Sunday, March 18, 2018

Re: Windows Subsystem for Linux and gvim

Hi,

I used Cygwin a lot. Then I met msys2. It is a perfect blend between Windows and a GNU subsystem. I did professional jobs this way for years. When I saw the Windows Subsystem for Linux I thought I should give it a try. Then I realize the limitations, and got back to my old setup with Msys2. It will not provide you with a graphical interface. But is the beter way to have a real shell to work on Windows.

I didn't understand if you need the gvim on your Ubuntu or in the Windows. If the Windows gvim works for you, beter you will be with Msys2.

Em sáb, 17 de mar de 2018 12:27, Mun <mjelists@gmail.com> escreveu:
Hi,

I'm running Ubuntu on my PC via the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
and of course it only comes with vim (not gvim).  However, I've also
installed gvim80.  I can launch gvim from within the WSL Bash window
but it doesn't see my WSL files.

Web searches state it's not a good idea to try to access WSL files
from Windows proper.  I just thought I'd ask this community if anyone
has come up with a good solution to use gvim from within WSL.

Thanks,

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Mun

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