Re: $VIMRUNTIME

["Mike Egglestone" <megglestone@heritage.sd57.bc.ca>]

Hi...

I don't know if this is much help.....

but have you tried this?

dpkg --purge vim
dpkg --purge vim-rt
apt-get install vim
apt-get install vim-rt

Mike


----- Original Message -----
From: "joey tsai" <joeytsai@corban.resnet.gatech.edu>
To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 10:14 AM
Subject: $VIMRUNTIME


> Hi, everytime I install vim I get this problem... I have a work-around,
but I'm
> pretty sure it's The Wrong Way to do it.
>
> Anyway, opening a file in vim which has some syntax will cause vim to say
like -
>     Error detected while processing Syntax Auto commands for "conf":
>     Can't open file /usr/share/vim/syntax/conf.vim
>     Press RETURN or enter command to continue
> with the second line changing to whatever type of file I'm editing (for
> instance, it just said it couldn't find the mail syntax file).  The
":help"
> doesn't work, either.
>
> I'm guessing it's looking there because of the $VIM or $VIMRUNTIME
parameters,
> both of which are /usr/share/vim for me.
>
> But Debian is installing vim's "syntax" and "doc" directories in
> /usr/share/vim/vim58, why vim can't find what it's looking for.
>
> My current work-around is to sym-link the syntax and doc directories so it
> works.  I'm guessing changing the $VIMRUNTIME variable would work, too.
But
> neither of those solutions seem to me to be best way to do it.
>
> Do I just have a strange setup?  Is the vim package meant to be like this?
> Thanks in advance,
>
>     // joey tsai
>
>
>
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