VIM 8.0 Installation experience on Mac OS

VIM 8.0 to be released before Mid-Autumn festival

The best-use-to-install Vim on Unix-to-use the sources. This requires a compiler and its support files. Compiling Vim isn ' t difficult at all. You can simply type ' make install ' when your is happy with the default features. Edit the Makefile in the ' src ' directory to select specific features.

Using Git clone is a waste of time, or it's better to download a compressed package. Select the latest version on the Github Vim releases list and download it. For example, I downloaded the vim-8.0.0004.tar.gz. The size of the source package is 12.9M huge. Extract

tar xvzf vim-8.0.0004.tar.gz

Compiling the installation

Continue to follow the compilation parameters of Vim7.4 on Mac 10.11

./configure --prefix=/opt/local --with-features=huge --enable-pythoninterp=yes --enable-multibyte --with-vim-name=vim --with-python-config-dir=/usr/lib/python2.7/config

Note: Because I want to use ultisnips, I added Python support.

makesudo make install

But when I knocked on sudo make install, I peed.

% sudo make installWe trust you have received the usual lecture from the local SystemAdministrator. It usually boils down to these three things:    #1) Respect the privacy of others.    #2) Think before you type.    #3) With great power comes great responsibility.

Well, the greater the capacity, the greater the responsibility, I solemnly entered the password. The installation process is complete.

Basic functionality Experience

After entering vim, a familiar screen appears

No error, stating that there is no compatibility problem with the previous VIMRC configuration. Also tested a few lines of the best good Hello world is no problem. Very good compatibility. Previous snippets can also be used normally.

New Features-Package management

Look at the package management features that Vim 8 comes with

:h package

No sense, because I have not written a plugin ... or continue to use my vundle.

VIM 8.0 Installation experience on Mac OS