From: Michael W Thelen <thelenm@...>
Date: 2004-05-07T04:25:48+09:00
Subject: Re: OT Re: vim and make

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* Carl Youngblood <carl@youngbloods.org> [2004-05-06 10:46]:
> >I'm curious how many people use the make utility to run their Test::Unit
> >tests. More generally, how do vim users currently run unit tests?
> >
> Your post sparked some interest.  I have been using vim for a while but=
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> my level of understanding is pretty much limited to basic text file=20
> editing.  I have been wanting to raise the bar and become a more serious=
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> vim guru.  Are you saying that vim has a mechanism for compiling within=
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> vim and running automated tests/debugging etc.?  I know that you can=20
> execute arbitrary shell commands, but are you saying that there is a=20
> more custom-tailored plugin for doing things like this?  And finally,=20
> what would be a good book and/or web site that you could recommend to me=
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> for learning how to use these features?

Yep, do a ":help make" or ":help makeprg".  As far as recommending books
or web sites, I'd simply recommend the Vim online help system (:help).
You can read it right inside Vim itself, and I've found that it's very
thorough and useful.  I've learned most of what I know about Vim from
reading the help pages.

-- Mike

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