vim and python

[Rohan Shah]

Thanks, that was very helpful. I would like to uninstall the version of 
vim that cygwin installed and then re-install vim with python support. 
How can I uninstall vim? How can I set path related options? What path 
related options should I use?

Rohan


Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> On Jun 11 16:54, Rohan Shah wrote:
> 
>>How can I add python support to Vim in Cygwin? I have never installed a 
>>package other than the ones listed on the cygwin setup menu. I know that 
>>I have to download the vim source code and compile it with some python 
>>libraries? But how do I do this? Can someone please help?
> 
> 
> In the unpacked vim-6.3-1 source directory call
> 
>     ./configure \
> 	--enable-multibyte \
> 	--without-x \
> 	--enable-gui=no \
> 	--enable-pythoninterp
> 
> All but the last option are also set in the standard build.  Note that
> the --enable-pythoninterp option is untested on Cygwin.  When configure
> has finished, call `make' and `make install`.  Since all path related
> options are unset, this will install your version of vim under /usr/local.
> So it doesn't collide with the Cygwin installed vim.
> 
> 
> Corinna
> 


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