Vim executable for Windows updated

[Bram Moolenaar]

As a tryout for the upcoming Vim 8.2 release I created an MS-Windows
self-installing binary from the current Vim version. This should be
very close to the Vim 8.2 release. Give it a try.

This uses the new Windows installer, which is nicer than the old one.
It also has translations for a few languages.

You can download it from here:
https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/vim/pc/gvim81.exe

You can find the individual zip archives with runtime files and three
versions of the executable in the same directory. See the README file
for what is in which archive:
https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/vim/pc/README

Let me know if you run into any trouble, we want to make sure the Vim
8.2 release doesn't have any problems.

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[Bram Moolenaar]

Rob Solumon wrote:

> I've been using gvim for windows 10 installed from gvim_8.1.0451_x86.exe
> since that came out.  That was the first version that fixed the bug in
> vim (non-gui mode) in which <F11> and <F12> were not recognized.
>
> That has worked fine for me.
>
> At Bram's request, I installed gvim_8.1.2410_x64.exe and _x86.exe.  Both
> versions of vim (non-gui) are not compatible with Take Command console
> program by JPSoft.com.  I have been using some version of take command
> for 25+ years.
>
> There is an incompatibility w/ take command and the latest windows
> version of non-gui vim.
>
> The display is unstable, jumping more often than 2 per second (I
> think).  The prompt line appears midway in the screen.  I am able to
> blindly issue :q and it quits.
>
> I reverted to the version that works for me, ie, 8.1.0451_x86.
>
>
> Thought you'd want to know.
>
> FWIW, I also reported this to Rexx Conn of JPSoft.com, who is the
> principal programmer and owner (I think).

This might be related to the changes done to support the new console
stuff, VTP and ConPTY. I'll CC Nobuhiro.

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[Christian Brabandt]

On Sa, 07 Dez 2019, Bram Moolenaar wrote:

> As a tryout for the upcoming Vim 8.2 release I created an MS-Windows
> self-installing binary from the current Vim version. This should be
> very close to the Vim 8.2 release. Give it a try.
>
> This uses the new Windows installer, which is nicer than the old one.
> It also has translations for a few languages.
>
> You can download it from here:
> https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/vim/pc/gvim81.exe
>
> You can find the individual zip archives with runtime files and three
> versions of the executable in the same directory. See the README file
> for what is in which archive:
> https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/vim/pc/README
>
> Let me know if you run into any trouble, we want to make sure the Vim
> 8.2 release doesn't have any problems.

I think it would be nice, if we could sign the resulting official
installer.

Best,
Christian
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Marlin Eller über Windows 1.0.
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[Bram Moolenaar]

Christian wrote:

> On Sa, 07 Dez 2019, Bram Moolenaar wrote:
>
> > As a tryout for the upcoming Vim 8.2 release I created an MS-Windows
> > self-installing binary from the current Vim version. This should be
> > very close to the Vim 8.2 release. Give it a try.
> >
> > This uses the new Windows installer, which is nicer than the old one.
> > It also has translations for a few languages.
> >
> > You can download it from here:
> > https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/vim/pc/gvim81.exe
> >
> > You can find the individual zip archives with runtime files and three
> > versions of the executable in the same directory. See the README file
> > for what is in which archive:
> > https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/vim/pc/README
> >
> > Let me know if you run into any trouble, we want to make sure the Vim
> > 8.2 release doesn't have any problems.
>
> I think it would be nice, if we could sign the resulting official
> installer.

Is that possible for the gvim.exe that I create? Or do we need to pick
the right one from your site? I'm sure many users would prefer a signed
binary. Not sure if it runs everywhere, e.g. on Windows XP? That's why
I have been using MSVC 2015.

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[Christian Brabandt]

On Mo, 09 Dez 2019, Bram Moolenaar wrote:

> Is that possible for the gvim.exe that I create? Or do we need to pick
> the right one from your site? I'm sure many users would prefer a signed
> binary. Not sure if it runs everywhere, e.g. on Windows XP? That's why
> I have been using MSVC 2015.

Let me check.

Best,
Christian
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beabsichtigt.
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[Christian Brabandt]

On Di, 10 Dez 2019, Christian Brabandt wrote:

>
> On Mo, 09 Dez 2019, Bram Moolenaar wrote:
>
> > Is that possible for the gvim.exe that I create? Or do we need to pick
> > the right one from your site? I'm sure many users would prefer a signed
> > binary. Not sure if it runs everywhere, e.g. on Windows XP? That's why
> > I have been using MSVC 2015.
>
> Let me check.

I checked it out, it seems only possible, if you build using appveyor.
So it is no option currently.

Best,
Christian
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Zeiten wirst du allein sein.
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[Bram Moolenaar]

Christian wrote:

> > On Mo, 09 Dez 2019, Bram Moolenaar wrote:
> >
> > > Is that possible for the gvim.exe that I create? Or do we need to pick
> > > the right one from your site? I'm sure many users would prefer a signed
> > > binary. Not sure if it runs everywhere, e.g. on Windows XP? That's why
> > > I have been using MSVC 2015.
> >
> > Let me check.
>
> I checked it out, it seems only possible, if you build using appveyor.
> So it is no option currently.

Hmm, then let me build the executable and roll out the first 8.2 build.
Once you have created a build (and checked that it works), we can also
mention it on the download page as "signed version" and mention the
other one as an alternative.

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