changeset 15095:803807ab19c5 v8.1.0558

patch 8.1.0558: some MS-Windows instructions are outdated commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d2ec51f399607d2df6ed1155b0bd303e722d6978 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sun Dec 2 13:58:00 2018 +0100 patch 8.1.0558: some MS-Windows instructions are outdated Problem: Some MS-Windows instructions are outdated. Solution: Update the uninstall instructions and the NSIS README. (Ken Takata, closes #3614) Also update remark about diff.exe.
author Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
date Sun, 02 Dec 2018 14:00:08 +0100
parents 692073d2f61c
children f46ed63e2ce0
files nsis/README.txt src/version.c uninstal.txt
diffstat 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/nsis/README.txt
+++ b/nsis/README.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ 2.  Go to the src directory and build:
 	vimrun.exe,
 	install.exe,
 	uninstal.exe,
+	tee/tee.exe,
 	xxd/xxd.exe,
 
     Then execute tools/rename.bat to rename the executables. (mv command is
@@ -29,14 +30,15 @@ 3.  Go to the GvimExt directory and buil
 4.  Go to the VisVim directory and build VisVim.dll (or get it from a binary
     archive).
 
-5.  Go to the OleVim directory and build OpenWithVim.exe and SendToVim.exe (or
-    get them from a binary archive).
-
-6.  Get a "diff.exe" program and put it in the "../.." directory (above the
-    "vim80" directory, it's the same for all Vim versions).
+5.  Get a "diff.exe" program.  If you skip this the built-in diff will always
+    be used (which is fine for most users).  If you do have your own
+    "diff.exe" put it in the "../.." directory (above the "vim81" directory,
+    it's the same for all Vim versions).
     You can find one in previous Vim versions or in this archive:
 		http://www.mossbayeng.com/~ron/vim/diffutils.tar.gz
-    Also put winpty32.dll and winpty-agent.exe there.
+
+6   Also put winpty32.dll and winpty-agent.exe in "../.." (above the "vim81"
+    directory).  This is required for the terminal window.
 
 7.  Do "make uganda.nsis.txt" in runtime/doc.  This requires sed, you may have
     to do this on Unix.  Make sure the file is in DOS file format!
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -793,6 +793,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    558,
+/**/
     557,
 /**/
     556,
--- a/uninstal.txt
+++ b/uninstal.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Uninstalling Vim on Dos and MS-Windows.
+Uninstalling Vim on MS-Windows.
 
 There are three ways to remove Vim:
 
@@ -27,12 +27,11 @@ messages to avoid deleting something you
 
 Here are guidelines for removing Vim by hand:
 
-1. Remove the "Edit with Vim" popup menu entry, if it exists.  This will only
-   be on MS-Windows 95/98/NT.  This is done by running the uninstal.exe
-   program.  It removes the registry entries for the "Edit with Vim" popup
-   menu entry.  You only need to run uninstal.exe when you have installed the
-   menu entry.  You can also run uninstal.exe from the Control panel with the
-   Add/Remove programs application.
+1. Remove the "Edit with Vim" popup menu entry, if it exists.  This is done by
+   running the uninstal.exe program.  It removes the registry entries for the
+   "Edit with Vim" popup menu entry.  You only need to run uninstal.exe when
+   you have installed the menu entry.  You can also run uninstal.exe from the
+   Control panel with the Add/Remove programs application.
    Note that uninstal.exe offers you the option to uninstal other items.  You
    can skip this.
 
@@ -55,8 +54,8 @@ 4. If you want to completely delete vim,
    skip the next step.
 
 5. Delete the distributed files.  If you followed the directions, these will
-   be located in a directory like "C:\vim\vim80".  If the $VIM environment
-   variable is set, the directory will be $VIM\vim80.  Delete the "vim80"
+   be located in a directory like "C:\vim\vim81".  If the $VIM environment
+   variable is set, the directory will be $VIM\vim81.  Delete the "vim81"
    directory and all that is in it.  Warning: If you changed any of the
    distributed files, or added some of your own files, you might want to save
    these first.  But normally you would not have changed or added files here.
@@ -66,10 +65,8 @@ 6. Remove setting the $VIM and $VIMRUNTI
    another version of Vim.  $VIMRUNTIME is mostly not set.  Check if $PATH
    contains the path of the vim directory.  Note that $PATH may be set in
    several places, you will have to find the right one, and only delete the
-   Vim path from it.  You can most likely find the lines that set $PATH, $VIM
-   and/or $VIMRUNTIME in C:\autoexec.bat.  Under Windows NT you might need to
-   use the "System Properties" editor to change the environment variables, if
-   they are not in the C:\autoexec.bat file.  You can start it by selecting
+   Vim path from it.  You might need to use the "System Properties" editor to
+   change the environment variables.  You can start it by selecting
    Start/Settings/Control Panel and then "System".
 
 7. If you added a Vim entry in the start menu, delete it.