Re: Vim 8.0 released!

Congrats and thanks for the work!

Marcin

On 14:53 Mon 12 Sep , Bram Moolenaar wrote:
>
>
> Hello Vim users!
>
>
> Announcing: Vim (Vi IMproved) version 8.0
>
>
> This the first major Vim release in ten years. There are interesting
> new features, many small improvements and lots of bug fixes.
>
> Among the new features are:
> - Asynchronous I/O support, channels, JSON
> - Jobs
> - Timers
> - Partials, Lambdas and Closures
> - Packages
> - New style testing
> - Viminfo merged by timestamp
> - GTK+ 3 support
> - MS-Windows DirectX support
>
>
> Once you have installed Vim 8.0 you can find details about the changes
> since Vim 7.4 with:
> :help version8
> Or view it online:
> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vim/vim/master/runtime/doc/version8.txt
>
>
> Gratitude
> ---------
>
> If you like Vim, please consider helping poor children in the south of
> Uganda: http://iccf-holland.org
>
>
> Where to get it
> ---------------
>
> The best way to obtain the latest Vim is using Git. Summary:
> git clone https://github.com/vim/vim.git
> More information here: http://www.vim.org/git.php
>
> For MS-Windows most of you will want the self-installing executable:
> ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/pc/gvim80.exe
>
> Information about which files to download for what system:
> http://www.vim.org/download.php
>
> A list of mirror sites can be found here:
> http://www.vim.org/mirrors.php
>
>
> The files available for download:
>
> UNIX:
> sources + runtime files, bzip2 compressed:
> ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/unix/vim-8.0.tar.bz2
>
> VARIOUS:
> help files converted to HTML:
> ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/doc/vim80html.zip
>
> MS-WINDOWS one-size-fits-all:
> Self-installing, includes all runtime files, loads libraries dynamically:
> ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/pc/gvim80.exe
>
> MS-WINDOWS separate files:
> Runtime files:
> ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/pc/vim80rt.zip
> GUI binary for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/7:
> ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/pc/gvim80.zip
> GUI binary with OLE support:
> ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/pc/gvim80ole.zip
> Console version for Windows NT/2000/XP/7:
> ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/pc/vim80w32.zip
> Sources for PC (with CR-LF):
> ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/pc/vim80src.zip
>
> For debugging:
> ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/pc/gvim80.pdb
> ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/pc/gvim80ole.pdb
> ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/pc/vim80w32.pdb
>
> AMIGA:
> Only runtime and sources are provided, no binary:
> ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/amiga/vim80rt.tgz
> ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/amiga/vim80src.tgz
>
>
> Omitted in this version are:
> - The 16-bit DOS, OS/2 and Amiga versions, these are obsolete.
> - The 32-bit console version for MS-DOS/Windows 95/98
> - The 16 bit MS-Windows version
>
>
> Mailing lists
> -------------
>
> For user questions you can turn to the Vim mailing list. There are a
> lot of tips, scripts and solutions. You can ask your Vim questions, but
> only if you subscribe. See http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim
>
> If you want to help Vim development, discuss new features or get the
> latest patches, subscribe to the vim-dev mailing list. See
> http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim-dev
>
> Subject specific lists:
> Macintosh issues: http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim-mac
>
> Before you ask a question you should search the archives, someone may
> already have given the answer.
>
>
> Reporting bugs
> --------------
>
> Send them to <vim-dev@vim.org>. Please describe the problem precisely.
> All the time spent on answering mail is subtracted from the time that is
> spent on improving Vim! Always give a reproducible example and try to
> find out which settings or other things influence the appearance of the
> bug. Try starting without your own vimrc file: "vim -u NONE". Try
> different machines if possible. See ":help bugs" in Vim.
>
> Alternatively, create an issue at github and/or a pull request.
> Please try to write a test that reproduces the problem and will pass
> once it is fixed. See https://github.com/vim/vim
>
>
> Happy Vimming!
>
>
> --
> "Marriage is a wonderful institution...
> but who wants to live in an institution?"
> - Groucho Marx
>
> /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@Moolenaar.net -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\
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