cga2000 wrote:
vim-full is the package I needed to get vim syntax coloring working. I'm just suggesting the OP try to install it and see if it works, especially considering it /is/ on the Debian repositories.On Sun, Feb 04, 2007 at 10:59:47AM EST, Michael Pobega wrote:cga2000 wrote:On Sat, Feb 03, 2007 at 08:51:03PM EST, Stephen wrote:<snip>output of: $ vim --version ?Actually, just /sudo aptitude install vim-full.??? among other things, vim --version lists the capabilities of the installed version .. includes syntax highlighting. see also ":help ve" in vim. Other things the OP could check: :set compatible? :set t_Co? :echo g:colors_name
I'm not asking for help, I'm offering it. I think the problem is just a Debian based distro thing, because none of them come with vim-full installed by default (As far as I know). vim-full is the package you need to enable the extra things, for example my output from installing vim-full says that I'm missing a few libraries and packages to get vim /fully/ working.I had the same problem on Ubuntu a while back, and it took me a week to figure out how to get syntax highlighting to work.You should have posted on the vim@vim.org mailing list.Thanks, cga
/*pobega@ackbar:~$ sudo aptitude install vim-full* Password: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Reading task descriptions... Done Building tag database... Done *The following NEW packages will be automatically installed: libruby1.8 vim-gui-common vim-runtime The following NEW packages will be installed: libruby1.8 vim-full vim-gui-common vim-runtime* 0 packages upgraded, *4 newly installed*, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded./