From: Bram Moolenaar Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 18:06:51 +0200 Announcing: Vim (Vi IMproved) version 7.1 This is a stable release of Vim, version 7.1. Since version 7.0 lots of problems were fixed and runtime files were updated. It has been one year and five days since 7.0! Most of Vim 7.1 was already available as patches for quite a while. A couple of test versions were made to spot problems in the distribution. Therefore Vim 7.1 can be considered very stable. If you are using an older version, it is highly recommended you install Vim 7.1. Several crashing bugs and a security issue were fixed. Once you have installed Vim 7.1 you can find details about the changes since Vim 7.0 with ":help version-7.1". I will not make an Amiga or OS/2 binary for Vim 7.1. A Mac version is hopefully available soon on http://macvim.org/ Where to get it --------------- All files can be found below this directory: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/ Information about which files to download for what system: http://www.vim.org/download.php A list of mirror sites can be found here: http://www.vim.org/mirrors.php Vim 7.1 is also available from CVS and Subversion: http://www.vim.org/cvs.php http://www.vim.org/subversion.php An overview of the files: UNIX: unix/vim-7.1.tar.bz2 sources + runtime files, bzip2 compressed VARIOUS: extra/vim-7.1-extra.tar.gz extra files extra/vim-7.1-lang.tar.gz multi-language files doc/vim71html.zip help files converted to HTML MS-WINDOWS: pc/gvim71.exe self-installing, includes all runtime files pc/vim71rt.zip runtime files for binaries below pc/vim71lang.zip files for translated messages and menus pc/gvim71.zip GUI binary for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP pc/gvim71ole.zip GUI binary with OLE support pc/gvim71_s.zip GUI binary for Windows 3.1 pc/vim71d16.zip 16 bit console version for MS-DOS pc/vim71d32.zip console version for MS-DOS/Windows 95/98 pc/vim71w32.zip console version for Windows NT/2000/XP pc/vim71src.zip sources for PC (with CR-LF) DIFFS TO PREVIOUS RELEASE: unix/vim-7.0-7.1.diff.gz sources + runtime files extra/vim-7.0-7.1-extra.diff.gz extra files extra/vim-7.0-7.1-lang.diff.gz multi-language files unstable/unix/vim-7.1b-7.1.diff.gz sources + runtime files unstable/extra/vim-7.1b-7.1-extra.diff.gz extra files unstable/extra/vim-7.1b-7.1-lang.diff.gz multi-language files Mailing lists ------------- For user questions you can turn to the Vim mailing list. There are a lot of tips, scripts and solutions. You can ask your Vim questions, but only if you subscribe. See http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim If you want to help Vim development or get the latest patches, subscribe to the vim-dev mailing list. See http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim-dev Subject specific lists: Multi-byte issues: http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim-multibyte Macintosh issues: http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim-mac Before you ask a question you should search the archives, someone may already have given the answer. Reporting bugs -------------- Send them to . Please describe the problem precisely. All the time spent on answering mail is subtracted from the time that is spent on improving Vim! Always give a reproducible example and try to find out which settings or other things influence the appearance of the bug. Try starting without your own vimrc file: "vim -u NONE". Try different machines if possible. See ":help bugs" in Vim. Send me a patch if you can! If something needs discussing with other developers, send a message to the vim-dev mailing list. You need to subscribe first. Happy Vimming! -- hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict: 114. You are counting items, you go "0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D...". /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@Moolenaar.net -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ download, build and distribute -- http://www.A-A-P.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org ///