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<div class=Section1><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>VMS executables of Vim 7.3-69 for VAX, AXP (Alpha) and IA64 are downloadable from <a href="http://www.polarhome.com/vim/"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy;
text-decoration:none'>http://www.polarhome.com/vim/</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></pre>
<p class=MsoNormal><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>:version<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>VIM - Vi IMproved 7.3 (2010 Aug 15, compiled Nov 29 2010 14:38:26)<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>OpenVMS version - Alpha<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Included patches: 1-69<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Compiled by SYSTEM@ALPHA::alpha.polarhome.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Huge version with X11-Motif GUI. Features included (+) or not (-):<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>+arabic +autocmd +balloon_eval +browse ++builtin_terms +byte_offset +cindent<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>+clientserver +clipboard +cmdline_compl +cmdline_hist +cmdline_info +comments<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>+conceal +cryptv -cscope +cursorbind +cursorshape +dialog_con_gui +diff<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>+digraphs -dnd -ebcdic +emacs_tags +eval +ex_extra +extra_search +farsi<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>+file_in_path +find_in_path +float +folding -footer -gettext -hangul_input<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>-iconv +insert_expand +jumplist +keymap +langmap -libcall +linebreak<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>+lispindent +listcmds +localmap -lua +menu +mksession +modify_fname +mouse<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>+mouseshape +mouse_dec -mouse_gpm -mouse_jsbterm +mouse_netterm -mouse_sysmouse<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> +mouse_xterm +multi_byte +multi_lang -mzscheme -netbeans_intg -osfiletype<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>+path_extra -perl +persistent_undo +postscript +printer +profile -python<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>-python3 +quickfix +reltime +rightleft -ruby +scrollbind +signs +smartindent<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>-sniff +startuptime +statusline -sun_workshop +syntax +tag_binary<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>+tag_old_static -tag_any_white -tcl +tgetent +termresponse +textobjects +title<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>-toolbar +user_commands +vertsplit +virtualedit +visual +visualextra +viminfo<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>+vreplace +wildignore +wildmenu +windows -writebackup +X11 +xfontset -xim -xsmp<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> +xterm_clipboard -xterm_save<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc"<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> user vimrc file: "sys$login:.vimrc"<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> 2nd user vimrc file: "sys$login:_vimrc"<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> user exrc file: "sys$login:.exrc"<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> 2nd user exrc file: "sys$login:_exrc"<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> system gvimrc file: "$VIM/gvimrc"<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> user gvimrc file: "sys$login:.gvimrc"<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>2nd user gvimrc file: "sys$login:_gvimrc"<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> system menu file: "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim"<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Compilation: cc/def=(FEAT_HUGE,HAVE_CONFIG_H,FEAT_GUI_MOTIF ) /opt/prefix=all /include=([.proto],decw$include:)<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Compiler: Compaq C V6.5-001 on OpenVMS Alpha V7.3<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Linking: link /exe=vim.exe *.OBJ ,OS_VMS_MOTIF.OPT/OPT<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre>
<p class=MsoNormal><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>… but here are the important notes:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font face="Times New Roman" size=1><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Vim 7.3
does not support any longer the GTK (version 1.x) just GTK2 – and so far
the GTK2 is not ported to VMS, I was not able to build GTK executables<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font face="Times New Roman" size=1><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Seems my
old VAX is not able to build Vim 7.3 because of memory (or quota) problems. I
was able to build just console executable and GUI Motif executable will come
later when I figure out what is the problem.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>… also there are some good news too:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font face="Times New Roman" size=1><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>on
Samuel Ferencik’s initiative I have opened a ticket tracking system where
the VMS related bugs can be registered and tracked.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font face="Times New Roman" size=1><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>because
Vim 7.3 does not have all earlier executables I have updated the archive and
allowed download for older executables at <a href="http://www.polarhome.com/vim/files/archive/"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy;text-decoration:none'>http://www.polarhome.com/vim/files/archive/</span></font></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font face="Times New Roman" size=1><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>runtime
+ binaries combined packages (like vim-73-axp) contain both console (VIM.EXE) and
Motif (GVIM.EXE) executable allowing the following definitions and saving bandwidth,
resources when needed allowing faster editing in console mode. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span lang=SV style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'> $ vi*m :== mcr VIM:VIM.EXE <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span lang=SV style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'> $ gv*im :== spawn/nowait mcr VIM:GVIM.EXE -g <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre>
<p class=MsoNormal><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span lang=SV style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I will continue to work on listed issues
where the priority is: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>- VAX executables<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>- GTK2 for VMS<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>- major tickets<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>… if you feel that you have time to
contribute, you are very welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Regards, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font color=navy face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Z<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font face=Arial size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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