MacVim

21 Jun 2019

compilation
- manually
- via Homebrew
preferences

compilation

NOTE: use the same Ruby version to compile MacVim and Command-T!

manually

https://github.com/macvim-dev/macvim/wiki/Building

if you don’t specify Ruby version with ASDF_RUBY_VERSION, Ruby version from ~/.tool-versions is used.

if system Ruby version and Ruby version from ~/.tool-versions differ, prefer system Ruby because its version changes less frequently.

MacVim:

$ ASDF_RUBY_VERSION=system ./configure --enable-rubyinterp \
                                       --enable-pythoninterp \
                                       --enable-perlinterp \
                                       --enable-cscope
$ ASDF_RUBY_VERSION=system make

Command-T:

$ ASDF_RUBY_VERSION=system ruby extconf.rb && make

via Homebrew

MacVim Homebrew formula has ruby dependency but current Ruby version in Homebrew is 2.6.5. MacVim bottle (binary package) must have been compiled against this Ruby version => it’s necessary to install Ruby 2.6.5 locally too to compile Command-T extension so that Ruby versions match.

MacVim:

$ asdf plugin-update ruby
$ asdf install ruby 2.6.5
$ asdf global ruby 2.6.5
$ brew install macvim

Command-T:

$ ruby extconf.rb && make

NOTE: even when building MacVim from source (brew install macvim --HEAD), Ruby installed via Homebrew is used => it doesn’t make sense to set specific Ruby version with ASDF_RUBY_VERSION or via ~/.tool-versions - it will be ignored.

preferences

https://github.com/macvim-dev/macvim/wiki/FAQ
:h macvim-prefs (in vim)

set preferences

in general preferences are set by specifying their type and value:

$ default write org.vim.MacVim MMShowAddTabButton -bool false

in most cases, I guess, type can be omitted:

$ default write org.vim.MacVim MMShowAddTabButton 0
$ default write org.vim.MacVim MMShowAddTabButton false

reset current preferences

$ defaults delete org.vim.MacVim

show current preferences

$ defaults read org.vim.MacVim

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