Re: Overriding builtin plugin with packages?

Ben Fritz wrote:

> In testing my 2html plugin, I wanted to install it simply in my user
> directory using the packages feature, like I do with my other plugins.
>
> When I do this, placing a vim-tohtml folder under
> .vim/pack/mine/start/vim-tohtml, Vim correctly adds the vim-tohtml
> package directory to the runtimepath, prior to the built-in runtime.
>
> However, the plugin file in vim-tohtml runs *after* the plugin file
> from the distribution files for some reason, which prevents it from
> loading.
>
> Is this intentional?

Yes.

> I do have a workaround: I add vim-tohtml to the "opt" tree instead,
> and place a "packadd vim-tohtml" in my vimrc. But I thought it was
> weird that is required.
>
> What other workarounds are usable for this? Anything better?

You can execute :packloadall in your .vimrc.

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