INSTALL.txt - VimGDB patch installation notes This document describes how to install a patch for Vim's gdb interface a) You need: vim-6.2.tgz: Vim version 6.2 source tar ball vim62-gdb.tar.bz2: this patch GNU autoconf: development tool b) Untar both files, apply the patch and make Vim: tar xzvf vim-6.2.tgz tar xjvf vim62-gdb.tar.bz2 patch -p0 --backup < vim62-gdb/vim62.patch cd vim62/src make autoconf # make a new auto/configure with '+gdb' feature make # make vim Notes: '+gdb' is enabled in the patched Makefile. For Cygwin, first do step b) above on some unix system but just run 'make autoconf'. Then proceed with b) on Cygwin but do not run 'make autoconf'. Instead, copy the new configure file from unix to Cygwin's vim62/src/auto/configure and then run make. c) Install: Copy gdb.vim, gdbvim.vim, gdbvar.vim and gdb_mappings.vim to your own runtime path (default is ~/.vim). In this directory create the 'syntax' and 'macros' directories and copy those files: mkdir ~/.vim/macros mkdir ~/.vim/syntax cp vim62-gdb/gdb_mappings.vim ~/.vim/macros cp vim62-gdb/gdb.vim ~/.vim/syntax cp vim62-gdb/gdbvim.vim ~/.vim/syntax cp vim62-gdb/gdbvar.vim ~/.vim/syntax