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1 *os_vms.txt* For Vim version 7.3a. Last change: 2009 Oct 28
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL
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7 *VMS* *vms*
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8 This file contains the particularities for the VMS version of Vim.
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9 You can reach this information file by typing :help VMS in Vim command
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10 prompt.
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12 1. Getting started |vms-started|
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13 2. Download files |vms-download|
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14 3. Compiling |vms-compiling|
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15 4. Problems |vms-problems|
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16 5. Deploy |vms-deploy|
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17 6. Practical usage |vms-usage|
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18 7. GUI mode questions |vms-gui|
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19 8. Useful notes |vms-notes|
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20 9. VMS related changes |vms-changes|
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21 10. Authors |vms-authors|
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25 1. Getting started *vms-started*
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27 Vim (Vi IMproved) is a vi-compatible text editor that runs on nearly every
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28 operating system known to humanity. Now use Vim on OpenVMS too, in character
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29 or X/Motif environment. It is fully featured and absolutely compatible with
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30 Vim on other operating systems.
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34 2. Download files *vms-download*
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36 You can download the Vim source code by ftp from the official Vim site:
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38 Or use one of the mirrors:
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41 You will need both the Unix and Extra archives to build vim.exe for VMS.
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42 For using Vim's full power you will need the runtime files as well.
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44 You can download precompiled executables from:
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45 http://www.polarhome.com/vim/
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56 vim-XX-exe-vax-gui.zip VAX GUI executables
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59 and of course (optional)
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62 The binary archives contain: vim.exe, ctags.exe, xxd.exe files.
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64 For GTK executables you will need GTKLIB that is available for
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65 Alpha and IA64 platform.
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69 3. Compiling *vms-compiling*
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71 See the file [.SRC]INSTALLVMS.TXT.
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75 4. Problems *vms-problems*
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77 The code has been tested under Open VMS 6.2 - 8.2 on Alpha, VAX and IA64
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78 platforms with the DEC C compiler. It should work without bigger problems.
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79 If your system does not have some include libraries you can tune up in
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80 OS_VMS_CONF.H file.
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84 libraries and change adequate lines in MAKE_VMS.MMS file. There should not be
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87 Also GTK, XPM library paths should be configured in MAKE_VMS.MMS
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91 semantics, therefore you have to use a converter program what will do the lion
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92 part of the job. For detailed instructions read file INSTALLvms.txt
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94 MMS_VIM.EXE is build together with VIM.EXE, but for XD.EXE you should
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95 change to subdirectory and build it separately.
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97 CTAGS is not part of the Vim source distribution anymore, however the OpenVMS
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98 specific source might contain CTAGS source files as described above.
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99 You can find more information about CTAGS on VMS at
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102 Advanced users may try some acrobatics in FEATURE.H file as well.
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107 You may want to use GUI with GTK icons, then you have to download and install
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108 GTK for OpenVMS or at least runtime shareable images - LIBGTK from
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109 polarhome.com
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111 For more advanced questions, please send your problem to Vim on VMS mailing
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112 list <vim-vms@polarhome.com>
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113 More about the vim-vms list can be found at:
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114 http://www.polarhome.com/mailman/listinfo/vim-vms
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118 5. Deploy *vms-deploy*
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120 Vim uses a special directory structure to hold the document and runtime files:
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122 vim (or wherever)
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132 |----- syntax
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133 vimrc (system rc files)
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136 Use: >
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138 define/nolog VIM device:[path.vim]
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139 define/nolog VIMRUNTIME device:[path.vim.vim60]
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146 Logicals $VIMRUNTIME and $TMP are optional.
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148 If $VIMRUNTIME is not set, Vim will guess and try to set up automatically.
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151 If $TMP is not set, you will not be able to use some functions as CTAGS,
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152 XXD, printing etc. that use temporary directory for normal operation.
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153 The $TMP directory should be readable and writable by the user(s).
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156 define/nolog TMP SYS$SCRATCH
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157 or as: >
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158 define/nolog TMP SYS$LOGIN
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162 6. Practical usage *vms-usage*
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164 Usually, you want to run just one version of Vim on your system, therefore
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165 it is enough to dedicate one directory for Vim.
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166 Copy the whole Vim runtime directory structure to the deployment position.
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167 Add the following lines to your LOGIN.COM (in SYS$LOGIN directory).
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168 Set up the logical $VIM as: >
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170 $ define VIM device:<path>
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174 $ ! vi starts Vim in chr. mode.
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175 $ vi*m :== mcr VIM:VIM.EXE
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177 $ !gvi starts Vim in GUI mode.
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178 $ gv*im :== spawn/nowait mcr VIM:VIM.EXE -g
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180 Please, check the notes for customization and configuration of symbols.
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182 You may want to create .vimrc and .gvimrc files in your home directory
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183 (SYS$LOGIN) to overwrite default settings.
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379 abc:[def.ghi]jkl/mno -> abc:[def.ghi.jkl]mno.
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380 ./ -> current directory
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381 ../ -> relative parent directory
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383 ./def/ghi -> relative child directory
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385 Note: You may use <,> brackets as well (device:<path>file.ext;version) as
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386 rf10:<user.zay.work>test.c;1
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388 (David Elins <delins@foliage.com>, Jerome Lauret
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389 <JLAURET@mail.chem.sunysb.edu> Vim 5.6 )
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392 8.5 Remote host invocation
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394 It is possible to use Vim as an internode editor.
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395 1. Edit some file from remote node: >
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397 vi "<server>""username passwd""::<device>:<path><filename>;<version>"
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400 vi "pluto""zay passwd""::RF10:<USER.ZAY.WORK>TEST.C;1"
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401
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402 Note: syntax is very important, otherwise VMS will recognize more parameters
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403 instead of one (resulting with: file not found)
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405 2. Set up Vim as your internode editor. If Vim is not installed on your
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406 host, just set up your IP address, the full Vim path including the server name
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407 and run the command procedure below: >
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408
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409 $ if (p1 .eqs. "") .OR. (p2 .eqs. "") then goto usage
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410 $ set disp/create/node=<your_IP_here>/trans=tcpip
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411 $ define "VIM "<vim_server>""''p1' ''p2'""::<device>:<vim_path>"
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412 $ vi*m :== "mcr VIM:VIM.EXE"
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413 $ gv*im :== "spawn/nowait mcr VIM:VIM.EXE -g"
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414 $ goto end
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415 $ usage:
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416 $ write sys$output " Please enter username and password as a parameter."
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417 $ write sys$output " Example: @SETVIM.COM username passwd"
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418 $ end:
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420 Note: Never use it in a clustered environment (you do not need it), loading
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423 (Zoltan Arpadffy, Vim 5.6)
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424
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426 8.6 Terminal problems
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428 If your terminal name is not known to Vim and it is trying to find the default
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429 one you will get the following message during start-up:
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430 ---
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431 Terminal entry not found in termcap
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432 'unknown-terminal' not known. Available built-in terminals are:
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433 builtin_gui
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434 builtin_riscos
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435 builtin_amiga
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436 builtin_beos-ansi
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437 builtin_ansi
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438 builtin_vt320
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439 builtin_vt52
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440 builtin_pcansi
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441 builtin_win32
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442 builtin_xterm
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443 builtin_iris-ansi
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444 builtin_debug
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445 builtin_dumb
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446 defaulting to 'vt320'
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447 ---
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448 The solution is to define default terminal name: >
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449
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450 $ ! unknown terminal name. Let us use vt320 or ansi instead.
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451 $ ! Note: it's case sensitive
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452 $ define term "vt320"
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453
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454 Terminals from VT100 to VT320 (as V300, VT220, VT200 ) do not need any extra
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455 keyboard mappings. They should work perfect as they are, including arrows,
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456 Ins, Del buttons etc., except Backspace in GUI mode. To solve it, add to
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457 .gvimrc: >
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458
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459 inoremap <Del> <BS>
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460
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461 Vim will also recognize that they are fast terminals.
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462
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463 If you have some annoying line jumping on the screen between windows add to
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464 your .vimrc file: >
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465
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466 set ttyfast " set fast terminal
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467
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468 Note: if you're using Vim on remote host or through very slow connection, it's
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469 recommended to avoid fast terminal option with: >
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470
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471 set nottyfast " set terminal to slow mode
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472
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473 (Zoltan Arpadffy, Vim 5.6)
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475
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476 8.7 Hex-editing and other external tools
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477
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478 A very important difference between OpenVMS and other systems is that VMS uses
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479 special commands to execute executables: >
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480
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481 RUN <path>filename
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482 MCR <path>filename <parameters>
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483
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484 OpenVMS users always have to be aware that the Vim command :! "just" drop them
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485 to DCL prompt. This feature is possible to use without any problem with all
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486 DCL commands, but if we want to execute some program as XXD, CTAGS, JTAGS etc.
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487 we're running into trouble if we follow the Vim documentation (see: help
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488 xxd).
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489
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490 Solution: Execute with the MC command and add the full path to the executable.
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491 Example: Instead of :%!xxd command use: >
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492
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493 :%!mc vim:xxd
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494
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495 ... or in general: >
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496 :!mc <path>filename <parameters>
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498 Note: You can use XXD and CTAGS from GUI menu.
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500 To customize ctags it is possible to define the logical $CTAGS with standard
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501 parameters as: >
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502
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503 define/nolog CTAGS "--totals -o sys$login:tags"
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505 For additional information, please read :help tagsearch and CTAGS
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506 documentation at http://ctags.sourceforge.net/ctags.html.
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508 (Zoltan Arpadffy, Vim 5.6-70)
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511 8.8 Sourcing vimrc and gvimrc
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512
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513 If you want to use your .vimrc and .gvimrc from other platforms (e.g. Windows)
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514 you can get in trouble if you ftp that file(s): VMS has different end-of-line
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515 indication.
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516 The symptom is that Vim is not sourcing your .vimrc/.gvimrc, even if you say:
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517 >
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518 :so sys$login:.vimrc
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520 One trick is to compress (e.g. zip) the files on the other platform and
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521 uncompress it on VMS; if you have the same symptom, try to create the files
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522 with copy-paste (for this you need both op. systems reachable from one
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523 machine, e.g. an Xterm on Windows or telnet to Windows from VMS).
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525 (Sandor Kopanyi, <sandor.kopanyi@mailbox.hu> Vim 6.0a)
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528 8.9 Printing from Vim
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529
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530 To be able to print from Vim (running in GUI mode) under VMS you have to set
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531 up $TMP logical which should point to some temporary directory and logical
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532 SYS$PRINT to your default print queue.
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533 Example: >
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534
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535 $define SYS$PRINT HP5ANSI
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536
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537 You can print out whole buffer or just the marked area.
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538 More info under :help hardcopy
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539
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540 (Zoltan Arpadffy, Vim 6.0c)
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542
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543 8.10 Setting up the symbols
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544
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545 When I use GVIM this way and press CTRL-Y in the parent terminal, gvim exits.
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546 I now use a different symbol that seems to work OK and fixes the problem.
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547 I suggest this instead: >
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548
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549 $ GV*IM:==SPAWN/NOWAIT/INPUT=NLA0: MCR VIM:VIM.EXE -G -GEOMETRY 80X40
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551 The /INPUT=NLA0: separates the standard input of the gvim process from the
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552 parent terminal, to block signals from the parent window.
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553 Without the -GEOMETRY, the GVIM window size will be minimal and the menu
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554 will be confused after a window-resize.
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555
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556 (Carlo Mekenkamp, Coen Engelbarts, Vim 6.0ac)
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559 8.11 diff and other GNU programs
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560
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561 From 6.0 diff functionality has been implemented, but OpenVMS does not use
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562 GNU/Unix like diff therefore built in diff does not work.
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563 There is a simple solution to solve this anomaly. Install a Unix like diff
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564 and Vim will work perfect in diff mode too. You just have to redefine your
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565 diff program as: >
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566
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567 define /nolog diff <GNU_PATH>diff.exe
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568
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569 Another, more sophisticated solution is described below (8.12 diff-mode)
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570 There are some other programs as patch, make etc that may cause same problems.
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571 At www.polarhome.com is possible to download an GNU package for Alpha and VAX
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572 boxes that is meant to solve GNU problems on OpenVMS.
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573 ( Zoltan Arpadffy, Vim 6.1)
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574
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575
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576 8.12 diff-mode
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579 and |08.7|). This uses the external program 'diff' and expects a Unix-like
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580 output format from diff. The standard VMS diff has a different output
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581 format. To use Vim on VMS in diff-mode, you need to:
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585 You can download GNU diff from the VIM-VMS website, it is one of the GNU
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586 tools in http://www.polarhome.com/vim/files/gnu_tools.zip. I suggest to
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587 unpack it in a separate directory "GNU" and create a logical GNU: that
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588 points to that directory, e.g: >
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589
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590 DEFINE GNU <DISK>:[<DIRECTORY>.BIN.GNU]
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591
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592 You may also want to define a symbol GDIFF, to use the GNU diff from the DCL
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593 prompt: >
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594
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595 GDIFF :== $GNU:DIFF.EXE
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598 settings from |diff-diffexpr| and change the call to the external diff
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599 program to the new diff on VMS. Add this to your .vimrc file: >
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600
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601 " Set up vimdiff options
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602 if v:version >= 600
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603 " Use GNU diff on VMS
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604 set diffexpr=MyDiff()
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605 function MyDiff()
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606 let opt = ""
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607 if &diffopt =~ "icase"
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608 let opt = opt . "-i "
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609 endif
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610 if &diffopt =~ "iwhite"
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611 let opt = opt . "-b "
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612 endif
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613 silent execute "!mc GNU:diff.exe -a " . opt . v:fname_in . " " . v:fname_new .
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614 \ " > " . v:fname_out
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615 endfunction
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616 endif
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619 mode: >
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620
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621 $ VIM -D/R <FILE1> <FILE2>
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622
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623 You can also define new symbols for vimdiff, e.g.: >
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624
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625 $ VIMDIFF :== 'VIM' -D/R
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626 $ GVIMDIFF :== 'GVIM' -D/R
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627
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628 You can now compare files in 4 ways: >
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629
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630 1. VMS diff: $ DIFF <FILE1> <FILE2>
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631 2. GNU diff: $ GDIFF <FILE1> <FILE2>
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632 3. VIM diff: $ VIMDIFF <FILE1> <FILE2>
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633 4. GVIM diff: $ GVIMDIFF <FILE1> <FILE2>
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634
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635 ( Coen Engelbarts, Vim 6.1)
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636
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637
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638 8.13 Allow '$' in C keywords
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639
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640 DEC C uses many identifiers with '$' in them. This is not allowed in ANSI C,
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642 with the 'iskeyword' option.
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643 Add this command to your .vimrc file: >
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644
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645 autocmd FileType c,cpp,cs set iskeyword+=$
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646
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647 You can also create the file(s) $VIM/FTPLUGIN/C.VIM (and/or CPP.VIM and
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648 CS.VIM) and add this command: >
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649
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650 set iskeyword+=$
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651
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652 Now word-based commands, e.g. the '*'-search-command and the CTRL-]
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653 tag-lookup, work on the whole identifier. (Ctags on VMS also supports '$' in
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654 C keywords since ctags version 5.1.)
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655
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656 ( Coen Engelbarts, Vim 6.1)
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657
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658 8.14 VIMTUTOR for beginners
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659
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660 It exits VIMTUTOR.COM DCL script that can help Vim beginners to learn/make
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661 first steps with Vim on OpenVMS. Depending of binary distribution you may
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662 start it with: >
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663
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664 @vim:vimtutor
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665
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666 (Thomas.R.Wyant III, Vim 6.1)
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667
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668 8.14 Slow start in console mode issue
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670 As GUI/GTK Vim works equally well in console mode, many administrators
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671 deploy those executables system wide.
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672 Unfortunately, on a remote slow connections GUI/GTK executables behave rather
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673 slow when user wants to run Vim just in the console mode - because of X environment detection timeout.
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674
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675 Luckily, there is a simple solution for that. Administrators need to deploy
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676 both GUI/GTK build and just console build executables, like below: >
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677
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678 |- vim72
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679 |----- doc
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680 |----- syntax
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681 vimrc (system rc files)
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682 gvimrc
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683 gvim.exe (the renamed GUI or GTK built vim.exe)
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684 vim.exe (the console only executable)
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685
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686 Define system symbols like below in for ex in LOGIN.COM or SYLOGIN.COM: >
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687
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688 $ define/nolog VIM RF10:[UTIL.VIM72] ! where you VIM directory is
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689 $ vi*m :== mcr VIM:VIM.EXE
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690 $ gvi*m :== mcr VIM:GVIM.EXE
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691 $ ! or you can try to spawn with
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692 $ gv*im :== spawn/nowait/input=NLA0 mcr VIM:GVIM.EXE -g -GEOMETRY 80x40
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694
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695 Like this, users that do not have X environment and want to use Vim just in
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696 console mode can avoid performance problems.
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697
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698 (Zoltan Arpadffy, Vim 7.2)
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699
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700 8.15 Common VIM directory - different architectures
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701
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702 In a cluster that contains nodes with different architectures like below:
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703
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704 $show cluster
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705 View of Cluster from system ID 11655 node: TOR 18-AUG-2008 11:58:31
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706 +---------------------------------+
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707 ¦ SYSTEMS ¦ MEMBERS ¦
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708 +-----------------------+---------¦
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709 ¦ NODE ¦ SOFTWARE ¦ STATUS ¦
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710 +--------+--------------+---------¦
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711 ¦ TOR ¦ VMS V7.3-2 ¦ MEMBER ¦
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712 ¦ TITAN2 ¦ VMS V8.3 ¦ MEMBER ¦
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713 ¦ ODIN ¦ VMS V7.3-2 ¦ MEMBER ¦
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714 +---------------------------------+
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715
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717 executables.
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718 There are more solutions for this problem:
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719
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720 Solution 1. All executables in the same directory with different names
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721 This is easily done with the following script that can be added
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722 to the login.com or sylogin.com: >
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723
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724 $ if f$getsyi("NODE_HWTYPE") .eqs. "VAX"
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725 $ then
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726 $ say "VAX platform"
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727 $ vi*m:== mcr vim:VIM.EXE_VAX
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728 $ endif
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729 $ if f$getsyi("NODE_HWTYPE") .eqs. "ALPH"
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730 $ then
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731 $ say "ALPHA platform"
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732 $ vi*m :== mcr vim:VIM.EXE_AXP
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733 $ endif
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734 $ if f$getsyi("ARCH_NAME") .eqs. "IA64"
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735 $ then
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736 $ say "IA64 platform"
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737 $ vi*m :== mcr vim:VIM.EXE_IA64
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738 $ endif
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739
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741
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742 $ if f$getsyi("NODE_HWTYPE") .eqs. "VAX"
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743 $ then
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744 $ say "VAX platform"
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745 $ define/nolog VIM RF10:[UTIL.VAX_EXE] ! VAX executables
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746 $ endif
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diff changeset
747 $ if f$getsyi("NODE_HWTYPE") .eqs. "ALPH"
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748 $ then
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749 $ say "ALPHA platform"
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diff changeset
750 $ define/nolog VIM RF10:[UTIL.AXP_EXE] ! AXP executables
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diff changeset
751 $ endif
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diff changeset
752 $ if f$getsyi("ARCH_NAME") .eqs. "IA64"
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753 $ then
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diff changeset
754 $ say "IA64 platform"
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diff changeset
755 $ define/nolog VIM RF10:[UTIL.IA64_EXE] ! IA64 executables
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756 $ endif
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diff changeset
757 $! VIMRUNTIME must be defined in order to find runtime files
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diff changeset
758 $ define/nolog VIMRUNTIME RF10:[UTIL.VIM72]
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diff changeset
759
2033
de5a43c5eedc Update documentation files.
Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
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diff changeset
760 A good example for this approach is the [GNU]gnu_tools.com script from
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Bram Moolenaar <bram@zimbu.org>
parents: 1709
diff changeset
761 GNU_TOOLS.ZIP package downloadable from http://www.polarhome.com/vim/
1709
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762
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diff changeset
763 (Zoltan Arpadffy, Vim 7.2)
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diff changeset
764
7
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diff changeset
765 ==============================================================================
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parents:
diff changeset
766
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vimboss
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diff changeset
767 9. VMS related changes *vms-changes*
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diff changeset
768
1709
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diff changeset
769 Recent changes
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diff changeset
770 - The following plugins are included into VMS runtime:
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parents: 1702
diff changeset
771 genutils 2.4, multiselect 2.2, multvals 3.1, selectbuf 4.3,
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parents: 1702
diff changeset
772 bufexplorer 7.1.7, taglist 4.5
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diff changeset
773 - minor changes in vimrc (just in VMS runtime)
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parents: 1702
diff changeset
774 - make_vms.mms - HUGE model is the default
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vimboss
parents: 1702
diff changeset
775 - [TESTDIR]make_vms.mms include as many tests possible
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parents: 1702
diff changeset
776 - modify test30 and test54 for VMS
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vimboss
parents: 1702
diff changeset
777 - enable FLOAT feature in VMS port
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parents: 1702
diff changeset
778 - os_vms.txt updated
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parents: 1702
diff changeset
779
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diff changeset
780 Version 7.2 (2008 Aug 9)
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parents: 1702
diff changeset
781 - VCF files write corrected
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vimboss
parents: 1702
diff changeset
782 - CTAGS 5.7 included
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parents: 1702
diff changeset
783 - corrected make_vms.mms (on VAX gave syntax error)
71eaeb69efe4 updated for version 7.2-007
vimboss
parents: 1702
diff changeset
784
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vimboss
parents: 1702
diff changeset
785 Version 7.1 (2007 Jun 15)
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vimboss
parents: 1702
diff changeset
786 - create TAGS file from menu
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vimboss
parents: 1702
diff changeset
787
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parents: 1702
diff changeset
788 Version 7 (2006 May 8)
701
4cf1c5977c35 updated for version 7.0212
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parents: 412
diff changeset
789 - Improved low level char input (affects just console mode)
1709
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parents: 1702
diff changeset
790 - Fixed plugin bug
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vimboss
parents: 1702
diff changeset
791 - CTAGS 5.6 included
701
4cf1c5977c35 updated for version 7.0212
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parents: 412
diff changeset
792
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vimboss
parents: 412
diff changeset
793 Version 6.4 (2005 Oct 15)
412
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diff changeset
794 - GTKLIB and Vim build on IA64
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diff changeset
795 - colors in terminal mode
53c36fa7dc29 updated for version 7.0108
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diff changeset
796 - syntax highlighting in terminal mode
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parents: 236
diff changeset
797 - write problem fixed (extra CR)
53c36fa7dc29 updated for version 7.0108
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diff changeset
798 - ESC and ESC sequence recognition in terminal mode
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parents: 236
diff changeset
799 - make file changed to support new MMS version
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parents: 236
diff changeset
800 - env variable expansion in path corrected
53c36fa7dc29 updated for version 7.0108
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parents: 236
diff changeset
801 - printing problems corrected
53c36fa7dc29 updated for version 7.0108
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diff changeset
802 - help text added for case insensitive arguments
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parents: 236
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803
7
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diff changeset
804 Version 6.3 (2004 May 10)
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parents:
diff changeset
805 - Improved vms_read function
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parents:
diff changeset
806 - CTAGS v5.5.4 included
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
807 - Documentation corrected and updated
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vimboss
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diff changeset
808
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diff changeset
809 Version 6.2 (2003 May 7)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
810 - Corrected VMS system call results
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parents:
diff changeset
811 - Low level character input is rewritten
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
812 - Correction in tag and quickfix handling
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
813 - First GTK build
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
814 - Make file changes
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
815 - GTK feature added
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
816 - Define for OLD_VMS
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diff changeset
817 - OpenVMS version 6.2 or older
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
818 - Documentation updated with GTK features
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
819 - CTAGS v5.5 included
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
820 - VMS VIM tutor created
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
821
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parents:
diff changeset
822 Version 6.1 (2002 Mar 25)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
823 - TCL init_tcl() problem fixed
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
824 - CTAGS v5.4 included
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
825 - GNU tools binaries for OpenVMS
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
826 - Make file changes
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
827 - PERL, PYTHON and TCL support improved
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
828 - InstallVMS.txt has a detailed description HOWTO build
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
829 - VMS/Unix file handling rewritten
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
830 - Minor casting and bug fixes
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
831
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
832 Version 6.0 (2001 Sep 28)
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vimboss
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diff changeset
833 - Unix and VMS code has been merged
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
834 - separated "really" VMS related code
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diff changeset
835 - included all possible Unix functionality
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diff changeset
836 - simplified or deleted the configuration files
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parents:
diff changeset
837 - makefile MAKE_VMS.MMS reviewed
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
838 - menu changes (fixed printing, CTAGS and XXD usage)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
839 - fixed variable RMS record format handling anomaly
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
840 - corrected syntax, ftplugin etc files load
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
841 - changed expand_wildcards and expandpath functions to work more general
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
842 - created OS_VMS_FILTER.COM - DECC->VAXC pre-processor directive convert
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
843 script.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
844 - Improved code's VAXC and new DECC compilers compatibility
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
845 - changed quickfix parameters:
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
846 - errormessage format to suite DECC
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
847 - search, make and other commands to suite VMS system
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
848 - updated and renamed MMS make files for Vim and CTAGS.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
849 - CTAGS has been removed from source distribution of Vim but it will remain
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
850 in OpenVMS binary distributions.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
851 - simplified build/configuration procedure
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parents:
diff changeset
852 - created INSTALLvms.txt - detailed compiling instructions under VMS.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
853 - updated test scripts.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
854
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vimboss
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diff changeset
855 Version 5.8 (2001 Jun 1)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
856 - OS_VMS.TXT updated with new features.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
857 - other minor fixes.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
858 - documentation updated
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
859 - this version had been tested much more than any other OpenVMS version
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
860 earlier
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
861
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
862 Version 5.7 (2000 Jun 24)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
863 - New CTAGS v5.0 in distribution
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
864 - Documentation updated
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
865
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
866 Version 5.6 (2000 Jan 17)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
867 - VMS filename related changes:
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
868 - version handling (open everything, save to new version)
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
869 - correct file extension matching for syntax (version problem)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
870 - handle <,> characters and passwords in directory definition
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
871 - handle internode/remote invocation and editing with passwords
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
872 - OpenVMS files will be treated case insensitive from now
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
873 - corrected response of expand("%:.") etc path related functions
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
874 (in one word: VMS directory handling internally)
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
875 - version command
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
876 - corrected (+,-) information data
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
877 - added compiler and OS version
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
878 - added user and host information
3fc0f57ecb91 updated for version 7.0001
vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
879 - resolving $VIM and $VIMRUNTIME logicals
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
880 - VMS port is in MAX_FEAT (maximum features) club with Unix, Win32 and OS/2.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
881 - enabled farsi, rightleft etc. features
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vimboss
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diff changeset
882 - undo level raised up to 1000
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
883 - Updated OS_VMS.MMS file.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
884 - maximum features ON is default
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
885 - Vim is compilable with +perl, +python and +tcl features.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
886 - improved MMK compatibility
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vimboss
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diff changeset
887 - Created MAKEFILE_VMS.MMS, makefile for testing Vim during development.
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vimboss
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diff changeset
888 - Defined DEC terminal VT320
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vimboss
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diff changeset
889 - compatibility for VT3*0, VT2*0 and VT1*0 - ANSI terminals
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parents:
diff changeset
890 backwards, but not VT340 and newer with colour capability.
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vimboss
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diff changeset
891 - VT320 is default terminal for OpenVMS
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vimboss
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diff changeset
892 - these new terminals are also fast ttys (default for OpenVMS).
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
893 - allowed dec_mouse ttym
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
894 - Updated files vimrc and gvimrc with VMS specific suggestions.
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parents:
diff changeset
895 - OS_VMS.TXT updated with new features.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
896
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
897 Version 5.5 (1999 Dec 3)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
898 - Popup menu line crash corrected.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
899 - Handle full file names with version numbers.
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diff changeset
900 - Directory handling (CD command etc.)
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
901 - Corrected file name conversion VMS to Unix and v.v.
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
902 - Correct response of expand wildcards
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diff changeset
903 - Recovery is working from this version under VMS as well.
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diff changeset
904 - Improved terminal and signal handing.
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diff changeset
905 - Improved OS_VMS.TXT
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vimboss
parents:
diff changeset
906
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vimboss
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diff changeset
907 Version 5.4 (1999 Sep 9)
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vimboss
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diff changeset
908 - Cut and paste mismatch corrected.
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diff changeset
909 - Motif directories during open and save are corrected.
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vimboss
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diff changeset
910
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diff changeset
911 Version 5.3 (1998 Oct 12)
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diff changeset
912 - Minor changes in the code
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diff changeset
913 - Standard distribution with +GUI option
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914
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915 Version 5.1 (1998 Apr 21)
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diff changeset
916 - Syntax and DEC C changes in the code
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917 - Fixing problems with the /doc subdirectory
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918 - Improve OS_VMS.MMS
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919
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diff changeset
920 Version 4.5 (1996 Dec 16)
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diff changeset
921 - First VMS port by Henk Elbers <henk@xs4all.nl>
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922
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923 ==============================================================================
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924
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925 10. Authors *vms-authors*
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926
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927 OpenVMS documentation and executables are maintained by:
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928 Zoltan Arpadffy <arpadffy@polarhome.com>
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929 OpenVMS Vim page: http://www.polarhome.com/vim/
7
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930
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931 This document uses parts and remarks from earlier authors and contributors
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932 of OS_VMS.TXT:
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933 Charles E. Campbell, Jr. <cec@gryphon.gsfc.nasa.gov>
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934 Bruce Hunsaker <BNHunsaker@chq.byu.edu>
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935 Sandor Kopanyi <sandor.kopanyi@mailbox.hu>
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