Re: Vim config problem in jessie

[Jeremiah Mahler <jmmahler@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 06:35:25PM +0000, Frank Miles wrote:
> I'm having problems setting the vim configuration - 
> and having it mean something - in a fairly new computer.
> One simple example is the tab stops.  Since I'm the
> only direct user of this machine, I've simply edited
> /etc/vim/vimrc, where I have the line:
> 	set tabstop=4
> In addition, I've appended the line
> 	set ts=4
> to some of the 'plugin' files, for example:
> 	/usr/share/vim/vim74/syntax/python.vim
> {the normal ending line with ts=8 has been commented-out;
> otherwise the plugin file is unaltered from the Debian original}.
> 
> However when I open a python file, it's obvious that
> 8-space tabs are being used.  Doing a set: shows that
> 	softtabstop=4
> But there is no
> 	tabstop=4
> whereas opening a 'C' file will achieve the latter (and
> 'proper' spacing.
> 
> The file is recognized as python - the keywords are highlighted
> as expected.  Manually entering the set ts=4 sets things right.
> 
> I've tried creating a ~/.vim/vimrc to no avail.  I've not had
> any problem with previous incarnations of Debian.
> 
> One has to suspect that some config file is overriding mine.
> A quick examination of the installed vim packages using
> 	dpkg -L ...
> has turned up nothing other than links to /etc/vim/vimrc
> 
> Anyone have any hints regarding the source of this annoyance?
> TIA!
> 	-F
> 

I use

~/.vimrc

and haven't experienced any of these issues.

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Jeremiah Mahler
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