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Subject: Vim version 7.2 released!
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From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
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Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:18:37 +0200
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Hello Vim users,
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Announcing: Vim (Vi IMproved) version 7.2
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This is a minor release of Vim. In the 15 months since Vim 7.1 many
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bugs were fixed and runtime files have been added and updated. There
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are also security improvements, therefore it's a good idea to upgrade.
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The main new feature since 7.1 is floating point support. You can use
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it in the Vim script language to add up a list of amounts, for example.
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Once you have installed Vim 7.2 you can find details about the changes
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since Vim 7.1 with ":help version-7.2".
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Notes
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-----
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The new O'Reilly book "Learning the Vi and Vim editors" is now
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available. See http://iccf-holland.org/click5.html
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I will not make an Amiga or OS/2 binary for Vim 7.2. A Mac version is
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hopefully available soon on http://macvim.org/ and/or from the MacVim
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project at http://code.google.com/p/macvim/
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A Win64 binary should be available soon at
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http://code.google.com/p/vim-win3264/
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There is no 16-bit DOS version, the executable is too big to fit in the
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limited memory space.
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Gratitude
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---------
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If you like Vim, this is the way to say thanks:
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http://iccf-holland.org/clinic.html
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Where to get it
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All files can be found below this directory:
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ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/
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Information about which files to download for what system:
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http://www.vim.org/download.php
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A list of mirror sites can be found here:
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http://www.vim.org/mirrors.php
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Vim 7.2 is also available from CVS. Subversion will follow later.
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http://www.vim.org/cvs.php
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http://www.vim.org/subversion.php
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The Aap files have also been updated, see http://www.a-a-p.org/ports.html
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An overview of the files:
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UNIX:
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unix/vim-7.2.tar.bz2 sources + runtime files, bzip2 compressed
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MS-WINDOWS one-size-fits-all:
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pc/gvim72.exe self-installing, includes all runtime files
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VARIOUS:
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extra/vim-7.2-extra.tar.gz source files for non-Unix platforms
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extra/vim-7.2-lang.tar.gz multi-language files
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doc/vim72html.zip help files converted to HTML
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MS-WINDOWS separate files:
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pc/vim72rt.zip runtime files
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pc/vim72lang.zip files for translated messages and menus
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pc/gvim72.zip GUI binary for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP
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pc/gvim72ole.zip GUI binary with OLE support
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pc/gvim72_s.zip GUI binary for Windows 3.1 (untested)
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pc/vim72d32.zip console version for MS-DOS/Windows 95/98
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pc/vim72w32.zip console version for Windows NT/2000/XP
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pc/vim72src.zip sources for PC (with CR-LF)
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DIFFS TO PREVIOUS RELEASE:
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unix/vim-7.1-7.2.diff.gz sources + runtime files
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extra/vim-7.1-7.2-extra.diff.gz extra files
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extra/vim-7.1-7.2-lang.diff.gz multi-language files
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DIFFS TO PREVIOUS BETA RELEASE
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unstable/unix/vim-7.2c-7.2.diff.gz sources + runtime files
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unstable/extra/vim-7.2c-7.2-extra.diff.gz extra files
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unstable/extra/vim-7.2c-7.2-lang.diff.gz multi-language files
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Mailing lists
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-------------
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For user questions you can turn to the Vim mailing list. There are a
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lot of tips, scripts and solutions. You can ask your Vim questions, but
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only if you subscribe. See http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim
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If you want to help Vim development, discuss new features or get the
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latest patches, subscribe to the vim-dev mailing list. See
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http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim-dev
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Subject specific lists:
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Multi-byte issues: http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim-multibyte
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Macintosh issues: http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim-mac
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Before you ask a question you should search the archives, someone may
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already have given the answer.
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Reporting bugs
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--------------
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Send them to <bugs@vim.org>. Please describe the problem precisely.
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All the time spent on answering mail is subtracted from the time that is
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spent on improving Vim! Always give a reproducible example and try to
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find out which settings or other things influence the appearance of the
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bug. Try starting without your own vimrc file: "vim -u NONE". Try
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different machines if possible. See ":help bugs" in Vim. Send me a
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patch if you can!
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If something needs discussing with other developers, send a message to the
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vim-dev mailing list. You need to subscribe first.
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Happy Vimming!
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--
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"Software is like sex... it's better when it's free."
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-- Linus Torvalds, initiator of the free Linux OS
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Makes me wonder what FSF stands for...?
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/// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@Moolenaar.net -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\
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/// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\
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\\\ download, build and distribute -- http://www.A-A-P.org ///
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\\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org ///
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