annotate READMEdir/README_ami.txt @ 17447:c8bdaff91140

Added tag v8.1.1721 for changeset dcc4120f841294dfadbc2c59e479a669410474b5
author Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
date Sat, 20 Jul 2019 19:15:05 +0200
parents 1174611ad715
children af69c9335223
Ignore whitespace changes - Everywhere: Within whitespace: At end of lines:
rev   line source
13963
1174611ad715 Vim 8.1 release
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 10198
diff changeset
1 README_ami.txt for version 8.1 of Vim: Vi IMproved.
8623
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
2
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
3 This file explains the installation of Vim on Amiga systems.
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
4 See README.txt for general information about Vim.
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
5
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
6
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
7 Unpack the distributed files in the place where you want to keep them. It is
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
8 wise to have a "vim" directory to keep your vimrc file and any other files you
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
9 change. The distributed files go into a subdirectory. This way you can
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
10 easily upgrade to a new version. For example:
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
11
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
12 dh0:editors/vim contains your vimrc and modified files
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
13 dh0:editors/vim/vim54 contains the Vim version 5.4 distributed files
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
14 dh0:editors/vim/vim55 contains the Vim version 5.5 distributed files
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
15
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
16 You would then unpack the archives like this:
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
17
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
18 cd dh0:editors
13963
1174611ad715 Vim 8.1 release
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 10198
diff changeset
19 tar xf t:vim81bin.tar
1174611ad715 Vim 8.1 release
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents: 10198
diff changeset
20 tar xf t:vim81rt.tar
8623
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
21
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
22 Set the $VIM environment variable to point to the top directory of your Vim
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
23 files. For the above example:
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
24
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
25 set VIM=dh0:editors/vim
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
26
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
27 Vim version 5.4 will look for your vimrc file in $VIM, and for the runtime
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
28 files in $VIM/vim54. See ":help $VIM" for more information.
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
29
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
30 Make sure the Vim executable is in your search path. Either copy the Vim
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
31 executable to a directory that is in your search path, or (preferred) modify
58e749232bd7 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/818c9e7edfce339eff7cb357f2ec29a72afd1977
Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
parents:
diff changeset
32 the search path to include the directory where the Vim executable is.