diff options
| author | Gerard Beekmans <gerard@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2001-02-15 15:26:52 +0000 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | Gerard Beekmans <gerard@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2001-02-15 15:26:52 +0000 |
| commit | b08f4096533577934b885fa9df41d3881d141612 (patch) | |
| tree | 8e5ffc0ba65ac34d97cd6a896d33b85a897a6da8 /chapter06/vim-inst.xml | |
| parent | ad08014624938a3a3bfd1b44e8b27d02c7b06dd8 (diff) | |
Initial XML commit
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@174 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
Diffstat (limited to 'chapter06/vim-inst.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter06/vim-inst.xml | 39 |
1 files changed, 39 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/chapter06/vim-inst.xml b/chapter06/vim-inst.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..15e8158eb --- /dev/null +++ b/chapter06/vim-inst.xml @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +<sect2> +<title>Installation of Vim</title> + +<para> +If you don't like vim to be installed as an editor on your LFS system, +you may want to download an alternative and install an editor you +prefer. There are a few hints how to install different editors +available at <ulink +url="http://cvs.linuxfromscratch.org/index.cgi/hints/editors/"> +http://cvs.linuxfromscratch.org/index.cgi/hints/editors/</ulink> +</para> + +<para> +You need to unpack both the vim-rt and vim-src packages to install Vim. +Both packages will unpack their files into the vim-5.7 directory. This +won't overwrite any files from the other package. So it doesn't mattter +in which order you do it. Install Vim by running the following commands: +</para> + +<blockquote><literallayout> + + <userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr &&</userinput> + <userinput>make &&</userinput> + <userinput>make install &&</userinput> + <userinput>cd /usr/bin &&</userinput> + <userinput>ln -s vim vi</userinput> + +</literallayout></blockquote> + +<para> +If you are planning on installing the X Window system on your LFS +system, you might want to re-compile Vim after you have installed X. Vim +comes with a nice GUI version of the editor which requires X and a few +other libraries to be installed. For more information read the Vim +documentation. +</para> + +</sect2> + |