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Problem: Using sprintf() instead of semsg(). Solution: Use semsg(). Fix bug with E888. (Ozaki Kiichi, closes vim/vim#3801)1be45b2ea7vim-patch:8.1.0136: Lua tests don't cover new features Problem: Lua tests don't cover new features. Solution: Add more tests. (Dominique Pelle, closes vim/vim#3130)2f362bf7f9vim-patch:8.1.0139: Lua tests fail on some platforms Problem: Lua tests fail on some platforms. Solution: Accept a hex number with and without "0x". (Ken Takata, closes vim/vim#3137)a8a60d0c6bvim-patch:8.1.0164: luaeval('vim.buffer().name') returns an error Problem: luaeval('vim.buffer().name') returns an error. Solution: Return an empty string. (Dominique Pelle, closes vim/vim#3167)fe08df452avim-patch:8.1.0300: the old window title might be freed twice Problem: The old window title might be freed twice. (Dominique Pelle) Solution: Do not free "oldtitle" in a signal handler but set a flag to have it freed later.d8f0cef2bdvim-patch:8.1.0672: the Lua interface doesn't know about v:null Problem: The Lua interface doesn't know about v:null. Solution: Add Lua support for v:null. (Uji, closes vim/vim#3744)9067cd6cdf
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Neovim is a project that seeks to aggressively refactor Vim in order to:
- Simplify maintenance and encourage contributions
- Split the work between multiple developers
- Enable advanced UIs without modifications to the core
- Maximize extensibility
See the Introduction wiki page and Roadmap for more information.
Features
- Modern GUIs
- API access from any language including C/C++, C#, Clojure, D, Elixir, Go, Haskell, Java, JavaScript/Node.js, Julia, Lisp, Lua, Perl, Python, Racket, Ruby, Rust
- Embedded, scriptable terminal emulator
- Asynchronous job control
- Shared data (shada) among multiple editor instances
- XDG base directories support
- Compatible with most Vim plugins, including Ruby and Python plugins
See :help nvim-features for the full list!
Install from package
Pre-built packages for Windows, macOS, and Linux are found on the Releases page.
Managed packages are in Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch Linux, Void Linux, Gentoo, and more!
Install from source
See the Building Neovim wiki page for details.
The build is CMake-based, but a Makefile is provided as a convenience. After installing the dependencies, run the following command.
make CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
sudo make install
To install to a non-default location:
make CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/full/path/
make install
CMake hints for inspecting the build:
cmake --build build --target helplists all build targets.build/CMakeCache.txt(orcmake -LAH build/) contains the resolved values of all CMake variables.build/compile_commands.jsonshows the full compiler invocations for each translation unit.
Transitioning from Vim
See :help nvim-from-vim for instructions.
Project layout
├─ ci/ build automation
├─ cmake/ build scripts
├─ runtime/ user plugins/docs
├─ src/nvim/ application source code (see src/nvim/README.md)
│ ├─ api/ API subsystem
│ ├─ eval/ VimL subsystem
│ ├─ event/ event-loop subsystem
│ ├─ generators/ code generation (pre-compilation)
│ ├─ lib/ generic data structures
│ ├─ lua/ Lua subsystem
│ ├─ msgpack_rpc/ RPC subsystem
│ ├─ os/ low-level platform code
│ └─ tui/ built-in UI
├─ third-party/ CMake subproject to build dependencies
└─ test/ tests (see test/README.md)
License
Neovim contributions since b17d96 are licensed under the
Apache 2.0 license, except for contributions copied from Vim (identified by the
vim-patch token). See LICENSE for details.
Vim is Charityware. You can use and copy it as much as you like, but you are
encouraged to make a donation for needy children in Uganda. Please see the
kcc section of the vim docs or visit the ICCF web site, available at these URLs:
http://iccf-holland.org/
http://www.vim.org/iccf/
http://www.iccf.nl/
You can also sponsor the development of Vim. Vim sponsors can vote for
features. The money goes to Uganda anyway.