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authorBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2010-01-06 21:16:31 +0100
committerBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2010-01-06 21:16:31 +0100
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@@ -215,8 +215,9 @@ directory.
You should not need to do *any* editing of any files to get vim compiled this
way. If, for some reason, you want the console-mode-only version of vim (this
-is NOT recommended on Win32, especially on '95/'98!!!), you need only change
-the 'gvim.exe' to 'vim.exe' in the 'make' commands given above.
+is NOT recommended on Win32, especially on '95/'98!!!), you need can use:
+
+ make -f Make_ming.mak GUI=no vim.exe
If you are dismayed by how big the EXE is, I strongly recommend you get 'UPX'
(also free!) and compress the file (typical compression is 50%). UPX can be
@@ -259,10 +260,13 @@ Use Make_bc5.mak with Borland C++ 5.x. See
If you like, you can compile the 'mingw' Win32 version from the comfort of
your Linux (or other unix) box. To do this, you need to follow a few steps:
1) Install the mingw32 cross-compiler. See
+ http://www.mingw.org/wiki/LinuxCrossMinGW
http://www.libsdl.org/extras/win32/cross/README.txt
2) Get and unpack both the Unix sources and the extra archive
3) in 'Make_ming.mak', set 'CROSS' to 'yes' instead of 'no'.
Make further changes to 'Make_ming.mak' as you wish.
+ If your cross-compiler prefix differs from the predefined value,
+ set 'CROSS_COMPILE' corresponding.
4) make -f Make_ming.mak gvim.exe
Now you have created the Windows binary from your Linux box! Have fun...