I'm going to preface this post with: I'm not a complete idiot, just a PC user trying to hop the fence to the mac world.
I'm attempting to install MacVim on my Mac (Snow Leopard) I downloaded alexloveltroy-macvim zip file, and then unzipped it, but could not find a package file (*.pkg) within that file. (Normally, for my other mac apps, I have been double clicking a pkg file and then dragging the program icon into the application folder.)
Then I tried down loading and untarring the .tar file. No .pkg file in that build either.
Then on one of the forums I read that I can just place the macvim.app file in the path and update my path with this new file, and then I could be good to go, but I can't find the macvim.app file either.
Can someone please provide the exact location within the build where the pkg file lives? Or please provide more detailed instructions on how to install?
On Monday, March 19, 2012 at 6:35 PM, Yvonne Watkins wrote: > I'm going to preface this post with: I'm not a complete idiot, just a PC user trying to hop the fence to the mac world.
> I'm attempting to install MacVim on my Mac (Snow Leopard) I downloaded alexloveltroy-macvim zip file, and then unzipped it, but could not find a package file (*.pkg) within that file. (Normally, for my other mac apps, I have been double clicking a pkg file and then dragging the program icon into the application folder.)
> Then I tried down loading and untarring the .tar file. No .pkg file in that build either.
> Then on one of the forums I read that I can just place the macvim.app file in the path and update my path with this new file, and then I could be good to go, but I can't find the macvim.app file either.
> Can someone please provide the exact location within the build where the pkg file lives? > Or please provide more detailed instructions on how to install?
> Thanks, > n00b - Yvonne
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You can use the "homebrew" to install several programs on the mac, and theninstall https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/wiki/installation MacVim, "brew installMacVim" I recommend this -- Adimir Colen @adimircolen
> - Download this file: LEGACY-OSX-10_6-MacVim-snapshot-62.tbz > - Extract it > - Copy the MacVim file to your Applications folder > - cp the mvim file to /usr/bin
> That's it, works pretty well for me, also on Snow Leopard.
> -- > Cįssio Marques
> On Monday, March 19, 2012 at 6:35 PM, Yvonne Watkins wrote:
>> I'm going to preface this post with: I'm not a complete idiot, just a PC user trying to hop the fence to the mac world.
>> I'm attempting to install MacVim on my Mac (Snow Leopard) I downloaded alexloveltroy-macvim zip file, and then unzipped it, but could not find a package file (*.pkg) within that file. (Normally, for my other mac apps, I have been double clicking a pkg file and then dragging the program icon into the application folder.)
>> Then I tried down loading and untarring the .tar file. No .pkg file in that build either.
>> Then on one of the forums I read that I can just place the macvim.app file in the path and update my path with this new file, and then I could be good to go, but I can't find the macvim.app file either.
>> Can someone please provide the exact location within the build where the pkg file lives? >> Or please provide more detailed instructions on how to install?
>> Thanks, >> n00b - Yvonne
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1.5) To make binaries installed by brew take precedence over other
binaries on your OS, make sure /usr/local/bin is at the front of your
path. You can do this by adding this to your bashrc.
# Move (or Add) /usr/local/bin to the front of the path
[ -d /usr/local/bin ] && export PATH=$(echo /usr/local/bin:$PATH | sed
-e 's;:/usr/local/bin;;')
2) `brew install macvim` from a command line. This installs to `/usr/
local`. You can keep all of your brew installed formula (aka
applications) up to date with `brew upgrade` or just upgrade macvim
with `brew upgrade macvim`.
3) Create environment variables and aliases for macvim in your bashrc.
For example:
vim='mvim -v'
alias vim="${vim}"
alias gvim="mvim"
export EDITOR="${vim} -g --remote-tab-silent"
export GIT_EDITOR="${vim} -g -f"
Note: I create the vim environment variable because I use it multiple
times...
Note: the terminal version of vim is also included with macvim. It's
newer than the vim that comes with OS X, and it includes support for
ruby and python plugins.
Note: `mvim` is added to /usr/local/bin by brew...
Darcy
On Mar 20, 12:07 pm, Cįssio Marques <cassio...@gmail.com> wrote:
> That's it, works pretty well for me, also on Snow Leopard.
> --
> Cįssio Marques
> On Monday, March 19, 2012 at 6:35 PM, Yvonne Watkins wrote:
> > I'm going to preface this post with: I'm not a complete idiot, just a PC user trying to hop the fence to the mac world.
> > I'm attempting to install MacVim on my Mac (Snow Leopard) I downloaded alexloveltroy-macvim zip file, and then unzipped it, but could not find a package file (*.pkg) within that file. (Normally, for my other mac apps, I have been double clicking a pkg file and then dragging the program icon into the application folder.)
> > Then I tried down loading and untarring the .tar file. No .pkg file in that build either.
> > Then on one of the forums I read that I can just place the macvim.app file in the path and update my path with this new file, and then I could be good to go, but I can't find the macvim.app file either.
> > Can someone please provide the exact location within the build where the pkg file lives?
> > Or please provide more detailed instructions on how to install?
> > Thanks,
> > n00b - Yvonne
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Install MacPorts: http://www.macports.org/install.php Then do "sudo port install MacVim +cscope +huge +perl +python +ruby +tcl" to install the full version.
> 1.5) To make binaries installed by brew take precedence over other > binaries on your OS, make sure /usr/local/bin is at the front of your > path. You can do this by adding this to your bashrc.
> # Move (or Add) /usr/local/bin to the front of the path > [ -d /usr/local/bin ] && export PATH=$(echo /usr/local/bin:$PATH | sed > -e 's;:/usr/local/bin;;')
> 2) `brew install macvim` from a command line. This installs to `/usr/ > local`. You can keep all of your brew installed formula (aka > applications) up to date with `brew upgrade` or just upgrade macvim > with `brew upgrade macvim`.
> 3) Create environment variables and aliases for macvim in your bashrc. > For example:
> vim='mvim -v' > alias vim="${vim}" > alias gvim="mvim" > export EDITOR="${vim} -g --remote-tab-silent" > export GIT_EDITOR="${vim} -g -f"
> Note: I create the vim environment variable because I use it multiple > times... > Note: the terminal version of vim is also included with macvim. It's > newer than the vim that comes with OS X, and it includes support for > ruby and python plugins. > Note: `mvim` is added to /usr/local/bin by brew...
> Darcy
> On Mar 20, 12:07 pm, Cįssio Marques <cassio...@gmail.com> wrote: > > - Download this file: LEGACY-OSX-10_6-MacVim-snapshot-62.tbz ( > https://github.com/downloads/b4winckler/macvim/LEGACY-OSX-10_6-MacVim...) > > - Extract it > > - Copy the MacVim file to your Applications folder > > - cp the mvim file to /usr/bin
> > That's it, works pretty well for me, also on Snow Leopard.
> > -- > > Cįssio Marques
> > On Monday, March 19, 2012 at 6:35 PM, Yvonne Watkins wrote: > > > I'm going to preface this post with: I'm not a complete idiot, just a > PC user trying to hop the fence to the mac world.
> > > I'm attempting to install MacVim on my Mac (Snow Leopard) I downloaded > alexloveltroy-macvim zip file, and then unzipped it, but could not find a > package file (*.pkg) within that file. (Normally, for my other mac apps, I > have been double clicking a pkg file and then dragging the program icon > into the application folder.)
> > > Then I tried down loading and untarring the .tar file. No .pkg file in > that build either.
> > > Then on one of the forums I read that I can just place the macvim.app > file in the path and update my path with this new file, and then I could be > good to go, but I can't find the macvim.app file either.
> > > Can someone please provide the exact location within the build where > the pkg file lives? > > > Or please provide more detailed instructions on how to install?
> > > Thanks, > > > n00b - Yvonne
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On Mar 19, 2:35 pm, Yvonne Watkins <ehr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm going to preface this post with: I'm not a complete idiot, just a PC user trying to hop the fence to the mac world.
> I'm attempting to install MacVim on my Mac (Snow Leopard) I downloaded alexloveltroy-macvim zip file, and then unzipped it, but could not find a package file (*.pkg) within that file. (Normally, for my other mac apps, I have been double clicking a pkg file and then dragging the program icon into the application folder.)
> Then I tried down loading and untarring the .tar file. No .pkg file in that build either.
> Then on one of the forums I read that I can just place the macvim.app file in the path and update my path with this new file, and then I could be good to go, but I can't find the macvim.app file either.
> Can someone please provide the exact location within the build where the pkg file lives?
> Or please provide more detailed instructions on how to install?
> On 21/03/2012 08:48, Andrew Stewart wrote: >> On 20 Mar 2012, at 18:21, Darcy wrote: >>> vim='mvim -v'
>> How does the -v flag work? I can't find it documented in "Starting MacVim" and it's not used in the `mvim` script.
> It aliases console Vim to GUI vim rather than creating a symlink a la > `sudo ln -s $(which gvim) $(which vim)` which is the way personally I'd > do it.
Thanks for the reply. However I understand what the alias does, just not how it works. Where is the `-v` flag handled?
> On 21 Mar 2012, at 10:29, Phil Dobbin wrote: >> On 21/03/2012 08:48, Andrew Stewart wrote: >>> On 20 Mar 2012, at 18:21, Darcy wrote: >>>> vim='mvim -v'
>>> How does the -v flag work? I can't find it documented in >>> "Starting MacVim" and it's not used in the `mvim` script.
>> It aliases console Vim to GUI vim rather than creating a symlink >> a la `sudo ln -s $(which gvim) $(which vim)` which is the way >> personally I'd do it.
> Thanks for the reply. However I understand what the alias does, > just not how it works. Where is the `-v` flag handled?
See :help -v
Cheers,
Phil...
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Just to clarify `sudo ln -s $(which gvim) $(which vim)` is different.
It does not include the -v option. This just creates a link of gvim
to vim.
vim='mvim -v'
alias vim="${vim}"
The -v option for mvim is to open vim inside a terminal rather than
opening the usual gui version of macvim. (try it) I like this because
the vim that comes with OS X is not compiled with as many options as
mvim. And I like to run vim in a terminal...
> Just to clarify `sudo ln -s $(which gvim) $(which vim)` is different. > It does not include the -v option. This just creates a link of gvim > to vim.
> vim='mvim -v' > alias vim="${vim}"
> The -v option for mvim is to open vim inside a terminal rather than > opening the usual gui version of macvim. (try it) I like this because > the vim that comes with OS X is not compiled with as many options as > mvim. And I like to run vim in a terminal...
> Creating the vim environment variable is useful because notice I use > it for more than just the `alias vim="${vim}". I also use it for > $EDITOR...
In which case you could pull the Vim sources from Mercurial & build a console Vim to fit your requirements (the default build installs into /usr/local/).
Or alternatively, use MacPorts for a console version (I currently use a console version of Vim from MacPorts & a MacVim I compiled from Bjorn's sources on OS X).
Cheers,
Phil...
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