Vim's been separated into several packages. vim-rt is a step in the
right direction. Also, make sure that syntax highlighting is enabled
(":he syntax"). In short, you need the line "syntax on" in a .vimrc
file.
On 02/21/99 at 21:39:30, Mark Wagnon wrote concerning "vim has no color after moving uo to slink":
> Anyone else experience this? When I was running hamm, my vim displayed
> colored syntax highlighting, but now I have no color, and I get this
> error message:
>
> Error detected while processing /etc/vimrc:
> line 55:
> Can't open file /usr/lib/vim/syntax/syntax.vim
>
> vim still has the ability to display color because when I start it, the
> tildes are displayed in blue. Where might the syntax.vim or its slink
> equivalent be located?
>
> I found vim-rt on the debian site. It mentioned syntax highlighting in
> the description. I downloaded it and installed it. The error is gone
> (cuz I let it overwrite my /etc/vimrc), but I still get no syntax
> highlighting :(
>
> Could I replace my lost syntax.vim file with one from someone else's
> system? Or does anyone have another solution to my dilemma?
>
> TIA
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