Setup VIM8+SpaceVIM on Ubuntu 16.04

VIM8+SpaceVIM

本文记录了如何在ubuntu16.04 上编译vim8(python3+,lua+),然后安装SpaceVIM.
SpaceVIM可以被看作是一个开箱即用的vim插件发行版本，值得推荐。
https://spacevim.org/

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为什么要装vim8+spacevim

装vim8是因为８.0确实多了很多特性，支持异步等等等。
装SpaceVIM是因为折腾累了，这个用起来还不错。
但是请谨记：工具本来的目的是提高工作效率，过度的学习就使它失去了意义。这个需要自己去平衡。

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Install VIM8 (Manual )

OS: Ubuntu 16.04.2

1. Clone vim source code

git clone https://github.com/vim/vim.git  vm8  
cd vim8/src 

2. Install dependence packages

sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev libgnome2-dev libgnomeui-dev libgtk2.0-dev libatk1.0-dev \
libbonoboui2-dev libcairo2-dev libx11-dev libxpm-dev libxt-dev python-dev python3-dev \
ruby-dev lua5.1 lua5.1- dev libperl-dev git libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev

3. [Alternative 1]Configure with Python3+

./configure --with-features=huge \
          --enable-multibyte \
          --enable-rubyinterp=yes \
          --enable-python3interp=yes \
          --with-python-config-dir=/usr/lib/python3.5/config-3.5m-x86_64-linux-gnu \
          --enable-perlinterp=yes \
          --enable-luainterp=yes \
          --enable-cscope --prefix=/usr \
          --enable-fail-if-missing          

4. [Alternative 2]Configure with Python2+

./configure --with-features=huge \
          --enable-multibyte \
          --enable-rubyinterp=yes \
          --enable-pythoninterp=yes \
          --with-python-config-dir=/usr/lib/python2.7/config-x86_64-linux-gnu \
          --enable-perlinterp=yes \
          --enable-luainterp=yes \
          --enable-cscope --prefix=/usr \
          --enable-fail-if-missing

5. Remove vim7 packages. This may cause some problem when using spacevim, remove them then install vim8.

sudo apt list --installed|grep vim                     
sudo apt remove vim-*                                                                                                                                                                                       

6. Install vim8

sudo make install
vim --version

Install SpaceVIM

7. Install SpaceVIM

curl -sLf https://spacevim.org/install.sh | bash

8. Install Powerline font

# clone
git clone https://github.com/powerline/fonts.git
# install
cd fonts
./install.sh
# clean-up a bit
cd ..
rm -rf fonts

9. Configure terminal with powerline font
   Open Terminal --> Perfermance --> profile --> Edite --> General --> Custom font
   Select a Powerfont that you like. For example, Noto Mono for Powerline Regular

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Start VIM8 and install plugs

10. Start vim then it will install all plugs. And Select "Dark powered mode"

vim

Read help for SpaceVim

Get spacevime help doc in vim.

:h Spacevim