/vim-bin

vim binary for Linux x86_64 (static) and Win32 x64 / x86 (no-OLE)

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feature

  • linux

    • x64 build;
    • do not depend on system libc;
    • provides a vim/AppRun script to make the build "portable" (you can put the directory anywhere, then simply ln -s path-to-AppRun desired-path);

  • win32

    • x86 / x64 build;
    • no OLE (so portable);
    • you can create a desktop shortcut to vim/gvim.exe; or just add the directory to $PATH;

directory structure:

# win32 build
vim/
vim/runtime/
vim/gvim.exe
vim/tee.exe
vim/vim.exe
vim/vim32.dll
vim/vimrun.exe
vim/xxd.exe

# linux build
vim/
vim/AppRun
vim/bin/
vim/bin/xxd
vim/bin/vim
vim/runtime/
about build script

For linux, archive/build.sh is from https://github.com/dtschan/vim-static, modified to be used in docker.

For win32, archive/build.bat is from https://github.com/vim/vim-win32-installer.

(But now I use mingw 32bit / mingw 64bit to compile instead; instruction can be found in https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/src/INSTALLpc.txt )

note for Windows

winpty is not included; download it manually from https://github.com/rprichard/winpty/releases.

# example for x86:
curl -L https://github.com/rprichard/winpty/releases/download/0.4.3/winpty-0.4.3-msys2-2.7.0-ia32.tar.gz -o winpty.tar.gz
tar --strip-components=1 -xf winpty.tar.gz
cp bin/winpty.dll $VIMRUNTIME/winpty32.dll
cp bin/winpty-agent.exe $VIMRUNTIME/

winpty32.dll / winpty64.dll (instead of default filename winpty.dll): required to make git-for-bash work in vim embedded terminal.

how to build on your own host

# linux build
docker build --build-arg VIM_VERSION=v8.2.2845 -t build-vim-8 .

# win32 x86 build
docker build --build-arg VIM_VERSION=v8.2.2845 -f Dockerfile.mingw-x86 -t build-vim-win32-x86 .

VIM_VERSION is tag name in https://github.com/vim/vim.

about x86 build for Windows XP

The (officially) newest version running on Windows XP: v9.0.0495; patch v9.0.0496 drops Windows XP support.

Version after it may work, but the compilation process requires patch (see Dockerfile.mingw-x86); otherwise it won't even compile.

legacy icon is from https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/v8.2.4544/src/vim.ico; it is viewable in Windows XP, though low resolution.