Vim: v9.1.1330

Vim AppImage Release v9.1.1330

Version Information:
GVim: v9.1.1330 - Vim git commit: 31b78cce6 - glibc: 2.34

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Changelog

• runtime(doc): update documentation
• runtime(doc): clarify return type for findfile()/finddir()
• 9.1.1330: may receive E315 in terminal
• CI: add sway compositor to CI tests, to prepare for better Wayland testing
• 9.1.1329: cannot get information about command line completion
• 9.1.1328: too many strlen() calls in indent.c
• 9.1.1327: filetype: nroff detection can be improved
• runtime(doc): cross-link :| meaning :p and explain E749
• runtime(doc): style: clarify to prefer 2 spaces after a sentence
• runtime(pov): deprecate `#render` and `#statistics` in syntax script
• 9.1.1326: invalid cursor position after 'tagfunc'
• runtime(keymaps): update Brazilian keymaps
• 9.1.1325: tests: not checking error numbers properly
• runtime(doc): clarify 'includeexpr' is not used for <cfile>
• runtime(filetype): improve *.h filetype detection
• runtime(indent-tests): Raise timeouts for "search*()"es
• runtime(indent-tests): Annotate timed "search*()"es for tracing
• runtime(indent-tests): Instrument timed "search*()" calls
• 9.1.1324: undefined behaviour if X11 connection dies
• 9.1.1323: b:undo_ftplugin not executed when re-using buffer
• CI: coverity.yml: remove python2-dev pkg and retire --enable-pythoninterp
• runtime(nix): set iskeyword and b:match_words in ftplugin
• runtime(doc): clarify "nearest" value for 'completeopt'
• CI: GCC 13 install fails, so disable that particular ppa
• runtime(doc): Tweak documentation style a bit
• CI: update coverity runner to Ubuntu 24.04
• 9.1.1322: small delete register cannot paste multi-line correctly
• 9.1.1321: filetype: MS ixx and mpp files are not recognized
• 9.1.1320: filetype: alsoft config files are not recognized
• 9.1.1319: Various typos in the code, issue with test_inst_complete.vim
• 9.1.1318: tests: test_format fails
• runtime(jjdescription): Don't require a space to start comments
• 9.1.1317: noisy error when restoring folds from session fails
• 9.1.1316: missing memory allocation failure in os_mswin.c
• 9.1.1315: completion: issue with fuzzy completion and 'completefuzzycollect'
• 9.1.1314: max allowed string width too small
• 9.1.1313: compile warning about uninitialized value
• 9.1.1312: tests: Test_backupskip() fails when HOME is defined
• 9.1.1311: completion: not possible to limit number of matches
• 9.1.1310: completion: redundant check for preinsert effect
• runtime(gleam): Update ftplugin, use recommended_style config variable
• 9.1.1309: tests: no test for 'pummaxwidth' with non-truncated "kind"
• runtime: set 'cpoptions' for line-continuation in various runtime files
• runtime(tar): remove dependency on netrw#WinPath, include mapping doc
• runtime(netrw): remove deprecated functions
• 9.1.1308: completion: cannot order matches by distance to cursor
• 9.1.1307: make syntax does not reliably detect different flavors
• 9.1.1306: completion menu rendering can be improved
• 9.1.1305: completion menu active after switching windows/tabs
• 9.1.1304: filetype: some man files are not recognized
• runtime(netrw): upstream snapshot of v180
• 9.1.1303: missing out-of-memory check in linematch.c
• 9.1.1302: Coverity warns about using uninitialized value

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/v9.1.1330/GVim-v9.1.1330.glibc2.34-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/v9.1.1330/Vim-v9.1.1330.glibc2.34-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.

Interpreter interfaces

The Vim / GVim AppImage's are compiled with Vim interfaces for Perl 5.30, Python 3.8+, Ruby 2.7, and Lua 5.3 and built on Ubuntu 20.04 ("focal"). If your system runs this exact version of Ubuntu (or some compatible flavor), and has the corresponding interpreter packages installed, they will work just as in a native Vim distro package.

Otherwise,

• for Python 3: install it on your system. In Vim, set pythonthreedll=libpython3.10.so or similar (use the shell command sudo ldconfig -p | grep libpython3 to find the library name). See :help +python3/dyn-stable.
• for any interpreter other than Python: the appimage embeds a version of its runtime. The Vim interface will work (see e.g. :help lua, :help perl, :help ruby), however it won't have access to the default / base modules (with various effects for each interpreter). Any interpreter modules (base and add-ons) installed on your system will be ignored and are most likely not compatible with the runtime version embedded in the AppImage.