Lil help with VIM...installation, execution....

[Bob Miner]

Hi,
I hope this isn't too broad a question......

I'd like to "graduate" to an IDE cuz typin RUBY in Notepad is annoying
(to say the least)

Because of our anal IT guys, I can't install "NetBeans" (actually,
netbeans installs, its the JDK that requires an admin login that fails)
or any other "entrenched" editor.

So I got VIM installed ("gem install -l WhateverTheFilenameWas.gem"). I
think the path issue might be in play & I know how to set the
environment var to include places I need (like "Ruby"'s dir, etc)

How do I fire up VIM?

 

[Farrel Lifson]

So I got VIM installed ("gem install -l WhateverTheFilenameWas.gem"). I
think the path issue might be in play & I know how to set the
environment var to include places I need (like "Ruby"'s dir, etc)

Vim isn't installed via Gem. Perhaps you installed the vim-ruby gem
which provides support for Ruby in the Vim editor. To download the
actual editor go to http://www.vim.org

Farrel

 

[Hassan Schroeder]

Because of our anal IT guys, I can't install "NetBeans" (actually,
netbeans installs, its the JDK that requires an admin login that fails)
or any other "entrenched" editor.

You have my sympathy. Is your resume up-to-date?

So I got VIM installed

As already mentioned, no, you probably don't.

Google "portable apps usb key" and see if there's some useful
options there (other than finding a new place to work).

Or if you're really set on vim, google e.g. "run vim from usb key".

FWIW!

 

[James Britt]

Hi,
I hope this isn't too broad a question......

I'd like to "graduate" to an IDE cuz typin RUBY in Notepad is annoying
(to say the least)

Because of our anal IT guys, I can't install "NetBeans" (actually,
netbeans installs, its the JDK that requires an admin login that fails)
or any other "entrenched" editor.

Is it not possible to do a local install, and have everything go under
~/.local or something like that? I think you can then tell NetBeans
where to find the JDK.

Maybe.

Though I'd encourage the use of vim first.

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