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author | Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> | 2018-05-17 17:04:55 +0200 |
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committer | Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> | 2018-05-17 17:04:55 +0200 |
commit | b1c9198afb7ff902588b45fbe44f0760a9f48375 (patch) | |
tree | 7e7c0e76cda65cf249ff3a2d4247b0c3e765205e /READMEdir/README_dos.txt | |
parent | 03998f606a846e7995047b0356dbb9f515f5244c (diff) | |
download | vim-git-b1c9198afb7ff902588b45fbe44f0760a9f48375.tar.gz |
Vim 8.1 releasev8.1.0000
Update version number and information. Fix a couple of tests.
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diff --git a/READMEdir/README_dos.txt b/READMEdir/README_dos.txt index c8f49ac6a..ac6f090af 100644 --- a/READMEdir/README_dos.txt +++ b/READMEdir/README_dos.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -README_dos.txt for version 8.0 of Vim: Vi IMproved. +README_dos.txt for version 8.1 of Vim: Vi IMproved. This file explains the installation of Vim on MS-DOS and MS-Windows systems. See "README.txt" for general information about Vim. @@ -41,19 +41,19 @@ These are the normal steps to install Vim from the .zip archives: located. Check the $VIM setting to see where it points to: set VIM For example, if you have - C:\vim\vim80 + C:\vim\vim81 do cd C:\ Binary and runtime Vim archives are normally unpacked in the same location, on top of each other. -2. Unpack the zip archives. This will create a new directory "vim\vim80", +2. Unpack the zip archives. This will create a new directory "vim\vim81", in which all the distributed Vim files are placed. Since the directory name includes the version number, it is unlikely that you overwrite existing files. Examples: - pkunzip -d gvim80.zip - unzip vim80w32.zip + pkunzip -d gvim81.zip + unzip vim81w32.zip You need to unpack the runtime archive and at least one of the binary archives. When using more than one binary version, be careful not to @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ These are the normal steps to install Vim from the .zip archives: archive and follow the instructions in the documentation. 3. Change to the new directory: - cd vim\vim80 + cd vim\vim81 Run the "install.exe" program. It will ask you a number of questions about how you would like to have your Vim setup. Among these are: - You can tell it to write a "_vimrc" file with your preferences in the @@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ These are the normal steps to install Vim from the .zip archives: console or in a shell. You can select one of the directories in your $PATH. If you skip this, you can add Vim to the search path manually: The simplest is to add a line to your autoexec.bat. Examples: - set path=%path%;C:\vim\vim80 - set path=%path%;D:\editors\vim\vim80 + set path=%path%;C:\vim\vim81 + set path=%path%;D:\editors\vim\vim81 - Create entries for Vim on the desktop and in the Start menu. That's it! @@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ Remarks: won't show a menubar. Then you need to set the $VIM environment variable to point to the top directory of your Vim files. Example: set VIM=C:\editors\vim - Vim version 8.0 will look for your vimrc file in $VIM, and for the runtime - files in $VIM/vim80. See ":help $VIM" for more information. + Vim version 8.1 will look for your vimrc file in $VIM, and for the runtime + files in $VIM/vim81. See ":help $VIM" for more information. - To avoid confusion between distributed files of different versions and your own modified vim scripts, it is recommended to use this directory layout: @@ -105,14 +105,14 @@ Remarks: C:\vim\vimfiles\ftplugin\*.vim Filetype plugins C:\vim\... Other files you made. Distributed files: - C:\vim\vim80\vim.exe The Vim version 8.0 executable. - C:\vim\vim80\doc\*.txt The version 8.0 documentation files. - C:\vim\vim80\bugreport.vim A Vim version 8.0 script. - C:\vim\vim80\... Other version 8.0 distributed files. + C:\vim\vim81\vim.exe The Vim version 8.1 executable. + C:\vim\vim81\doc\*.txt The version 8.1 documentation files. + C:\vim\vim81\bugreport.vim A Vim version 8.1 script. + C:\vim\vim81\... Other version 8.1 distributed files. In this case the $VIM environment variable would be set like this: set VIM=C:\vim - Then $VIMRUNTIME will automatically be set to "$VIM\vim80". Don't add - "vim80" to $VIM, that won't work. + Then $VIMRUNTIME will automatically be set to "$VIM\vim81". Don't add + "vim81" to $VIM, that won't work. - You can put your Vim executable anywhere else. If the executable is not with the other Vim files, you should set $VIM. The simplest is to add a line @@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ Remarks: Select Properties. 5. In the Program tab, change the "Cmdline" to add "/c" and the name of the Vim executable. Examples: - C:\command.com /c C:\vim\vim80\vim.exe - C:\command.com /c D:\editors\vim\vim80\vim.exe + C:\command.com /c C:\vim\vim81\vim.exe + C:\command.com /c D:\editors\vim\vim81\vim.exe 6. Select the font, window size, etc. that you like. If this isn't possible, select "Advanced" in the Program tab, and deselect "MS-DOS mode". |