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| author | Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> | 2021-07-24 21:19:42 +0200 |
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| committer | Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> | 2021-07-24 21:19:42 +0200 |
| commit | 7d60384a00755e5c0112cebeb5e232fc133c9eca (patch) | |
| tree | ca16893982710bf286287f750e74becf64c6cf9f /runtime | |
| parent | 9c9472ff49b09c3d8f747b330eeb1cdb92bab449 (diff) | |
patch 8.2.3214: MS-Windows: passing /D does not set the install locationv8.2.3214
Problem: MS-Windows: passing /D does not set the install location.
Solution: Adjust how the installer uses $VIM. Update the documentation.
(Christian Brabandt, closes #8605)
Diffstat (limited to 'runtime')
| -rw-r--r-- | runtime/doc/os_win32.txt | 27 |
1 files changed, 25 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/doc/os_win32.txt b/runtime/doc/os_win32.txt index 3767cb8a98..1799fafffc 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/os_win32.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/os_win32.txt @@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ The 32 bit version also runs on 64 bit MS-Windows systems. 4. Using the mouse |win32-mouse| 5. Running under Windows 95 |win32-win95| 6. Running under Windows 3.1 |win32-win3.1| -7. Win32 mini FAQ |win32-faq| +7. Installation package |win32-installer| +8. Win32 mini FAQ |win32-faq| Additionally, there are a number of common Win32 and DOS items: File locations |dos-locations| @@ -175,7 +176,29 @@ There was a special version of gvim that runs under Windows 3.1 and 3.11. Support was removed in patch 7.4.1364. ============================================================================== -7. Win32 mini FAQ *win32-faq* +7. Installation package *win32-installer* + +A simple installer for windows is available at http://www.vim.org/download.php +(stable version) and nightly builds are also available at +https://github.com/vim/vim-win32-installer/releases/ + +The nightly builds include 32bit and 64bit builds, have most features enabled +and usually also contain an extra cryptographic signed installer, so Windows +will not complain. + +To use the installer, simply run the exe file. The following switches are +also supported: > + + gvim_<version>.exe /S -> silent install without any dialogues + gvim_<version>.exe /D=C:\vim -> Install into directory c:\vim + -> /D must be the last argument + gvim_<version>.exe /S /D=c:\vim -> silent install into c:\vim +< +The default installation directory can alternatively be given by setting the +$VIM environment variable. + +============================================================================== +8. Win32 mini FAQ *win32-faq* Q. How do I change the font? A. In the GUI version, you can use the 'guifont' option. Example: > |