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diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml index f6dfdfea2..e89a5d42c 100644 --- a/chapter01/changelog.xml +++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml @@ -44,10 +44,16 @@ symlink.</para></listitem> Automake-1.7.9, File-4.06, Modutils-2.4.26, Procps-3.1.14 and Sed-4.0.8.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>November 13th, 2003 [alex]: Chapter 6 - Vim: Changed from +creating a local <filename>/root/.vimrc</filename> to a system-wide +<filename>/etc/vimrc</filename> file .</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>November 12th, 2003 [greg]: Upgraded to GCC-3.3.2.</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> +<para>Release of version 5.0 on November 5th, 2003.</para> + </sect1> diff --git a/chapter06/config-vim.xml b/chapter06/config-vim.xml index 48a5a05ff..ab9aea8bf 100644 --- a/chapter06/config-vim.xml +++ b/chapter06/config-vim.xml @@ -2,19 +2,28 @@ <sect2><title>Configuring Vim</title> -<para>By default, vim runs in vi compatible mode. Some people might like this, -but we have a high preference to run vim in vim mode (else we wouldn't -have included vim in this book, but the original vi). Create the -<filename>/root/.vimrc</filename> by running the following:</para> +<para>By default, <userinput>vim</userinput> runs in vi-compatible mode. Some +people might like this, but we prefer to run <userinput>vim</userinput> in its +own mode (else we wouldn't have included it in this book, but the original +<userinput>vi</userinput>). Create a default vim configuration file by running +the following:</para> -<screen><userinput>cat > /root/.vimrc << "EOF"</userinput> -" Begin /root/.vimrc +<screen><userinput>cat > /etc/vimrc << "EOF"</userinput> +" Begin /etc/vimrc set nocompatible -set bs=2 +set backspace=2 +syntax on -" End /root/.vimrc +" End /etc/vimrc <userinput>EOF</userinput></screen> +<para>The <userinput>set nocompatible</userinput> will make +<userinput>vim</userinput> behave in a more useful way than the default +vi-compatible manner. The <userinput>set backspace=2</userinput> allows +backspacing over line breaks, autoindent and the start of insert. And the +<userinput>syntax on</userinput> switches on <userinput>vim</userinput>'s +semantic colouring.</para> + </sect2> diff --git a/chapter06/vim.xml b/chapter06/vim.xml index e0efd0ebd..8eb1bb7d2 100644 --- a/chapter06/vim.xml +++ b/chapter06/vim.xml @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ suggested installation instructions.</para> <sect2> <title>Installation of Vim</title> -<para>Change the default locations of the <filename>vimrc</filename> and +<para>First change the default locations of the <filename>vimrc</filename> and <filename>gvimrc</filename> files to <filename class="directory">/etc</filename>.</para> @@ -41,18 +41,19 @@ echo '#define SYS_GVIMRC_FILE "/etc/gvimrc"' >> src/feature.h</userinput>< <screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> -<para>Vim can run in old-fashioned <emphasis>vi</emphasis> mode by -creating a symlink, which may be created with the following command:</para> +<para>When called as <userinput>vi</userinput>, <userinput>vim</userinput> +will run in old-fashioned vi-mode. To allow this, create a symlink:</para> <screen><userinput>ln -s vim /usr/bin/vi</userinput></screen> -<para>If you plan to install 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> +<para>If you are going to install the X Window system on your LFS system, you +may want to re-compile Vim after having installed X. Vim comes with a nice GUI +version of the editor that requires X and a few other libraries to be +installed. For more information read the Vim documentation.</para> </sect2> + &c6-cf-vim; + </sect1> |