Vim8 - difficulty installing vim-markdown plugin

walterbyrd · 01-06-2018, 09:01 PM

Code:

# uname -a
Linux fir 4.14.9-calculate #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Dec 28 10:52:39 UTC 2017 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 640 Processor AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux

# vim --version
VIM - Vi IMproved 8.0 (2016 Sep 12, compiled Dec 22 2017 12:25:57)

I don't think I have ever installed a vim plugin before. I am finding it surprisingly difficult.

The plugin I am trying to install is: vim-markdown

I created a ~/.vim/bundle/ directory, and cloned the package into that directory.

Code:

 ~/.vim/bundle $ git clone https://github.com/plasticboy/vim-markdown.git

Seemed to work.

As I understand it, I am supposed to edit ~/.vimrc and set a runtimepath to the markdown.vim file. Like this:

Code:

set runtimepath^=~/.vim/bundle/vim-markdown/. . ./markdown.vim

Problem is: there are several markdown.vim files.

Code:

 ~/.vim/bundle/vim-markdown $ find . -name "markdown.vim" -print
./syntax/markdown.vim
./after/ftplugin/markdown.vim
./ftplugin/markdown.vim
./ftdetect/markdown.vim
./indent/markdown.vim

Am I supposed to create runtimepaths to all of them? Or am I doing this completely wrong?

pan64 · 01-07-2018, 05:53 AM

you may try to follow this: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2882
or this: https://github.com/hallison/vim-markdown

walterbyrd · 01-07-2018, 06:58 PM

Not really helpful to me.

Thank you anyway.

pan64 · 01-08-2018, 01:08 AM

as your post is not really helpful - to be able to help you.
http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-ques...html#beprecise

walterbyrd · 01-09-2018, 02:25 PM

Excuse me. I think I was very precise.

I explained exactly what I had done, and where I was hung up.

Instead of helping, you gave me a reference to a completely different approach.

jefro · 01-09-2018, 03:02 PM

This page has some maybe different versions that seem to be easy to install. I assume that on those scripts there is an answer to what is being edited or changed. Look at those scripts or offer us where you are finding the install guide for your work. ??

https://vimawesome.com/plugin/vim-ma...autiful-tragic