Thanks for the detailed help.Unfortunately im having problems: Quoting the terminal window: " Applying patch 900_debcontrol.vim.diff patching file vim/runtime/syntax/debcontrol.vim Hunk #1 succeeded at 28 (offset 7 lines).
Applying patch 901_debchangelog.vim.diff patching file vim/runtime/ syntax/debchangelog.vim Applying patch cindent-fix.patch patching file vim/src/edit.c Hunk #1 FAILED at 8231. 1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- rejects in file vim/src/edit.c Patch cindent- fix.patch does not apply (enforce with -f) make: *** [extract-stamp] Error 1 " BTW i get vim7.0 not 7.1, when i do apt-get source vim-full On Nov 5, 5:52 pm, Matthew Wozniski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 05:33:25PM -0800, MrTomer wrote: > > can someone provide steps that can be followed if i want to start > > building VIM on my machine? I have gutsy ubuntu. > > please provide more than just: > > > apt-get source vim > > apt-get source vim-dev > > > because that fails the configure! i would like instructions, after > > which you can go > > > ./configure > > ./make > > > and have the thing running.... > > or is that too much to ask? not sure... > > As posted by me 2 days ago, with one minor correction: > > On an Ubuntu system, or any Debian-based system, it's very easy. > > # Install all required development packages/build dependencies: > $ sudo apt-get build-dep vim-full > > # Change to some directory we don't mind mucking up: > $ cd /tmp > > # Download the vim source: > $ apt-get source vim-full > > # Move to the patches directory > $ cd vim-7.1/upstream/patches > > # Get the latest patches > $ python get_patches.py > > # Move to the toplevel directory containing the debian subdirectory > $ cd ../.. > > # The system I was on already had these packages, but I don't think they get > # pulled in automatically by the apt-get build-dep, so you might need this: > $ sudo apt-get install build-essential fakeroot > > # Then, actually build with > $ dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -uc -b > > # That command will take a while and will pop out one .deb for each variant. > Then, you can just > $ sudo dpkg -i /tmp/vim-full_7.1*.deb > > Obviously replacing vim-full with whatever your preferred variant is. > > Also, this doesn't belong on vim-dev, it belongs on vim-use. vim-dev is for > submitting and discussing bug reports and patches. I'm setting the reply-to > address accordingly. > > ~Matt --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
