Vim: v9.0.1712

Vim AppImage Release v9.0.1712

Version Information:
GVim: v9.0.1712 - Vim git commit: 5b0889b8b - glibc: 2.29

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Changelog

• 9.0.1712: missing null check in object_clear()
• 9.0.1711: dead code in charset.c
• 9.0.1710: scrolloff options work slightly different
• 9.0.1709: dynamic build with python 3.12 breaks
• 9.0.1708: getcompletion() failes for user-defined commands
• 9.0.1707: Cannot wrap around in popup_filter_menu()
• 9.0.1706: typos in the xxd manpage
• runtime: Remove Brams email in indent/README.txt
• 9.0.1705: cursor position wrong when clicking on an unprintable char
• 9.0.1704: Cannot use positional arguments for printf()
• runtime: Add a few more remarks about Bram and new runtime files
• 9.0.1703: Vim9 Calling a method in an extended class fails
• runtime(pymanifest): fix mistake in syntax definition
• Farewell to Bram and dedicate upcoming Vim 9.1 to him (#12749)
• 9.0.1702: Undo test is flaky
• Add syntax & ftplugin for pymanifest (#12773)
• Update iss syntax file (#11890)
• 9.0.1701: vim9 crash when class member overridden
• 9.0.1700: Cannot compile with dynamic perl < 5.38
• 9.0.1699: compile warning for xdiff/xutils on MS-Windows
• 9.0.1698: Test_map_restore_sid fails in GUI
• 9.0.1697: incsearch test not sufficient
• 9.0.1696: sodium_mlock may still fail in CI
• 9.0.1695: Crash with overlong textprop above
• 9.0.1694: wrong mapping applied when replaying a char search
• 9.0.1693: Ctrl-Q not handled like Ctrl-V in replace mode
• 9.0.1692: Android not handling AI_V4MAPPED ai_flag
• 9.0.1691: wrong viewport restored for incsearch and smoothscroll
• 9.0.1690: popup_create() not aborting on errors
• 9.0.1689: python 3.12 produces warnings and fails test
• 9.0.1688: cannot store custom data in quickfix list
• 9.0.1687: mapset() not properly handling script ID
• .cirrus.yml: skip pkg update for FreeBSD 13.1 (#12767)
• Add commentstring for nix file format (#12696)
• 9.0.1686: undotree() only works for the current buffer
• 9.0.1685: silence Python 3.11 depreciations for gcc
• 9.0.1684: Update libvterm to rev 839
• Update CODEOWNERS (#12760)
• Update my name and email in runtime files (#12763)
• Update syntax/dosini.vim to the latest version (#12764)
• Update the vimscript code for restoring cursor position
• Improve the vimscript code in ":h hex-editing"
• Updated runtime files
• 9.0.1682: sodium encryption is not portable
• Update krl and add rapid syntax files (#12750)
• Add security policy (#12687)
• defaults.vim: Update comment to simplify reverting augroup
• 9.0.1681: Build Failure with Perl 5.38
• 9.0.1680: sodium test fails in Github CI
• Change "the" to "then" under ':help bufload()' (#12662)
• Manpager: apply g flag conditionally to s command (#12679)
• update matchit (#12611)
• Fix alignment in filetype.txt (#12618)
• feat: recognize geojson extension as json filetype (#12636)
• Add filetype detection for eyaml files (#12659)
• Highlight editorconfig properties with dashes (#12691)
• detect filetype for `*.vsh` and `*.vv` files (#12692)
• PyPA manifest files are not recognized (#12707)
• Unison support (#12715)
• feat(heex): borrow matchit support from html (#12717)
• Add WebGPU Shading Language (WGSL) filetype (#12723)
• update .wast files syntax highlighting (#12741)
• 9.0.1679: Cleanup Tests from leftover files
• Merge pull request #12740 from k-takata/import-9.0.1678
• 9.0.1678: blade files are not recognized

What is the Difference between the GVim and the Vim Appimage?

The difference between the GVim and Vim Appimage is, that the GVim version includes a graphical User Interface (GTK3) and other X11 features like clipboard handling. That means, for proper clipboard support, you'll need the GVim Appimage, but you can only run this on a system that has the X11 libraries installed.

For a Server or headless environment, you are probably be better with the Vim version.

Note: The image is based on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS focal. It most likely won't work on older distributions.

Run it

Download the AppImage, make it executable then you can just run it:

wget -O /tmp/gvim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.0.1712/GVim-v9.0.1712.glibc2.29-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/gvim.appimage
/tmp/gvim.appimage
# alternatively, download the Vim Appimage
wget -O /tmp/vim.appimage https://github.com/vim/vim-appimage/releases/download/v9.0.1712/Vim-v9.0.1712.glibc2.29-x86_64.AppImage
chmod +x /tmp/vim.appimage
/tmp/vim.appimage

That's all, you should have a graphical vim now running (if you have a graphical system running) 😄

If you want a terminal Vim (with X11 and clipboard feature enabled), just create a symbolic link with a name starting with "vim". Like:

ln -s /tmp/gvim.appimage /tmp/vim.appimage

Then execute vim.appimage to get a terminal Vim.

More Information

If you need a dynamic interface to Perl, Python2, Python3.8, Ruby or Lua make sure your system provides the needed dynamic libraries (e.g. libperlX, libpython2.7 libpython3X liblua5X and librubyX) as those are not distributed together with the image to not make the image too large.

However, Vim will work without those libraries, but some plugins might need those additional dependencies. This means, those interpreters have to be installed in addition to Vim. Without it Vim won't be able to use those dynamic interfaces.