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patch 8.1.1696: MSVC: link command line is too long commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/cea2a15687c54b8a700f77f3deef35269abb1417 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Mon Jul 15 20:44:57 2019 +0200 patch 8.1.1696: MSVC: link command line is too long Problem: MSVC: link command line is too long. Solution: Use the @<< mechanism to pass the arguments via a file. (Christian Brabandt)
author Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
date Mon, 15 Jul 2019 21:00:03 +0200
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README_mac.txt for version 8.1 of Vim: Vi IMproved.

This file explains the installation of Vim on Macintosh systems.
See "README.txt" for general information about Vim.


To build from sources, like on Unix

1. Get the build tools: "clang" and "make".  These can be installed with the
   "CommandLineTools" package.   If you don't have one, do
	xcode-select --install
   Just like for any software development with OS X.

2. Get the source code.  Best is to use git (which you need to install first),
   see http://www.vim.org/git.php
   Or you can download and unpack the Unix tar archive, see
   http://www.vim.org/download.php

3. Go to the top directory of the source tree, do
	make
	sudo make install
  A newly built vim will be installed under "/usr/local".


If you can't manage to make this work, there is a fallback using Homebrew:

1. Install Homebrew from http://brew.sh/
2. Install latest Vim with:  brew install vim