Jekyll 2015-11-02T16:40:11+00:00 / Joe Balancio / jlbalancio@gmail.com /vim/2015/10/17/osx-vim-python 2015-10-17T08:48:17+00:00 2015-10-17T08:48:17+00:00 Joe Balancio jlbalancio@gmail.com <p>Several months ago I spent way too long trying to figure out how to upgrade my Vim install from the default system 7.3 install to 7.4 in order to use new plugins. Hours later I gave up.</p> <p>It should have been as easy as this:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash">sudo port install vim</code></pre></div> <p>When I fired it up, I get this message about python not being installed. Well OSX comes with a default python install. Well <code>sudo port select python python27</code>. Nope.</p> <p>Fast-forward to a few weeks ago when our team start developing outside the VM. I install MacVim with python support. It works, but it’s super slow.</p> <p>I wanted my old workflow back with <code>tmux</code>. And in order to get that back, I need to get a usable latest <code>vim</code> install. I finally made some headway.</p> <h1 id="first-fetch-the-vim-repo">First, fetch the <code>vim</code> repo.</h1> <div class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash">git clone https://github.com/vim/vim.git <span class="nb">cd </span>src make distclean <span class="c"># if you build Vim before</span></code></pre></div> <h1 id="next-configure-it">Next configure it.</h1> <p>I’m configuring to remove gui support. Not important. I’m adding the <code>huge</code> feature set because why not. Don’t need NetBeans support. <strong>Enabling Python support</strong>. Finally, since I’m using Macports, I point to the Macports directory.</p> <div class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash">./configure --disable-darwin --enable-gui<span class="o">=</span>no --with-features<span class="o">=</span>huge <span class="se">\</span> --disable-netbeans --enable-pythoninterp <span class="se">\</span> --prefix<span class="o">=</span>/opt/local --with-local-dir<span class="o">=</span>/opt/local --disable-netbeans</code></pre></div> <h1 id="now-make-and-install">Now, make and install</h1> <div class="highlight"><pre><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash">make sudo make install</code></pre></div> <h1 id="woo">Woo!</h1> <p>Next step is to get tmux working. I’m thinking of splitting my tmux config to work across OSX and Linux.</p> <p><a href="/vim/2015/10/17/osx-vim-python.html">OSX VIM with Python support</a> was originally published by Joe Balancio at <a href="">Original Joe</a> on October 17, 2015.</p>