As expected, the new xenial vim binary package grew a dependency on libpython3.5, and powerline now works correctly.
** Tags removed: verification-needed ** Tags added: verification-done -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to vim in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574897 Title: Upgrading to 16.04 disables Python3? Status in vim package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in vim source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Bug description: Since I ran a do-release-upgrade last week from 15.10 to 16.04, starting Vim now produces this warning I haven't seen before: ~/D/abc ❯❯❯ vim develop ✭ You need vim compiled with Python 2.6, 2.7 or 3.2 and later support for Powerline to work. Please consult the documentation for more details. Press ENTER or type command to continue Then had a look at the included features of Vim: /e/alternatives ❯❯❯ vim --version VIM - Vi IMproved 7.4 (2013 Aug 10, compiled Apr 08 2016 11:38:28) Included patches: 1-1689 Modified by pkg-vim-maintain...@lists.alioth.debian.org Compiled by pkg-vim-maintain...@lists.alioth.debian.org Huge version without GUI. Features included (+) or not (-): +acl +farsi +mouse_netterm +tag_binary +arabic +file_in_path +mouse_sgr +tag_old_static +autocmd +find_in_path -mouse_sysmouse -tag_any_white -balloon_eval +float +mouse_urxvt -tcl -browse +folding +mouse_xterm +terminfo ++builtin_terms -footer +multi_byte +termresponse +byte_offset +fork() +multi_lang +textobjects +channel +gettext -mzscheme +timers +cindent -hangul_input +netbeans_intg +title -clientserver +iconv +packages -toolbar -clipboard +insert_expand +path_extra +user_commands +cmdline_compl +job -perl +vertsplit +cmdline_hist +jumplist +persistent_undo +virtualedit +cmdline_info +keymap +postscript +visual +comments +langmap +printer +visualextra +conceal +libcall +profile +viminfo +cryptv +linebreak -python +vreplace +cscope +lispindent -python3 +wildignore +cursorbind +listcmds +quickfix +wildmenu +cursorshape +localmap +reltime +windows +dialog_con -lua +rightleft +writebackup +diff +menu -ruby -X11 +digraphs +mksession +scrollbind -xfontset -dnd +modify_fname +signs -xim -ebcdic +mouse +smartindent -xsmp +emacs_tags -mouseshape +startuptime -xterm_clipboard +eval +mouse_dec +statusline -xterm_save +ex_extra +mouse_gpm -sun_workshop -xpm +extra_search -mouse_jsbterm +syntax system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc" user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc" 2nd user vimrc file: "~/.vim/vimrc" user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc" fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/share/vim" Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -Wdate-time -g -O2 -fPIE -fstack-protector-strong -Wformat -Werror=format-security -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1 Linking: gcc -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -fPIE -pie -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now -Wl,--as-needed -o vim -lm -ltinfo -lnsl -lselinux -lacl -lattr -lgpm -ldl I see, there is -python and -python3 But all news and documentation say the Vim in Xenial 16.04 comes with Python3 enabled. I am confused? A bug? To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/+bug/1574897/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
