On Apr 14, 4:24 am, eNG1Ne <communicator....@gmail.com> wrote: > So, I'm managing to run vim without a VIMRUNTIME setting? Does it > matter? Should I have one? Ad it's only fair to say that if anyone > manages to help with that question there'll undoubtedly be more: the > goal is to activate the matchit plugin, concerning which the help says > "Very useful, although it's not backwards compatible (that's why it is > not enabled by default)." Backwards compatible with what, I have to > wonder … >
Pretty much every Vim has a VIMRUNTIME, but it usually calculates it by itself. It's where the various runtime files that let Vim function (and provide many of the features, like syntax highlighting) are kept. It's usually in the same general area as the vim executable. When Vim says "not backwards compatible" it usually refers to vi behavior. This is probably saying that matchit changes the behavior of the % key, so that it no longer does the same thing as vi. It makes it better. -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
