Re: X11 selection mechanism fails in slackware 13.0 x86_64

>    :version
>
> and seeVIM - Vi IMproved 7.2 (2008 Aug 9, compiled Aug 24 2009 20:12:41)
Included patches: 1-245
Compiled by <volkerdi@slackware.com>
Huge version without GUI. Features included (+) or not (-):
+arabic +autocmd -balloon_eval -browse ++builtin_terms +byte_offset +cindent
-clientserver -clipboard +cmdline_compl +cmdline_hist +cmdline_info +comments
+cryptv +cscope +cursorshape +dialog_con +diff +digraphs -dnd -ebcdic
+emacs_tags +eval +ex_extra +extra_search +farsi +file_in_path +find_in_path
+float +folding -footer +fork() +gettext -hangul_input +iconv +insert_expand
+jumplist +keymap +langmap +libcall +linebreak +lispindent +listcmds +localmap
+menu +mksession +modify_fname +mouse -mouseshape +mouse_dec +mouse_gpm
-mouse_jsbterm +mouse_netterm -mouse_sysmouse +mouse_xterm +multi_byte
+multi_lang -mzscheme -netbeans_intg -osfiletype +path_extra +perl +postscript
+printer +profile +python +quickfix +reltime +rightleft -ruby +scrollbind
+signs +smartindent -sniff +statusline -sun_workshop +syntax +tag_binary
+tag_old_static -tag_any_white -tcl +terminfo +termresponse +textobjects +title
-toolbar +user_commands +vertsplit +virtualedit +visual +visualextra +viminfo
+vreplace +wildignore +wildmenu +windows +writebackup -X11 -xfontset -xim -xsmp
-xterm_clipboard -xterm_save
system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc"
user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"
user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"
fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/share/vim"
Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -O2 -fPIC -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=
1 -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FIL
E_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I/usr/lib64/perl5/5.10.0/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/CORE -I/u
sr/include/python2.6 -pthread
Linking: gcc -Wl,-E -L/usr/local/lib -o vim -lncurses -lacl -lgpm -W
l,-E -L/usr/lib64/perl5/5.10.0/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/CORE -lperl -lcrypt -
lutil -lc -L/usr/lib64/python2.6/config -lpython2.6 -lpthread -lutil -lm -Xlinke
r -export-dynamic

You are right. When Patrick Volkerding compiled this version- X11,
clipboard, xterm_clipboard was not defined.

>    alias vim="gvim -v"
>
> or a symlink, e.g.,
>
>    ln -s /usr/X11R6/bin/gvim ~/bin/vim

Thanks! This works for now. I'm thinking of compiling vim from source.
Looking for a thread on this group that has discussed that.
>
> You may need to "set mouse=a" to get this all to work as well.

:set mouse gives mouse=a so it is set.

Thanks Gary!

Peter

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