A.J.Mechelynck wrote:
Larry Alkoff wrote:
A.J.Mechelynck wrote:
Larry Alkoff wrote:
Charles E Campbell Jr wrote:
Larry Alkoff wrote:
I have a desktop and newly configured laptop with different
versions of vim.
The desktop has vim 6.4.6 which contains the lines in ~/.vimrc
set mouse=a
syntax on
They show in :help
The laptop has vim 7.0.35 and gives an error on the above two
vimrc commands. Also they don't show in :help.
What has happened in vim 7? Are there replacements for syntax on
and set mouse?
These commands are fine. So, bring up your new vim and type:
:version
What does that show?
Regards,
Chip Campbell
Hello Chip.
:version shows 7.0
It ought to show about a page of info. See at bottom for instance
what mine displays.
The error I get is:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] X11 # vi xorg.conf
Error detected while processing /home/lba/.vimrc:
line 52:
E319: Sorry, the command is not available in this version: syntax on
line 121:
E538: No mouse support: mouse=a
Press ENTER or type command to continue
Where line 52 says:
syntax on
and line 121 says:
set mouse=a
Larry
My vim is from Kubuntu Edgy Eft. It would be surprising if they
crippled the help.
Here is my :version. I thought you only wanted the version number -
sorry.
:version
VIM - Vi IMproved 6.4 (2005 Oct 15, compiled May 23 2006 12:03:57)
Included patches: 1-6
Compiled by [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Big version without GUI. Features included (+) or not (-):
+arabic +autocmd -balloon_eval -browse ++builtin_terms +byte_offset
+cindent -clientserver
-clipboard +cmdline_compl +cmdline_hist +cmdline_info +comments
+cryptv +cscope +dialog_con
+diff +digraphs -dnd -ebcdic +emacs_tags +eval +ex_extra +extra_search
+farsi +file_in_path
+find_in_path +folding -footer +fork() +gettext -hangul_input +iconv
+insert_expand +jumplist
+keymap +langmap +libcall +linebreak +lispindent +listcmds +localmap
+menu +mksession
+modify_fname +mouse -mouseshape +mouse_dec +mouse_gpm -mouse_jsbterm
+mouse_netterm
+mouse_xterm +multi_byte +multi_lang -netbeans_intg -osfiletype
+path_extra -perl +postscript
+printer -python +quickfix +rightleft -ruby +scrollbind +signs
+smartindent -sniff +statusline
-sun_workshop +syntax +tag_binary +tag_old_static -tag_any_white -tcl
+terminfo +termresponse
+textobjects +title -toolbar +user_commands +vertsplit +virtualedit
+visual +visualextra
+viminfo +vreplace +wildignore +wildmenu +windows +writebackup -X11
-xfontset -xim -xsmp
-xterm_clipboard -xterm_save
system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc"
user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"
user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"
fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/share/vim"
Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -O2 -g -Wall
Linking: gcc -L/usr/local/lib -o vim -lncurses -lgpm
Hit ENTER or type command to continue
I've tried various things to continue the listing but it always goes
back to the main editing screen. Please tell me how to see the rest
of it.
Larry
The above is the complete listing for that version. You can also get it
into a file or (if compiled with clipboard support) into the clipboard,
by using the ":redir" command (see ":help :redir"). Or even at the shell
prompt:
vim --version >version.text
The listing you gave above is for Vim 6.4.6 which has +mouse and
+version, and where your vimrc should work with no error. If you do
vi --version >version7.txt
on your 7.0 version, I expect you'll see "Tiny version without GUI" and
also -mouse and -syntax, which explain the errors you got. On the same
system, using "vim" rather than "vi" should cure the error, if some
"vim" program is installed under that name. On RedHat-like system, there
are up to four "vim" packages, all of which can be installed side-by-side:
vim-common
required by each of the others
contains the runtime files
contains no editor executables
vim-minimal
a "minimum" version of Vim, installed as /bin/vi
includes neither syntax highlighting, mouse support, nor
even
expression evaluation
it will be mounted even in single-user mode
vim-enhanced
an all-purpose Vim for use in console mode
installed as /usr/bin/vim
contains almost everything except the GUI code
vim-x11
installed as /usr/X11R6/bin/gvim
contains everything, including the GUI.
You may install all four packages, then invoke Vim as:
- vi only when working in single-user mode (for system repairs), if
/usr is not mounted or is corrupt.
- vim in Console mode
- gvim when working in an X11 window manager.
You should also bracket the vimrc lines which give an error in some
versions, such as:
if has("syntax")
syntax on
endif
and
if has("mouse")
set mouse=a
endif
Versions without expression evaluation will skip everything from "if" to
"endif", thus also giving no error.
Best regards,
Tony.
Tony you were absolutely correct. I posted the :version from my Desktop
machine by error. The Laptop machine does indeed say "Small version
without GUI" and -mouse & -syntax. Pretty good debugging for a machine
you have never seen <g>
I'll see about installing the bigger brothers.
Thanks also for pointing out how to redirect the :version info to a file
and how to bracket lines that cause errors in .vimrc with if/endif
statements.
With a little help from guys like you, I _will_ master this beast.
Larry
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