Vim does not take notice of /etc/vimrc.

business_kid · 05-06-2019, 03:33 AM

Typo. Should have been 'to sort'

I've only one arm moving here. The left hand is dead

stf92 · 05-06-2019, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ehartman

Normally the path is compiled IN your copy of VIM, so it is dependant on your distribution of Linux, but you can set the environment variable VIM to /usr/share/vim and it will use the vimrc IN that directory (if your maintainer compiled that option into vim).
My version has

Code:

   system vimrc file: "
$VIM/vimrc
   user vimrc file: "
$HOME/.vimrc

compiled into the executable.

Code:

root@darkstar~# cat /usr/share/vim/vimrc
" All system-wide defaults are set in $VIMRUNTIME/archlinux.vim (usually just
" /usr/share/vim/vimfiles/archlinux.vim) and sourced by the call to :runtime
" you can find below.  If you wish to change any of those settings, you should
" do it in this file (/etc/vimrc), since archlinux.vim will be overwritten
" everytime an upgrade of the vim packages is performed.  It is recommended to
" make changes after sourcing archlinux.vim since it alters the value of the
" 'compatible' option.

" This line should not be removed as it ensures that various options are
" properly set to work with the Vim-related packages.
runtime! archlinux.vim

" If you prefer the old-style vim functionalty, add 'runtime! vimrc_example.vim'
" Or better yet, read /usr/share/vim/vim80/vimrc_example.vim or the vim manual
" and configure vim to your own liking!

" do not load defaults if ~/.vimrc is missing
"let skip_defaults_vim=1


set backup
syntax off
root@darkstar~# echo $VIM
/usr/share/vim
root@darkstar~#

Now if I run vim I still have color syntax highlighting. How do you explain it? My distro is arch.

ehartman · 05-07-2019, 01:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stf92

Now if I run vim I still have color syntax highlighting. How do you explain it? My distro is arch.

I don't know anything about arch-linux, nor about their changes in the vim package (and startup files), so cannot help you there.

I use a "syntax off" in my personal .vimrc, do NOT modify any of the system files so that I don't get unexpected results with a package update for vim.
But that's easy to me as I'm the only user!

business_kid · 05-07-2019, 05:01 AM

I presume you're bellyaching on an Arch forum also. What do they say?

stf92 · 05-07-2019, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ehartman

I don't know anything about arch-linux, nor about their changes in the vim package (and startup files), so cannot help you there.

I use a "syntax off" in my personal .vimrc, do NOT modify any of the system files so that I don't get unexpected results with a package update for vim.
But that's easy to me as I'm the only user!

But you are sometimes root and sometimes a regular user, are you not?

ehartman · 05-07-2019, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stf92

But you are sometimes root and sometimes a regular user, are you not?

Yes, but my user's .vimrc is a HARD link to the one for root:

Code:

 $ ls -l .vimrd
-r--r--r-- 3 root sys 211 2019-03-01 12:00 .vimrc

Note the "3" as the link count as I have a "admin" home dir too and there the root's .vimrc has been linked too.

PS: my .vimrc is much more specific than just the "syntax off":

Code:

map g G
set autoindent
set autowrite
set nobackup
set ignorecase
set nomesg
set optimize
set redraw
set report=2
set shiftwidth=4
set showmatch
set showmode
set noundofile
set viminfo=
set nowrapscan
syntax off

dugan · 05-07-2019, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stf92

However, I still have syntax highlighting. Possible cause?

You have a ~/.vimrc file. Its presence stops vim from loading the defaults.

I start mine with the following, to get it to load Vim 8's new defaults:

Code:

scriptencoding utf-8

if filereadable(expand('$VIMRUNTIME/defaults.vim'))
    unlet! g:skip_defaults_vim
    source $VIMRUNTIME/defaults.vim
endif

stf92 · 05-08-2019, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dugan

You have a ~/.vimrc file. Its presence stops vim from loading the defaults.

It is running as root that I have syntax highlighting and I do not have a /root/.vimrc.