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diff --git a/chapter06/vim-inst.xml b/chapter06/vim-inst.xml index 85de1eb4d..9be5c493a 100644 --- a/chapter06/vim-inst.xml +++ b/chapter06/vim-inst.xml @@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ <title>Installation of Vim</title> <para>This package requires its patch to be applied before you can -install it. This patch fixes a compile problem with GCC-3.2. Apply -the patch by issuing the following command:</para> +install it. This patch fixes a compile problem with GCC-3.2:</para> <para><screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../vim-&vim-patch-version;.patch</userinput></screen></para> @@ -17,6 +16,18 @@ the patch by issuing the following command:</para> <para><screen><userinput>make CPPFLAGS=-DSYS_VIMRC_FILE=\\\"/etc/vimrc\\\"</userinput></screen></para> +<para>The meaning of the make option is:</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><userinput>CPPFLAGS=-DSYS_VIMRC_FILE=\\\"/etc/vimrc\\\":</userinput> +This option above causes vim to look for the +<filename>/etc/vimrc</filename> file which contains vim's global settings. +Normally, this file is assumed to be located in <filename +class="directory">/usr/share/vim</filename>, but we feel that +<filename class="directory">/etc</filename> is a more logical place for this +kind of file.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + <para>The <emphasis>CPPFLAGS</emphasis> option above causes vim to look for the /etc/vimrc file which contains vim's global settings. Normally, this file is assumed to be located in <filename>/usr/share/vim</filename>, |