Subject: Vim version 7.2 released! From: Bram Moolenaar Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:18:37 +0200 Hello Vim users, Announcing: Vim (Vi IMproved) version 7.2 This is a minor release of Vim. In the 15 months since Vim 7.1 many bugs were fixed and runtime files have been added and updated. There are also security improvements, therefore it's a good idea to upgrade. The main new feature since 7.1 is floating point support. You can use it in the Vim script language to add up a list of amounts, for example. Once you have installed Vim 7.2 you can find details about the changes since Vim 7.1 with ":help version-7.2". Notes ----- The new O'Reilly book "Learning the Vi and Vim editors" is now available. See http://iccf-holland.org/click5.html I will not make an Amiga or OS/2 binary for Vim 7.2. A Mac version is hopefully available soon on http://macvim.org/ and/or from the MacVim project at http://code.google.com/p/macvim/ A Win64 binary should be available soon at http://code.google.com/p/vim-win3264/ There is no 16-bit DOS version, the executable is too big to fit in the limited memory space. Gratitude --------- If you like Vim, this is the way to say thanks: http://iccf-holland.org/clinic.html 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 7.2 is also available from CVS. Subversion will follow later. http://www.vim.org/cvs.php http://www.vim.org/subversion.php The Aap files have also been updated, see http://www.a-a-p.org/ports.html An overview of the files: UNIX: unix/vim-7.2.tar.bz2 sources + runtime files, bzip2 compressed MS-WINDOWS one-size-fits-all: pc/gvim72.exe self-installing, includes all runtime files VARIOUS: extra/vim-7.2-extra.tar.gz source files for non-Unix platforms extra/vim-7.2-lang.tar.gz multi-language files doc/vim72html.zip help files converted to HTML MS-WINDOWS separate files: pc/vim72rt.zip runtime files pc/vim72lang.zip files for translated messages and menus pc/gvim72.zip GUI binary for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP pc/gvim72ole.zip GUI binary with OLE support pc/gvim72_s.zip GUI binary for Windows 3.1 (untested) pc/vim72d32.zip console version for MS-DOS/Windows 95/98 pc/vim72w32.zip console version for Windows NT/2000/XP pc/vim72src.zip sources for PC (with CR-LF) DIFFS TO PREVIOUS RELEASE: unix/vim-7.1-7.2.diff.gz sources + runtime files extra/vim-7.1-7.2-extra.diff.gz extra files extra/vim-7.1-7.2-lang.diff.gz multi-language files DIFFS TO PREVIOUS BETA RELEASE unstable/unix/vim-7.2c-7.2.diff.gz sources + runtime files unstable/extra/vim-7.2c-7.2-extra.diff.gz extra files unstable/extra/vim-7.2c-7.2-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, discuss new features 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! -- "Software is like sex... it's better when it's free." -- Linus Torvalds, initiator of the free Linux OS Makes me wonder what FSF stands for...? /// 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 /// --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---