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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
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10 The file "feature.h" can be edited to match your preferences. You can skip 10 The file "feature.h" can be edited to match your preferences. You can skip
11 this, then you will get the default behavior as is documented, which should 11 this, then you will get the default behavior as is documented, which should
12 be fine for most people. 12 be fine for most people.
13 13
14 With the exception of the last two sections (Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS), 14 With the exception of two sections (Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS), this document
15 this document assumes that you are building Vim for Win32 15 assumes that you are building Vim for Win32 or later.
16 (Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista and Windows 95/98/Me) 16 (Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7)
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18 18
19 Contents: 19 Contents:
20 1. Microsoft Visual C++ 20 1. Microsoft Visual C++
21 2. Using MinGW 21 2. Using MinGW
24 5. Cross compiling for Win32 from a Linux machine 24 5. Cross compiling for Win32 from a Linux machine
25 6. Building with Python support 25 6. Building with Python support
26 7. Building with MzScheme support 26 7. Building with MzScheme support
27 8. Windows 3.1 27 8. Windows 3.1
28 9. MS-DOS 28 9. MS-DOS
29
30 10. Installing after building from sources
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29 32
30 The currently preferred method is using the free Visual C++ Toolkit 2008 33 The currently preferred method is using the free Visual C++ Toolkit 2008
31 |msvc-2008-express|, the produced binary runs on most MS-Windows systems. If 34 |msvc-2008-express|, the produced binary runs on most MS-Windows systems. If
32 you need the executable to run on Windows 98 or ME, use the 2003 one 35 you need the executable to run on Windows 98 or ME, use the 2003 one
33 |msvc-2003-toolkit|. 36 |msvc-2003-toolkit|.
407 NOTE: multi-byte support is broken in the Borland libraries, not everything 410 NOTE: multi-byte support is broken in the Borland libraries, not everything
408 will work properly! Esp. handling multi-byte file names. 411 will work properly! Esp. handling multi-byte file names.
409 412
410 If you get all kinds of strange error messages when compiling, try adding 413 If you get all kinds of strange error messages when compiling, try adding
411 changing the file format from "unix" to "dos". 414 changing the file format from "unix" to "dos".
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417 10. Installing after building from sources
418 ==========================================
419
420 [provided by Michael Soyka]
421
422 After you've built the Vim binaries as described above, you're ready to
423 install Vim on your system. However, if you've obtained the Vim sources
424 using Mercurial or by downloading them as a unix tar file, you must first
425 create a "vim73" directory. If you instead downloaded the sources as
426 zip files, you can skip this setup as the zip archives already have the
427 correct directory structure.
428
429 A. Create a Vim "runtime" subdirectory named "vim73"
430 -----------------------------------------------------
431 If you obtained your Vim sources as zip files, you can skip this step.
432 Otherwise, continue reading.
433
434 Go to the directory that contains the Vim "src" and "runtime"
435 directories and create a new subdirectory named "vim73".
436
437 Copy the "runtime" files into "vim73":
438 copy runtime\* vim73
439
440 B. Copy the new binaries into the "vim73" directory
441 ----------------------------------------------------
442 Regardless of how you installed the Vim sources, you need to copy the
443 new binaries you created above into "vim73":
444
445 copy src\*.exe vim73
446 copy src\GvimExt\gvimext.dll vim73
447 copy src\xxd\xxd.exe vim73
448
449 C. Move the "vim73" directory into the Vim installation subdirectory
450 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
451 Move the "vim73" subdirectory into the subdirectory where you want Vim
452 to be installed. Typically, this subdirectory will be named "vim".
453 If you already have a "vim73" subdirectory in "vim", delete it first
454 by running its unstal.exe program.
455
456 D. Install Vim
457 ---------------
458 "cd" to your Vim installation subdirectory "vim\vim73" and run the
459 "install.exe" program. It will ask you a number of questions about
460 how you would like to have your Vim setup. Among these are:
461 - You can tell it to write a "_vimrc" file with your preferences in the
462 parent directory.
463 - It can also install an "Edit with Vim" entry in the Windows Explorer
464 popup menu.
465 - You can have it create batch files, so that you can run Vim from the
466 console or in a shell. You can select one of the directories in your
467 PATH or add the directory to PATH using the Windows Control Panel.
468 - Create entries for Vim on the desktop and in the Start menu.
469
470 Happy Vimming!