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1 README_mac.txt for version 8.1 of Vim: Vi IMproved.
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3 This file explains the installation of Vim on Macintosh systems.
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4 See "README.txt" for general information about Vim.
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7 To build from sources, like on Unix
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9 1. Get the build tools: "clang" and "make". These can be installed with the
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10 "CommandLineTools" package. If you don't have one, do
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11 xcode-select --install
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12 Just like for any software development with OS X.
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14 2. Get the source code. Best is to use git (which you need to install first),
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15 see http://www.vim.org/git.php
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16 Or you can download and unpack the Unix tar archive, see
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17 http://www.vim.org/download.php
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19 3. Go to the top directory of the source tree, do
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20 make
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21 sudo make install
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22 A newly built vim will be installed under "/usr/local".
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25 If you can't manage to make this work, there is a fallback using Homebrew:
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27 1. Install Homebrew from http://brew.sh/
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28 2. Install latest Vim with: brew install vim