Vim as IDE

Steps to clone and setup this vim-config

cd ~
git clone git://github.com/pixelhandler/vim-config.git ./.vim
cd ~/.vim
git submodule init
git submodule update
git submodule foreach git submodule init
git submodule foreach git submodule update
mkdir ~/.vim/_backup
mkdir ~/.vim/_temp
ln -s ~/.vim/.vimrc ~/.vimrc
cd ~

Note: for vagrant users I added a shell script you can use with your provision script, see the vagrant-vim.sh file

Steps used create this vim-config repository…

1. Setup the repo
2. Add submodules
3. Setup pathogen
4. Create a .vimrc file
5. Use a symbolic link to .vimrc in my home directory

1. Setup the repo

mkdir ~/.vim/
mkdir ~/.vim/{autoload,bundle}
cd ~/.vim/
git init

2. Add submodules

git submodule add http://github.com/tpope/vim-fugitive.git bundle/fugitive

Add some colors

git submodule add https://github.com/w0ng/vim-hybrid.git bundle/hybrid

Initialize and update

git submodule init
git submodule update
git submodule foreach git submodule init
git submodule foreach git submodule update

• neocomplete requires lua support, install vim with lua:

  brew install vim --with-lua

3. Setup pathogen

pathogen.vim Install to ~/.vim/autoload/pathogen.vim

curl -so ~/.vim/autoload/pathogen.vim https://raw.github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen/master/autoload/pathogen.vim

Must haves in my .vimrc to use pathogen:

filetype off
call pathogen#runtime_append_all_bundles()
call pathogen#helptags()

4. Create a .vimrc file

" ----------------------------------------------------------
" Use Vim settings, rather then Vi settings (much better!).
" This must be first, because it changes other options as a side effect.
set nocompatible      " Use vim, no vi defaults


" ----------------------------------------------------------
" Pathogen Initialization

" This loads all the plugins in ~/.vim/bundle
" Use tpope's pathogen plugin to manage all other plugins

" Filetype detection must be off when you run the commands
filetype off
call pathogen#runtime_append_all_bundles()
"call pathogen#infect()
call pathogen#helptags()

"… and so on, see the .vimrc file in this repo

5. Use a symbolic link to .vimrc

ln -s ~/.vim/.vimrc ~/.vimrc