Command-T is one of
the most powerful Vim's plugins but install it on a Windows box
could be a bit of pain in the ass little frustrating
;).
Here I'll post a
step by step guide on how to install this plugin from scratch.
First of all, you
will need a copy of Vim compiled with ruby support (+ruby) which
ins't the case of the default version that you get from the official
site.
While you can
compile Vim by yourself, you can also download an already compiled
version from here
http://wyw.dcweb.cn/download.asp?path=vim&file=gvim74.zip
(ruby 2.0)
Once your download
completes, extract vim.exe and gvim.exe and copy them into
“C:\Program Files (x86)\Vim\Vim74”
Now, got to your
command prompt and run: vim –version. Among a bunch of stuff, you
should see +ruby.
In addition to the
modified version of Vim, you will also have to install ruby 2.0. If
you haven't already, go to http://rubyinstaller.org/downloads/
and download de x86 version of Ruby 2.0 and the according RubyDevKit.
(It' s super important that you get the x86 version. I shoot myself on the foot a bunch of times with the x64 version).
Just to make sure we
are good so far, open vim and (at the Vim command promp) type :ruby
puts RUBY_VERSION. If everything went OK, you should see: 2.0.0.
At this point we are
good to go. We have Vim compiled with ruby support and the right
version of Ruby installed on our system.
To install the
actual plugin, I recommend to use pathogen
(https://github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen
) but you can get it by other means too. Using this package manager,
you just need to clone the plugin's github repo into
/vimfiles/bundle. In the case of Command-T, you will also have to
build a native extension. To do so, go to Command-T's home directory
and run: rake make.
If at this point you
got an error, you probably forgot to init/install RubyDevKit. Just go to DevKit's installation path, and run: dk init, dk install. And
then run: devkitvars.bat (this will enhance your path so you can
build native extensions). Now back to command-t's installation path
and again, run: rake make. This time it should succeed;
Open a fresh
instance of the terminal, then open vim and at the vim's command
prompt type Command-T and hit [Enter]. If everything went ok, you
should see a list of files/directories that you can filter and
navigate right from the editor. (By default, command-t it's bound to
the <leader> + t shortcut).
Install this plugin
on Windows systems is a bit of a hassle, but it well worth it. I
can't imagine myself using Vim without Command-T.
If you have any
trouble installing Command-T, feel free to contact me, I'll try to
help.
I'll try this.
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