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patch 8.2.2439: not easy to figure out what packages to get Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/3d2bb8b6f152c0c5056f49bccb350683a9ba2e13 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sun Jan 31 16:45:53 2021 +0100 patch 8.2.2439: not easy to figure out what packages to get Problem: Not easy to figure out what packages to get when installing Vim on a new Ubuntu system. Solution: Mention explicit commands that are easy to follow.
author Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
date Sun, 31 Jan 2021 17:00:04 +0100
parents bb3f60b0aca0
children 788e10cec9bd
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37 This will include the GUI and X11 libraries, if you have them. If you want a 37 This will include the GUI and X11 libraries, if you have them. If you want a
38 version of Vim that is small and starts up quickly, see the Makefile for how 38 version of Vim that is small and starts up quickly, see the Makefile for how
39 to disable the GUI and X11. If you don't have GUI libraries and/or X11, these 39 to disable the GUI and X11. If you don't have GUI libraries and/or X11, these
40 features will be disabled automatically. 40 features will be disabled automatically.
41 41
42 To built Vim on Ubuntu from scratch on a clean system using git:
43 Install tools required to be able to get and build Vim:
44 % sudo apt install git
45 % sudo apt install make
46 % sudo apt install clang
47
48 Build Vim with default features:
49 % git clone https://github.com/vim/vim.git
50 % cd vim/src
51 % make
52
53 Run tests to check there are no problems:
54 % make test
55
56 Install Vim in /usr/local:
57 % sudo make install
58
59 Add X windows clipboard support (also needed for GUI):
60 % sudo apt install libxt-dev
61 % make reconfig
62
63 Add GUI support (ignore compiler warnings):
64 % sudo apt install libgtk2.0-dev
65 % make reconfig
66
67 Add Python 3 support:
68 % sudo apt install libpython3-dev
69 Uncomment this line in Makefile:
70 "CONF_OPT_PYTHON3 = --enable-python3interp"
71 % make reconfig
72
73 Debugging:
74 % sudo apt install valgrind
75 Uncomment this line in Makefile:
76 CFLAGS = -g -Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wmissing-prototypes -Wunreachable-code -Wno-deprecated-declarations -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1
77 % make reconfig
78 % make test_{test-name}
79 See output in testdir/valgrind.test_{test-name}
80
81
42 See the start of Makefile for more detailed instructions about how to compile 82 See the start of Makefile for more detailed instructions about how to compile
43 Vim. 83 Vim.
44 84
45 If you need extra compiler and/or linker arguments, set $CFLAGS and/or $LIBS 85 If you need extra compiler and/or linker arguments, set $CFLAGS and/or $LIBS
46 before starting configure. Example: 86 before starting configure. Example:
47 87
48 env CFLAGS=-I/usr/local/include LIBS=-lm make 88 env CFLAGS=-I/usr/local/include LIBS=-lm make
49 89
50 This is only needed for things that configure doesn't offer a specific argument 90 This is only needed for things that configure doesn't offer a specific argument
51 for or figures out by itself. First try running configure without extra 91 for or figures out by itself. First try running configure without extra
52 arguments. 92 arguments.
53 93