On 08/11/08 22:16, Bill McCarthy wrote: > Hello Vim Developers, > > After updating my runtime today, I noted the command > `:ol[dfiles]'. Certainly `:h :ol' or `:h :oldfiles' works > fine. However: > > :ol > or > :oldfiles > > produces `E492: Not an editor command'. It there an error > in the helpfiles? This appears to also be true for > v:oldfiles - i.e. no such thing. >
I can't find when that command and variables were added; however they don't exist in "tiny" or "small" builds if Vim, which don't include the expression-evaluation feature. This (or the equivalent) is the important line in the output of the ":version" command: Huge version with GTK2-GNOME GUI. Features included (+) or not (-): If the first word here is "Tiny" or "Small" you don't need to look further -- in that case your Vim version hasn't got what it takes to use the ":oldfiles" command or the v:oldfiles variable. OTOH if your Vim version is too old it might not jibe with the latest runtimes anymore. In that case here are the relevant ":version" lines: VIM - Vi IMproved 7.2 (2008 Aug 9, compiled Nov 7 2008 03:49:22) Included patches: 1-30 If the second line is not present it means "No patches included". The above (7.2.30) is the latest version as of this version, AFAIK. Best regards, Tony. -- "I've seen better heads on half a pint of beer." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
