Re: Vim 8 64-bit for windows 10?

Hi boB!

On Fr, 16 Sep 2016, boB Stepp wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 5:04 AM, Christian Brabandt <cblists@256bit.org> wrote:
>
> > On Mi, 14 Sep 2016, boB Stepp wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 2:08 AM, Christian Brabandt <cblists@256bit.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> > You can download 64bit versions from the nightly builds:
> >> > https://github.com/vim/vim-win32-installer
> >> > and here (non-official) builds:
> >> > https://tuxproject.de/projects/vim/
>
> >> I downloaded the self-extracting package from the tuxproject link. So
> >> far all looks good. However, there is a cautionary comment on the
> >> page which reads:
> >>
> >> "You'll need to have the appropriate DLL files in your Vim directory
> >> or somewhere in your %PATH% to make them work. They're not included."
> >>
> >> Which DLL files are you referring to?
> >
> > While the binary Vims distributed at the vim-win32-installer repository
> > are build to include the various scripting engines (python2.7/3, lua,
> > perl, etc), to make use of those features you need to install those
> > scripting engines separatly, else you won't be able to use any of those
> > features.
> That's what I was hoping you meant. One further question: If I
> should need a language that I am not currently using in the future,
> install the language AFTER I installed Vim, will Vim find the new
> language as long as I ensure the language's executable is included in
> PATH?

Yes I believe so.

Best,
Christian
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