Install Vim9 Supporting Python3

2022-07-07 DEFAULT linux IT vim python

In June 28th, 2022 the major version of Vim 9.0 was officially released. You can download Vim 9.0 for appropriate platform at https://www.vim.org/download.php.

Download latest source code from GitHub by git clone https://github.com/vim/vim.git.

The installation procedure from source code: (You should have Python3 already installed in your Linux system.)

jim@localhost% unzip vim9.zip
jim@localhost% cd vim
jim@localhost% ./configure \
--enable-cscope \
--enable-gnome-check \
--enable-gtk2-check \
--enable-gui=auto \
--enable-multibyte \
--enable-perlinterp \
--enable-pythoninterp \
--enable-python3interp \
--with-python3-config-dir=/usr/local/lib/python3.10/config-3.10-x86_64-linux-gnu \
--with-features=huge \
--enable-fail-if-missing
jim@localhost% make
jim@localhost% sudo make install

If error of “python3 cannot be be found” occurs in the step of configure, make a symbolic link of python3 before doing configure .

1 2	jim@localhost% cd /usr/local/bin jim@localhost% ln -s python3.10 python3

The newly installed Vim 9.0 is located at /usr/local/bin/vim.

Check the Vim version information with command vim --version. It shows that +python and +python3 are configured correctly.

jim@localhost% vim --version
VIM - Vi IMproved 9.0 (2022 Jun 28, compiled Jul  7 2022 15:20:50)
Included patches: 1-44
Compiled by jim@xiaoman
Huge version with GTK2 GUI.  Features included (+) or not (-):
+acl               +file_in_path      +mouse_urxvt       -tag_any_white
+arabic            +find_in_path      +mouse_xterm       -tcl
+autocmd           +float             +multi_byte        +termguicolors
+autochdir         +folding           +multi_lang        +terminal
-autoservername    -footer            -mzscheme          +terminfo
+balloon_eval      +fork()            +netbeans_intg     +termresponse
+balloon_eval_term +gettext           +num64             +textobjects
+browse            -hangul_input      +packages          +textprop
++builtin_terms    +iconv             +path_extra        +timers
+byte_offset       +insert_expand     +perl              +title
+channel           +ipv6              +persistent_undo   +toolbar
+cindent           +job               +popupwin          +user_commands
+clientserver      +jumplist          +postscript        +vartabs
+clipboard         +keymap            +printer           +vertsplit
+cmdline_compl     +lambda            +profile           +vim9script
+cmdline_hist      +langmap           +python/dyn        +viminfo
+cmdline_info      +libcall           +python3/dyn       +virtualedit
+comments          +linebreak         +quickfix          +visual
+conceal           +lispindent        +reltime           +visualextra
+cryptv            +listcmds          +rightleft         +vreplace
+cscope            +localmap          -ruby              +wildignore
+cursorbind        -lua               +scrollbind        +wildmenu
+cursorshape       +menu              +signs             +windows
+dialog_con_gui    +mksession         +smartindent       +writebackup
+diff              +modify_fname      -sodium            +X11
+digraphs          +mouse             -sound             -xfontset
+dnd               +mouseshape        +spell             +xim
-ebcdic            +mouse_dec         +startuptime       -xpm
+emacs_tags        -mouse_gpm         +statusline        +xsmp_interact
+eval              -mouse_jsbterm     -sun_workshop      +xterm_clipboard
+ex_extra          +mouse_netterm     +syntax            -xterm_save
+extra_search      +mouse_sgr         +tag_binary        
-farsi             -mouse_sysmouse    -tag_old_static    
   system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc"
     user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"
 2nd user vimrc file: "~/.vim/vimrc"
      user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"
  system gvimrc file: "$VIM/gvimrc"
    user gvimrc file: "$HOME/.gvimrc"
2nd user gvimrc file: "~/.vim/gvimrc"
       defaults file: "$VIMRUNTIME/defaults.vim"
    system menu file: "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim"
  fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/local/share/vim"
Compilation: gcc -std=gnu99 -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK -pthread -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/gdk-pixbuf-2.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/libpng12 -g -O2 -D_REENTRANT -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1 
Linking: gcc -std=gnu99 -Wl,-E -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib64/perl5/CORE -L/usr/local/lib -Wl,--as-needed -o vim -pthread -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lcairo -lpango-1.0 -lfreetype -lfontconfig -lgobject-2.0 -lgmodule-2.0 -lgthread-2.0 -lrt -lglib-2.0 -lSM -lICE -lXt -lX11 -lXdmcp -lSM -lICE -lm -ltinfo -lelf -lselinux -lrt -lacl -lattr -Wl,-E -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib64/perl5/CORE -fstack-protector -L/usr/lib64/perl5/CORE -lperl -lresolv -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lpthread -lc