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diff --git a/chapter06/vim-inst.xml b/chapter06/vim-inst.xml index 49424450d..fdc15c7be 100644 --- a/chapter06/vim-inst.xml +++ b/chapter06/vim-inst.xml @@ -1,63 +1,46 @@ <sect2> <title>Installation of Vim</title> -<para> -If you don't like vim to be installed as an editor on the LFS system, +<para>If you don't like vim to be installed as an editor on the 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://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs-hints/"> -http://www.archive.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs-hints/</ulink>. The -hints which are currently available are for Emacs, Joe and nano. -</para> +url="http://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs-hints/">http://www.archive.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs-hints/</ulink> +. The hints which are currently available are for Emacs, Joe and nano.</para> -<para> -Both the vim-rt and vim-src packages need to be unpacked to install Vim. +<para>Both the vim-rt and vim-src packages need to be unpacked to install Vim. Both packages will unpack their files into the vim-&vim-version; directory. This won't overwrite any files from the other package. So it doesn't matter -in which order it is done. Install Vim by running the following commands: -</para> +in which order it is done. Install Vim by running the following commands:</para> -<para> -<screen> -<userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr &&</userinput> +<para><screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr &&</userinput> <userinput>make &&</userinput> <userinput>make install &&</userinput> <userinput>cd /usr/bin &&</userinput> -<userinput>ln -s vim vi</userinput> -</screen> -</para> +<userinput>ln -s vim vi</userinput></screen></para> -<para> -If you plan on installing the X Window system on your LFS +<para>If you plan 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> +documentation.</para> </sect2> <sect2> <title>FHS compliance notes</title> -<para> -The FHS says that editors like vim should use /var/lib/<editor> for their -temporary state files, like temporary save files for example. If you wish vim to -conform to the FHS, you should use this command set instead of the one presented -above: -</para> +<para>The FHS says that editors like vim should use /var/lib/<editor> +for their temporary state files, like temporary save files for example. +If you wish vim to conform to the FHS, you should use this command set +instead of the one presented above:</para> -<para> -<screen> -<userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --localstatedir=/var/lib/vim &&</userinput> +<para><screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --localstatedir=/var/lib/vim &&</userinput> <userinput>make &&</userinput> <userinput>make install &&</userinput> <userinput>cd /usr/bin &&</userinput> <userinput>ln -s vim vi &&</userinput> -<userinput>mkdir /var/lib/vim</userinput> -</screen> -</para> +<userinput>mkdir /var/lib/vim</userinput></screen></para> </sect2> |