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List:       mingw-users
Subject:    Re: [Mingw-users] My own MINGW32 build of VIM
From:       Earnie Boyd <earnie () users ! sourceforge ! net>
Date:       2003-11-26 20:33:49
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You would need to build it as an msys dependent binary (review the 
mingw-msys archives).  It is an issue in MSYS that I've not had time to 
resolve.

Earnie.

Martin Sweeney wrote:
> Earnie,
> 
> Using `start vim` in mingw32 runs the vim editor in a new window without any \
> hitches. Same as running vim.exe from the command prompt proves no issues.  
> I was hoping to run my own copy of ViM from inside the msys window so that I could \
> make changes to the code and use my own version over the supplied vim that comes \
> with msys.  
> Do you know what settings I need to check or change in mingw32 or msys inorder to \
> achieve this? 
> Cheers,
> Martin
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Earnie Boyd [mailto:earnie@users.sourceforge.net] 
> Sent: Thursday, 27 November 2003 1:15 a.m.
> To: mingw-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [Mingw-users] My own MINGW32 build of VIM
> 
> 
> Martin Sweeney wrote:
> 
> > Johan,
> > 
> > Thanks for that, I re-compiled the vim editor after modifying the 
> > mingw make file to use mingw32-gcc instead of gcc. Although I did a make clean \
> > first to clear out all the old files from previous builds I still get exactly the \
> > same issue. 
> 
> 
> That's because it is exactly the same compiler!
> 
> 
> > martins@MARTINS /c/c0de/vim/vim/src
> > $ vim test.bp
> > 
> > Will not load the vim editor.
> > 
> > martins@MARTINS /c/c0de/vim/vim/src
> > $ which vim
> > ./vim
> > 
> > Proves that its running the correct executable.
> > 
> > I modified the make file to say:
> > 
> > # normal (Windows) compilation:
> > CC = mingw32-gcc
> > 
> > Any other ideas?
> > 
> 
> 
> Use the vim that comes with MSYS, your symptoms are the reason I've 
> provided a version of ViM.
> 
> What happens if you ``start vim''?
> 
> Earnie

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