sources as +zip files, you can skip this setup as the zip archives already have the +correct directory structure. + + A. Create a Vim "runtime" subdirectory named "vim73" + ----------------------------------------------------- + If you obtained your Vim sources as zip files, you can skip this step. + Otherwise, continue reading. + + Go to the directory that contains the Vim "src" and "runtime" + directories and create a new subdirectory named "vim73". + + Copy the "runtime" files into "vim73": + copy runtime\* vim73 + + B. Copy the new binaries into the "vim73" directory + ---------------------------------------------------- + Regardless of how you installed the Vim sources, you need to copy the + new binaries you created above into "vim73": + + copy src\*.exe vim73 + copy src\GvimExt\gvimext.dll vim73 + copy src\xxd\xxd.exe vim73 + + C. Move the "vim73" directory into the Vim installation subdirectory + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + Move the "vim73" subdirectory into the subdirectory where you want Vim + to be installed. Typically, this subdirectory will be named "vim". + If you already have a "vim73" subdirectory in "vim", delete it first + by running its unstal.exe program. + + D. Install Vim + --------------- + "cd" to your Vim installation subdirectory "vim\vim73" and run the + "install.exe" program. It will ask you a number of questions about + how you would like to have your Vim setup. Among these are: + - You can tell it to write a "_vimrc" file with your preferences in the + parent directory. + - It can also install an "Edit with Vim" entry in the Windows Explorer + popup menu. + - You can have it create batch files, so that you can run Vim from the + console or in a shell. You can select one of the directories in your + PATH or add the directory to PATH using the Windows Control Panel. + - Create entries for Vim on the desktop and in the Start menu. + +Happy Vimming!