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Re: vim-7.3.943-1 missing command 'let g:colors_name = "elflord"' found in vim-common-7.3.943-1


On 2013-05-16, Kenneth Salerno wrote:
> Where: vim-7.3.943-1
> 
> Issue: vim-common-7.3.943-1 contains
> /usr/share/vim/vim73/colors/elflord.vim which utilizes the command
> "let g:colors_name = "elflord", this command is not found in
> /usr/bin/vim-nox from package vim-7.3.943-1
> 
> Fix: downgrade to vim-7.3.762-1
> 
> Details:
> 
> kens@thinkpad$ cygcheck -f /usr/bin/vim-nox.exe 
> vim-7.3.943-1
> 
> kens@thinkpad$ vi
> Error detected while processing /home/kens/.exrc:
> line    1:
> E319: Sorry, the command is not available in this version: :syntax on
> Error detected while processing /usr/share/vim/vim73/colors/elflord.vim:
> line   12:
> E319: Sorry, the command is not available in this version: let g:colors_name = "elflord"
> Press ENTER or type command to continue
> 
> [DOWNGRADE TO VIM-7.3.762-1]
> kens@thinkpad$ cygcheck -f /usr/bin/vim-nox.exe 
> vim-7.3.762-1
> 
> kens@thinkpad$ vi
> ~
> ~
> :colorscheme
> elflord

This is not a bug.  See Yaakov's announcement in the list on May 12,
"[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: vim-7.3.943-1".  He explains that the
packaging scheme has been changed and that /usr/bin/vi is now Vim
compiled with the "small" feature set.  The "small" feature set does
not include the +syntax or +eval feature and does not support either
the :syntax or :let command.

If you want to use those commands, run vim and not vi, or alias vi
to vim.  If you want to use the "small" vi, you'll have to adjust
your ~/.vimrc to avoid using commands that are not supported.  See

    :help no-eval-feature

Regards,
Gary


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