Hi All, It started working once I got the latest patch for vim 7.3.
Thanks a lot to Tony for suggesting this. Regards, Anith. On Nov 30, 8:21 pm, ACR <anith.r...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Thanks for the responses. A few more points based on the replies. > > 1) The server already contains vim 7.2, which works fine. (i.e if I > invoke vim 7.2 which is there in the default path, I am able to cut/ > paste from/to the clipboard). The issue occurs when I invoked the > gvim binary I created on my own (because I wanted vim 7.3, and the > administrator has not yet installed it in the common directory) in my > local "bin" directory. > 2) I have vim created in my ~<user>/.local/home/<user>/.local/bin, > but moved it to ~<user>/.local/bin manually (along with the share > directory). I hope this is fine. I always invoke the newly created > gvim binary by giving the full path. > 3) I am using a linux "konsole" > 4) I had already tried out the Edit-copy-paste and the clipboard > registers "*" and "+". But they didn't work :( > 5) I can re-compile and re-generate the vim binaries, if any of the > options I used is incorrect. > 6) Has this got anything to do with me not having administrator > permissions? (I hope not) > > Regards, > Anith. > > On Nov 30, 5:19 pm, Tony Mechelynck <antoine.mechely...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > On 30/11/11 11:48, ACR wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I am trying to install vim 7.3 locally on a red hat machine in which > > > I have a user account. I downloaded the source code from vim.org and > > > ran the following commands. > > > > ./configure --prefix=/home/<username>/.local --enable-gui --with-x -- > > > with-features=normal > > > make install DESTDIR=/home/<username>/.local > > > > Now, I am unable to copy the data to/from the system clipboard. I > > > googled to find out that that this happens when vim is compiled > > > without X/gui support. Hence, I tried the options (given above) while > > > compiling, again with the same results. Can someone help me out? > > > > Given below are the version details (obtained by entering :version > > > from vim) > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Normal version with X11-Motif GUI. Features included (+) or not (-): > > > -arabic +autocmd +balloon_eval +browse +builtin_terms +byte_offset > > > +cindent > > > +clientserver +clipboard +cmdline_compl +cmdline_hist +cmdline_info > > > ----------------^^^^^^^^^^> +comments > > > [...] > > > This Vim version should be able to use the system clipboard, as long as > > it is running in a terminal with an X connection. So: > > > - running Vim in the linux console (Ctrl-Alt-F1 to Ctrl-Alt-F6) or > > invoking it with -X on the command-line, prevents communication with the > > clipboard. > > > - In gvim or in Vim-in-xterm you should be able to use the + register > > which is what most programs use with Edit → Paste, Edit → Copy, Edit → > > Cut, or the * register which is what most programs use for a selection > > or for MiddleMouse pasting. Unlike what happens on Windows, on X11 > > systems these two registers are distinct. > > > - In gvim, you can also use Edit → Paste, Edit → Copy, Edit → Cut > > > - The Visual area is normally not automatically copied into "* -- if you > > want it (which I don't recommend) you can use > > > :set clipboard+=autoselect guioptions+=a > > > - In gvim, or in terminals where Vim can access both the mouse and the > > clipboard, you can use <MiddleMouse> to paste the * register. > > > - About downloading the source code: you are aware, aren't you, that as > > of this writing there have been 356 bugfixes since Vim 7.3 was released? > > Seehttp://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Getting_the_Vim_source_with_Mercurial > > about how to get the latest sources. > > > Best regards, > > Tony. > > -- > > "Gosh that takes me back ... or forward. That's the trouble with time > > travel, you never can tell." > > -- Dr. Who -- 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