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Date:      Thu, 30 Aug 2001 17:56:13 -0700
From:      Jim Mock <mij@soupnazi.org>
To:        Nikolaus Hiebaum <h9400395@miraculix.wu-wien.ac.at>
Cc:        Joe Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: vim installation
Message-ID:  <20010830175613.B2931@helios.soupnazi.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.A32.3.96.1010831022910.371174A-100000@miraculix.wu-wien.ac.at>
References:  <20010830111117.A60338@helios.soupnazi.org> <Pine.A32.3.96.1010831022910.371174A-100000@miraculix.wu-wien.ac.at>

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On Fri, 31 Aug 2001 at 02:53:24 +0200, Nikolaus Hiebaum wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Aug 2001, Jim Mock wrote:
> > > I want to install the vim package [...]
> > 
> > Because X isn't installed and the package is looking for it.  Install
> > the port...
> > 
> >    # cd /usr/ports/editors/vim6
> >    # make -DLITE install distclean
> 
> I don't have the ports installed (my HDD is *really* small). Is the
> way you described above the one *not* using X? 

Yes, that will give you a minimal vim.  You still get stuff like syntax
highlighting and whatnot, but none of the X bits (and some other stuff).

> > Or install the vim-lite package.
> 
> Yes, I wanted to do that, but vim-lite didn't come up in the package
> list via the ftp. (I'm ftp'ing my packages and not from ports on my
> 'puter).  So, how (and from where) do I get vim-lite and install it?

pkg_add -r vim-lite

- jim

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jim mock <mij@soupnazi.org>              tech writer | iXsystems, Inc.
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