Control: tags -1 pending patch Hi, On 14-11-2020 11:46, Salvatore Bonaccorso wrote: > The recent update of vim-scripts to unstable (and to be released with > bullseye) contains the following NEWS file: > > ----cut---------cut---------cut---------cut---------cut---------cut----- > vim-scripts (20201113) unstable; urgency=low > > The addons provided by this package are now managed by Vim's native > "package" functionality rather than vim-addon-manager. Please follow these > steps to ensure a smooth upgrade: > > * Before upgrading, run "vam remove <addon>" for any addon in this package > that has been installed with "vam install <addon>". Adjust the command > as necessary for system-wide installed addon. > * After upgrading, add "packadd! <addon>" to your vimrc for any addon that > you want to use. The addon name can be found in the package description > or the list of directories under /usr/share/vim-scripts. > > Using VCSCommand as an example: > * "vam remove vcscommand" will remove the vim-addon-manager setup for the > addon. > * Adding "packadd! VCSCommand" to your vimrc will enable (neo)vim to find > and use the addon. > > -- James McCoy <jamessan@debian.org> Fri, 13 Nov 2020 22:48:17 -0500 > ----cut---------cut---------cut---------cut---------cut---------cut----- > > Might it be worth of mentioning this in the release notes, so users > can prepare in advance to move this handling to vim's native package > functionality? I have prepared the attached change to the release notes, ready to push. Paul
From fbaa28ffc3791be1b7f7ff12f10f0b997dee4500 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Gevers <elbrus@debian.org>
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2021 09:48:19 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] issues.dbk: vim addons handling changed
Closes: #974728
---
en/issues.dbk | 14 ++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
diff --git a/en/issues.dbk b/en/issues.dbk
index ec1ac344..d39bc5a5 100644
--- a/en/issues.dbk
+++ b/en/issues.dbk
@@ -172,6 +172,20 @@ information mentioned in <xref linkend="morereading"/>.
</para>
</section>
+ <section id="vim-addons">
+ <title>Vim addons handling</title>
+ <para>
+ The addons for <systemitem role="package">vim</systemitem>
+ historically provided by <systemitem
+ role="package">vim-scripts</systemitem> are now managed by Vim's
+ native <quote>package</quote> functionality rather than by
+ <literal>vim-addon-manager</literal>. Vim users should prepare
+ before upgrading by following the instructions in <ulink
+ url="https://sources.debian.org/src/vim-scripts/bullseye/debian/NEWS/";>the
+ NEWS file</ulink>.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
<section id="noteworthy-obsolete-packages">
<title>Noteworthy obsolete packages</title>
<para>
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