I wrote:
[...]
> Perhaps all we need is:
> - 'pluginpath' - list of directories that contain plugin bundles that
> are always loaded. User puts them there.
> - 'optionalpluginpath' - list of directories that contain plugin bundles
> that can be loaded when wanted (needs a better name).
> - ":loadplugin" - loads an optional plugin and remembers that Vim tried
> to load it, won't load it a second time.
>
> When loading a plugin from 'pluginpath' or 'optionalpluginpath' that
> directory is added to 'runtimepath'. That hopefully keeps existing
> plugins and plugin managers working.
An alternative would be:
- 'bundlespath' defines where to search for bundles, the default would
be the same as the 'runtimepath' default.
- Below the runtime directory, besides syntax, indent, etc. there would
be two more directories:
"bundledef" - default plugins, loaded on startup
"bundleopt" - plugins loaded with ":loadplugin"
Main disadvantage is still that distributing a plugin with its optional
dependencies end up in multiple directories, can't be a git clone or
unpacking one zip archive. Would still need another directory level to
solve that. E.g. when netrw is a default plugin that may load nwdebug:
~/vim/packages/netrw/def/netrw/plugin/netrw.vim
~/vim/packages/netrw/def/netrw/syntax/netrw.vim
~/vim/packages/netrw/opt/nwdebug/plugin/nwdebug.vim
When found it would add ~/vim/packages/netrw/def/netrw to 'runtimepath'.
And when nwdebug gets used also ~/vim/packages/netrw/opt/nwdebug.
Not sure if I like this...
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