summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/VERSION
AgeCommit message (Expand)Author
2019-10-18Configure: get version from the file 'VERSION' instead of 'opensslv.h'Richard Levitte
1998-12-22Various cleanups and fixed by Marc and Ralf to start the OpenTLS projectRalf S. Engelschall
1998-12-21Import of old SSLeay release: SSLeay 0.8.1bRalf S. Engelschall
href='#n100'>100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 640 641 642 643 644 645 646 647 648 649 650 651 652 653 654 655 656 657 658 659 660 661 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669 670 671 672 673 674 675 676 677 678 679 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 699 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 717 718 719 720 721 722 723 724 725 726 727 728 729 730 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 739 740 741 742 743 744 745 746 747 748 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 757 758 759 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 769 770 771 772 773 774 775 776 777 778 779 780 781 782 783 784 785 786 787 788 789 790 791 792 793 794 795 796 797 798 799 800 801 802 803 804 805 806 807 808 809 810 811 812 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821 822 823 824 825 826 827 828 829 830 831 832 833 834 835 836 837 838 839 840 841 842 843 844 845 846 847 848 849 850 851 852 853 854 855 856 857 858 859 860 861 862 863 864 865 866 867 868 869 870 871 872 873 874 875 876 877 878 879 880 881 882 883 884 885 886 887 888 889 890 891 892 893 894 895 896 897 898 899 900 901 902 903 904 905 906 907 908 909 910 911 912 913 914 915 916 917 918 919 920 921 922 923 924 925 926 927 928 929 930 931 932 933 934 935 936 937 938 939 940 941 942 943 944 945 946 947 948 949 950 951 952 953 954 955 956 957 958 959 960 961 962 963 964 965 966 967 968 969 970 971 972 973 974 975 976 977 978 979 980 981 982 983 984 985 986 987 988 989 990 991 992 993 994 995 996 997 998 999 1000 1001
INSTALLpc.txt - Installation of Vim on PC

This file contains instructions for compiling Vim. If you already have an
executable version of Vim, you don't need this.

You can find the latest here: https://github.com/vim/vim-win32-installer
This page also has links to install support for interfaces such as Perl,
Python, Lua, etc.

The file "feature.h" can be edited to match your preferences. You can skip
this, then you will get the default behavior as is documented, which should
be fine for most people.

This document assumes that you are building Vim for Win32 or later (Windows
7/8/10/11).  There are also instructions for pre-Vista and pre-XP systems, but
they might no longer work.

The recommended way is to build a 32 bit Vim, also on 64 bit systems.  You can
build a 64 bit Vim if you like, the executable will be bigger and Vim won't be
any faster, but you can edit files larger than 2 Gbyte.


Contents:
1. Microsoft Visual C++
2. Using MSYS2 with MinGW
3. Using MinGW
4. Cygwin
5. Cross compiling for Win32 from a Linux machine
6. Building with Python support
7. Building with Python3 support
8. Building with Racket or MzScheme support
9. Building with Lua support
10. Building with Perl support
11. Building with Ruby support
12. Building with Tcl support
13. Building with DirectX (DirectWrite) support
14. Building with libsodium support
15. Windows 3.1
16. MS-DOS

17. Installing after building from sources


The currently recommended way (that means it has been verified to work) is
using the "Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition" installation.  This doesn't 
include the SDK for older Windows versions (95 - XP), see "OLDER VERSIONS"
below for that.


1. Microsoft Visual C++
=======================

We do not provide download links, since Microsoft keeps changing them.  You
can search for "Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition", for example.  You will
need to create a Microsoft account (it's free).  You need to download the 
"DVD", and execute the installer from it.

When installing "Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition" or "Build Tools for
Visual Studio 2022" make sure to select "custom" and check all checkboxes
under "Universal Windows App Development Tools".  Or whatever they are called
now.

Note: Vim source code no longer supports Windows XP since Patch 9.0.0496.
Also, Visual Studio 2017 was the last version to support a Windows XP target.
If you still want to target Windows XP, you can check out an older version of
vim source code and install Visual Studio 2017 or 2015 - making sure to check
the checkbox for "Windows XP Support for C++".  Additional build instructions
for Windows XP are provided below. |new-msvc-windows-xp|


Visual Studio
-------------

Building with Visual Studio (VS2015, VS2017, VS2019 and VS2022) is
straightforward.  Older versions probably don't work.

Vim versions built with VS2015 and VS2017 are systematically tested and known
to work well on Windows versions 7, 8 and 8.1.

Vim versions built with VS2015 and VS2017 are also known to work well on all
early versions of Windows 10.  However, Vim versions built with VS2015 and
VS2017 may run into a known issue on the latest versions of Windows 10 and 11.
Building Vim with VS2019 or VS2022 resolves the issue.

Vim versions built with VS2019 and VS2022 are systematically tested and
known to work on Windows versions 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11 and all respective server
variants.

Visual Studio installed a batch file called vcvarsall.bat, which you must
run to set up paths for nmake and MSVC.  We provide a batch file
"msvc2015.bat" for this.  You may need to edit it if you didn't install Visual
Studio in the standard location.
If you use VS2017 or later, you can use "msvc-latest.bat" (or "msvc2017.bat"
and so on for the specific version).  You must specify the architecture (e.g.
"x86", "x64", etc.) as the first argument when you use this.  If you use VS2017
Express, you must use "x86_amd64" instead of "x64" for targeting the x64
platform.

To build Vim from the command line with MSVC, use Make_mvc.mak.

nmake -f Make_mvc.mak		console   Win32 SDK or Microsoft Visual C++
nmake -f Make_mvc.mak GUI=yes	GUI	  Microsoft Visual C++
nmake -f Make_mvc.mak OLE=yes	OLE	  Microsoft Visual C++
nmake -f Make_mvc.mak PERL=C:\Perl PYTHON=C:\Python etc.
				Perl, Python, etc.

Make_mvc.mak allows a Vim to be built with various different features and
debug support.

For compiling gVim with IME support on far-east Windows, add IME=yes
to the parameters you pass to Make_mvc.mak.

See the specific files for comments and options.

These files have been supplied by George V. Reilly, Ben Singer, Ken Scott and
Ron Aaron; they have been tested.  But several things changed after that...


Targeting Windows XP with MSVC 2015 or 2017        *new-msvc-windows-xp*
-------------------------------------------

(The support for pre-Vista was removed in patch 9.0.0496.  If you want to
target Windows XP, use the source code before that.)

Beginning with Visual C++ 2012, Microsoft changed the behavior of LINK.EXE
so that it targets Windows 6.0 (Vista) by default.  In order to override
this, the target Windows version number needs to be passed to LINK like
follows:
    LINK ... /subsystem:console,5.01

Make_mvc.mak now supports a macro SUBSYSTEM_VER to pass the Windows version.
Use lines like follows to target Windows XP x86 (assuming using Visual C++
2012 under 64-bit Windows):
    set WinSdk71=%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1A
    set INCLUDE=%WinSdk71%\Include;%INCLUDE%
    set LIB=%WinSdk71%\Lib;%LIB%
    set CL=/D_USING_V110_SDK71_
    nmake -f Make_mvc.mak ... WINVER=0x0501 SUBSYSTEM_VER=5.01

To target Windows XP x64 instead of x86, you need to change the settings of
LIB and SUBSYSTEM_VER:
    ...
    set LIB=%WinSdk71%\Lib\x64;%LIB%
    ...
    nmake -f Make_mvc.mak ... WINVER=0x0501 SUBSYSTEM_VER=5.02

If you use Visual C++ 2015 (either Express or Community Edition), executing
msvc2015.bat will set them automatically.  For x86 builds run this without
options:
  msvc2015
For x64 builds run this with the "x86_amd64" option:
  msvc2015 x86_amd64
This enables x86_x64 cross compiler. This works on any editions including
Express edition.
If you use Community (or Professional) edition, you can enable the x64 native
compiler by using the "x64" option:
  msvc2015 x64

The following Visual C++ team blog can serve as a reference page:
    http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vcblog/archive/2012/10/08/windows-xp-targeting-with-c-in-visual-studio-2012.aspx


Cross compile support for Windows on ARM64
------------------------------------------

This depends on VS2017 with the optional ARM64 compiler and SDK
installed. Use "vcvarsall.bat x64_arm64" as the build environment.

The ARM64 support was provided by Leendert van Doorn.


OLDER VERSIONS

The minimal supported version is Windows 7. Building with compilers older than
2015 most likely doesn't work.  Since MSVC 2022 can be obtained for free there
is no point in supporting older versions.

If you need the executable to run on Windows 98 or ME, use the 2005 one
|msvc-2005-express|, and use the source code before 8.0.0029.  See the
src/INSTALLpc.txt file for instructions.


2. MSYS2 with MinGW
===================

2.1. Setup the basic msys2 environment

Go to the official page of MSYS2: https://www.msys2.org
Download an installer:

* msys2-x86_64-YYYYMMDD.exe for 64-bit Windows
  (Even if you want to build 32-bit Vim)
* msys2-i686-YYYYMMDD.exe for 32-bit Windows

Execute the installer and follow the instructions to update basic packages.
At the end keep the checkbox checked to run msys2 now.  If needed, you can
open the window from the start menu, MSYS2 64 bit / MSYS2 MSYS.

Execute:
    $ pacman -Syu

And restart MSYS2 console (select "MSYS2 MSYS 32-Bit" icon from the Start
Menu for building 32 bit Vim, otherwise select "MSYS2 MinGW 64-Bit").
Then execute:
    $ pacman -Su

If pacman complains that `catgets` and `libcatgets` conflict with another
package, select `y` to remove them.


2.2. Install additional packages for building Vim

The following package groups are required for building Vim:

* base-devel
* mingw-w64-i686-toolchain (for building 32-bit Vim)
* mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain (for building 64-bit Vim)
* git (optional, to clone the repository)
* pactoys (optional for the pacboy command)

(These groups also include some useful packages which are not used by Vim.)
Use the following command to install them:

    $ pacman -S base-devel mingw-w64-i686-toolchain \
      mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain pactoys git

Or you can use the `pacboy` command to avoid long package names:

    $ pacboy -S base-devel: toolchain:m

The suffix ":" means that it disables the package name translation.
The suffix ":m" means both i686 and x86_64.  You can also use the ":i" suffix
to install only i686, and the ":x" suffix to install only x86_64.
(See `pacboy help` for the help.)

See also the pacman page in ArchWiki for the general usage of pacman:
    https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/pacman

MSYS2 has its own git package, and you can also install it via pacman:

    $ pacman -S git


2.3. Keep the build environment up-to-date

After you have installed the build environment, you may want to keep it
up-to-date (E.g. always use the latest GCC).
In that case, you just need to execute the command:
    $ pacman -Syu


2.4. Build Vim

Select one of the following icon from the Start Menu:

* MSYS2 MinGW 32-bit (To build 32-bit versions of Vim)
* MSYS2 MinGW 64-bit (To build 64-bit versions of Vim)

Go to the source directory of Vim, then execute the make command.  E.g.:

    make -f Make_ming.mak
    make -f Make_ming.mak GUI=no
    make -f Make_ming.mak GUI=no DEBUG=yes

NOTE: you can't execute vim.exe in the MSYS2 console, open a normal Windows
console for that.  You need to set $PATH to be able to build there, e.g.:

    set PATH=c:\msys64\mingw32\bin;c:\msys64\usr\bin;%PATH%

This command is in msys32.bat.  Or for the 64 bit compiler use msys64.bat:

    set PATH=c:\msys64\mingw64\bin;c:\msys64\usr\bin;%PATH%

If you have msys64 in another location you will need to adjust the paths for
that.

2.5. Build Vim with Clang

The following package group is required for building Vim with Clang:

* mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-clang

Use the following command to install it:

    $ pacman -S mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-clang

Go to the source directory of Vim, then execute the make command.  E.g.:

    CC=clang
    CXX=clang++
    # To build Vim without the GUI support
    make -f Make_ming.mak GUI=no
    # To build Vim with the GUI support
    make -f Make_ming.mak GUI=yes XPM=no

To build Vim with the address sanitizer (ASAN), execute the following command:

    CC=clang
    CXX=clang++
    make -f Make_ming.mak DEBUG=yes ASAN=yes

3. MinGW
========

(written by Ron Aaron: <ronaharon@yahoo.com>, updated by Ken Takata, et al.)

This is about how to produce a Win32 binary of gvim with MinGW from the normal
Command Prompt window.  (To use MSYS2 console, see above.)

First, you need to get the 'MinGW-w64' compiler, which is free for the
download at:

    http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/

Or a compiler provided on msys2:

    https://www.msys2.org/

The original 'mingw32' compiler is outdated, and may no longer work:

    http://www.mingw.org/

Once you have downloaded the compiler binaries, unpack them on your hard disk
somewhere, and put them on your PATH.  Go to the Control Panel, (Performance
and Maintenance), System, Advanced, and edit the environment from there.  If
you use the standalone MinGW-w64 compiler, the path may depend on your
installation.  If you use msys2 compilers, set your installed paths (normally
one of the following):

    C:\msys32\mingw32\bin   (32-bit msys2, targeting 32-bit builds)
    C:\msys64\mingw32\bin   (64-bit msys2, targeting 32-bit builds)
    C:\msys64\mingw64\bin   (64-bit msys2, targeting 64-bit builds)

Test if gcc is on your path.  From a Command Prompt window:

    C:\> gcc --version
    gcc (GCC) 4.8.1

    C:\> mingw32-make --version
    GNU Make 3.82.90 (...etc...)

Now you are ready to rock 'n' roll.  Unpack the vim sources (look on
www.vim.org for exactly which version of the vim files you need).

Change directory to 'vim\src':

    C:\> cd vim\src
    C:\VIM\SRC>

and you type:

    mingw32-make -f Make_ming.mak gvim.exe

After churning for a while, you will end up with 'gvim.exe' in the 'vim\src'
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 can use:

    mingw32-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
found at
    http://www.upx.org/

As of 2011, UPX still does not support compressing 64-bit EXE's; if you have
built a 64-bit vim then an alternative to UPX is 'MPRESS'. MPRESS can be found
at:
    http://www.matcode.com/mpress.htm


ADDITION: NLS support with MinGW

(by Eduardo F. Amatria <eferna1@platea.pntic.mec.es>)

If you want National Language Support, read the file src/po/README_mingw.txt.
You need to uncomment lines in Make_ming.mak to have NLS defined.


4. Cygwin
=========

Use Make_cyg.mak with Cygwin's GCC. See
    http://users.skynet.be/antoine.mechelynck/vim/compile.htm

With Cygnus gcc you should use the Unix Makefile instead (you need to get the
Unix archive then).  Then you get a Cygwin application (feels like Vim is
running on Unix), while with Make_cyg.mak you get a Windows application (like
with the other makefiles).


5. Cross compiling for Win32 from a Linux machine
=================================================

[Update of 1) needs to be verified]

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_cyg_ming.mak', set 'CROSS' to 'yes' instead of 'no'.
       Make further changes to 'Make_cyg_ming.mak' and '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...


6. Building with Python support
===============================

For building with MSVC the "Windows Installer" from www.python.org works fine.

When building, you need to set the following variables at least:

    PYTHON:         Where Python is installed. E.g. C:\Python27
    DYNAMIC_PYTHON: Whether dynamic linking is used. Usually, set to yes.
    PYTHON_VER:     Python version. E.g. 27 for Python 2.7.X.

E.g. When using MSVC (as one line):

    nmake -f Make_mvc.mak
        PYTHON=C:\Python27 DYNAMIC_PYTHON=yes PYTHON_VER=27

When using MinGW and link with the official Python (as one line):

    mingw32-make -f Make_ming.mak
        PYTHON=C:/Python27 DYNAMIC_PYTHON=yes PYTHON_VER=27

When using msys2 and link with Python2 bundled with msys2 (as one line):

    mingw32-make -f Make_ming.mak PYTHON=c:/msys64/mingw64
        PYTHON_HOME=c:/msys64/mingw64
        PYTHONINC=-Ic:/msys64/mingw64/include/python2.7
        DYNAMIC_PYTHON=yes
        PYTHON_VER=27
        DYNAMIC_PYTHON_DLL=libpython2.7.dll
        STATIC_STDCPLUS=yes

(This is for 64-bit builds.  For 32-bit builds, replace mingw64 with mingw32.)
(STATIC_STDCPLUS is optional.  Set to yes if you don't want to require
libstdc++-6.dll.)


(rest written by Ron Aaron: <ronaharon@yahoo.com>)

Building with the mingw32 compiler, and the ActiveState ActivePython:
    http://www.ActiveState.com/Products/ActivePython/

After installing the ActivePython, you will have to create a 'mingw32'
'libpython20.a' to link with:
    cd $PYTHON/libs
    pexports python20.dll > python20.def
    dlltool -d python20.def -l libpython20.a

Once that is done, edit the 'Make_ming.mak' so the PYTHON variable points to
the root of the Python installation (C:\Python20, for example).  If you are
cross-compiling on Linux with the mingw32 setup, you need to also convert all
the 'Include' files to *unix* line-endings.  This bash command will do it
easily:
    for fil in *.h ; do vim -e -c 'set ff=unix|w|q' $fil

Now just do:
    make -f Make_ming.mak gvim.exe

You will end up with a Python-enabled, Win32 version. Enjoy!


7. Building with Python3 support
================================

For building with MSVC the "Windows Installer" from www.python.org works fine.
Python 3.6 is recommended.

When building, you need to set the following variables at least:

    PYTHON3:         Where Python3 is installed. E.g. C:\Python36
    DYNAMIC_PYTHON3: Whether dynamic linking is used. Usually, set to yes.
    PYTHON3_VER:     Python3 version. E.g. 36 for Python 3.6.X.

E.g. When using MSVC (as one line):

    nmake -f Make_mvc.mak
        PYTHON3=C:\Python36 DYNAMIC_PYTHON3=yes PYTHON3_VER=36

When using MinGW and link with the official Python3 (as one line):

    mingw32-make -f Make_ming.mak
        PYTHON3=C:/Python36 DYNAMIC_PYTHON3=yes PYTHON3_VER=36

When using msys2 and link with Python3 bundled with msys2 (as one line):

    mingw32-make -f Make_ming.mak PYTHON3=c:/msys64/mingw64
        PYTHON3_HOME=c:/msys64/mingw64
        PYTHON3INC=-Ic:/msys64/mingw64/include/python3.6m
        DYNAMIC_PYTHON3=yes
        PYTHON3_VER=36
        DYNAMIC_PYTHON3_DLL=libpython3.6m.dll
        STATIC_STDCPLUS=yes

(This is for 64-bit builds.  For 32-bit builds, replace mingw64 with mingw32.)
(STATIC_STDCPLUS is optional.  Set to yes if you don't want to require
libstdc++-6.dll.)


8. Building with Racket or MzScheme support
===========================================

1) Building with Racket support (newest)

MzScheme and PLT Scheme names have been rebranded as Racket.  Vim with Racket
support can be built with either MSVC or MinGW (or Cygwin).
Get it from https://download.racket-lang.org/

Copy lib/libracket{version}.dll to your Windows system directory. The system
directory depends on your Windows bitness and Vim bitness:
  32-bit Vim on 32-bit Windows: C:\Windows\System32
  32-bit Vim on 64-bit Windows: C:\Windows\SysWOW64
  64-bit Vim on 64-bit Windows: C:\Windows\System32

For building you need to set the following variables:

    MZSCHEME:          Where Racket is installed.
                       E.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Racket
    DYNAMIC_MZSCHEME:  Whether dynamic linking is used. Usually, set to yes.
    MZSCHEME_VER:      Racket DLL version which is used for the file name.
                       See below for a list of MZSCHEME_VER.
                       The DLL can be found under the lib directory. E.g.
                       C:\Program Files (x86)\Racket\lib\libracket3m_XXXXXX.dll
    MZSCHEME_COLLECTS: (Optional) Path of the collects directory used at
                       runtime. Default: $(MZSCHEME)\collects
                       User can override this with the PLTCOLLECTS environment
                       variable.

List of MZSCHEME_VER (incomplete):

    Racket ver. | MZSCHEME_VER
    ==========================
    6.3         | 3m_9z0ds0
    6.6         | 3m_a0solc
    6.8         | 3m_a1zjsw
    6.10        | 3m_a36fs8


E.g. When using MSVC (as one line):

    nmake -f Make_mvc.mak
        MZSCHEME="C:\Program Files (x86)\Racket" DYNAMIC_MZSCHEME=yes
        MZSCHEME_VER=3m_9z0ds0

Or when using MinGW (as one line):

    mingw32-make -f Make_ming.mak
        MZSCHEME='C:/Program\ Files\ (x86)/Racket' DYNAMIC_MZSCHEME=yes
        MZSCHEME_VER=3m_9z0ds0

    Spaces should be escaped with '\'.


2) Building with MzScheme support (older)

(written by Sergey Khorev <sergey.khorev@gmail.com>)

Vim with MzScheme (http://www.plt-scheme.org/software/mzscheme) support can
be built with either MSVC, or MinGW, or Cygwin. Supported versions are 205 and
above (including 299 and 30x series).

The MSVC build is quite straightforward. Simply invoke (in one line)
nmake -fMake_mvc.mak MZSCHEME=<Path-to-MzScheme>
    [MZSCHEME_VER=<MzScheme-version>] [DYNAMIC_MZSCHEME=<yes or no>]
where <MzScheme-version> is the last seven characters from MzScheme dll name
(libmzschXXXXXXX.dll).
If DYNAMIC_MZSCHEME=yes, resulting executable will not depend on MzScheme
DLL's, but will load them in runtime on demand.

Building dynamic MzScheme support on MinGW and Cygwin is similar. Take into
account that <Path-to-MzScheme> should contain slashes rather than backslashes
(e.g. d:/Develop/MzScheme)

"Static" MzScheme support (Vim executable will depend on MzScheme DLLs
explicitly) on MinGW and Cygwin requires additional step.

libmzschXXXXXXX.dll and libmzgcXXXXXXX.dll should be copied from
%WINDOWS%\System32 to other location (either build directory, some temporary
dir or even MzScheme home).

Pass that path as MZSCHEME_DLLS parameter for Make. E.g.,
make -f Make_cyg.mak MZSCHEME=d:/Develop/MzScheme MZSCHEME_VER=209_000
    MZSCHEME_DLLS=c:/Temp DYNAMIC_MZSCHEME=no

After a successful build, these dlls can be freely removed, leaving them in
%WINDOWS%\System32 only.



9. Building with Lua support
============================

Vim with Lua support can be built with either MSVC or MinGW (or maybe Cygwin).
You can use binaries from LuaBinaries: http://luabinaries.sourceforge.net/
This also applies to when you get a Vim executable and don't build yourself,
do the part up to "Build".

1) Download and install LuaBinaries

Go to the Download page of LuaBinaries:
  http://luabinaries.sourceforge.net/download.html

Download lua-X.Y.Z_Win32_dllw4_lib.zip for x86 or
lua-X.Y.Z_Win64_dllw4_lib.zip for x64.  You can use them both for MSVC and
MinGW.

Unpack it to a working directory. E.g. C:\projects\lua53.
Lua's header files will be installed under the include directory.

Copy luaXY.dll to your Windows system directory. The system directory depends
on your Windows bitness and Vim bitness:
  32-bit Vim on 32-bit Windows: C:\Windows\System32
  32-bit Vim on 64-bit Windows: C:\Windows\SysWOW64
  64-bit Vim on 64-bit Windows: C:\Windows\System32

Or another option is copying luaXY.dll to the directory where gvim.exe
(or vim.exe) is.


2) Build

You need to set LUA, DYNAMIC_LUA and LUA_VER.

  LUA: Where Lua's header files are installed. E.g. C:\projects\lua53.
  DYNAMIC_LUA: Whether dynamic linking is used. Set to yes.