1 README_os_390.txt for version 7.2 of Vim: Vi IMproved.
3 Welcome to the OS/390 Unix port of VIM.
5 ATTENTION: THIS IS AN _ALPHA_ VERSION!!!
6 I expect you to know how to handle alpha software!
8 This port was done by Ralf Schandl <schandl@de.ibm.com>.
9 This port is not maintained or supported by IBM!!
12 For the list of changes see runtime/doc/os_390.txt.
18 Note: After the file configure was created via autoconf, it had been
19 handedited, to make the test for ICEConnectionNumber work.
20 DO NOT run autoconf again!
24 If you build VIM without X11 support, compiling and building is nearly
25 straightforward. The only restriction is, that you can't call make from the
26 VIM toplevel directory. Change to the src directory first and call make from
27 there. Here is a what to do:
30 # Make additional symbols visible.
31 # Allow intermixing of compiler options and files.
34 $ export CFLAGS=-D_ALL_SOURCE
36 $./configure --enable-max-features --without-x --enable-gui=no
41 Note: Test 28 will be reported as failed. This is because diff can't
42 compare files containing '\0' characters. Test 11 will fail if you
50 There are two ways for building VIM with X11 support. The first way is simple
51 and results in a big executable (~13 Mb), the second needs a few additional
52 steps and results in a much smaller executable (~4.5 Mb). This examples assume
57 $ export CFLAGS="-D_ALL_SOURCE -W c,dll"
58 $ export LDFLAGS="-W l,dll"
60 $ ./configure --enable-max-features --enable-gui=motif
64 With this VIM is linked statically with the X11 libraries.
67 Make VIM as described above. Then create a file named 'link.sed' with the
72 s/-lXm */\/usr\/lib\/Xm.x /g
73 s/-lX11 */\/usr\/lib\/X11.x /g
75 s/-lSM */\/usr\/lib\/SM.x /g
76 s/-lICE */\/usr\/lib\/ICE.x /g
82 Now Vim is linked with the X11-DLLs.
84 See the Makefile and the file link.sh on how link.sed is used.
89 Use the online help! (See weaknesses below.)
92 Enter ':help syntax' and then press <TAB> several times, you will switch
93 through all help items containing 'syntax'. Press <ENTER> on the one you are
94 interested at. Or press <Ctrl-D> and you will get a list of all items printed
95 that contain 'syntax'.
97 The helpfiles contains cross-references. Links are between '|'. Position the
98 cursor on them and press <Ctrl-]> to follow this link. Use <Ctrl-T> to jump
104 - You can't call make from the toplevel directory, you have to do a 'cd src'
105 first. If you do it, make will call configure again. I don't know why and
106 didn't investigate it, there were more important things to do. If you can
107 make it work drop me a note.
109 - The documentation was not updated for this alpha release. It contains lot of
110 ASCII dependencies, especially in examples.
112 - Digraphs are dependent on code page 1047. Digraphs are used to enter
113 characters that normally cannot be entered by an ordinary keyboard.
114 See ":help digraphs".
116 - Using 'ga' to show the code of the character under the cursor shows the
117 correct dec/hex/oct values, but the other informations might be missing or
120 - The sed syntax file doesn't work, it is ASCII dependent.
124 If you find a bug please inform me (schandl@de.ibm.com), don't disturb Bram
125 Moolenaar. It's most likely a bug I introduced during porting or some ASCII
126 dependency I didn't notice.
130 Feedback welcome! Just drop me a note.