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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> + |