FWIW :h help works on OS X with $VIMRUNTIME as /opt/homebrew/share/vim/vim91 — which I think is the equivalent path on Linux
*Igbanam* On Thu, Apr 10, 2025 at 5:17 AM Christian Brabandt <[email protected]> wrote: > Why are you setting $VIMRUNTIME? Please check first if your vim works fine > when starting with vim --clean > > Thanks > Chris > > > Am 10.04.2025 um 00:03 schrieb Tim Johnson <[email protected]>: > > > > > >> On 4/9/25 10:14, Tim Johnson wrote: > >> Using vim and gvim 9.1 on ubuntu 24.04 > >> > >> My local resources are at ~/.vim and system resources at > /usr/share/vim/vim91/ > >> > >> :help does not work > >> > >> ---------------------------- > >> > >> It returns E149: Sorry, no help for help.txt > >> > >> :echo $VIMRUNTIME returns /usr/share/vim/vim91/ (set in .vimrc) > >> > >> :set path returns > path=.,/usr/include,,,/usr/share/vim/vim91/doc/,~/.vim/doc/ > >> > >> The following lines at the end of .vimrc may be relevant > >> > >> let $VIMRUNTIME="/usr/share/vim/vim91/" > >> execute pathogen#infect() > >> set path+=/usr/share/vim/vim91/doc/ > >> set path+=/home/tim/.vim/doc/ > >> > >> I have used vim extensively in the past but am retired so haven't used > vim help in ages. > >> > >> Pathogen is also new to me > >> > >> I would like to use help from /usr/share/vim/vim91/, ~/.vim/doc, > ~/.vim/docs and ~/.vim/bundle/<app> > >> > > More problems > > > > :h help > > > > returns Sorry, help file "/usr/local/share/vim/doc/help.txt" not foundd? > > > > Say what? I set $VIMUNTIME to usr/share/vim/vim91/ and help.txt is at > /usr/share/vim/vim91/doc/ > > > > More fun > > > > > > > > > > -- > > -- > > You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. > > Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. > > For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php > > > > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "vim_use" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected]. > > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/0708ef71-f5db-4481-b97b-2b2818756116%40gmail.com > . > > -- > -- > You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. > Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. > For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "vim_use" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/98980CC6-FD9B-4765-9496-EEE225F209D1%40256bit.org > . > -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/CAOmRJrcFk-7TUQOVUCWOz2fLxy3UaV%3DhzC_aQD3bfSfyh5NxtA%40mail.gmail.com.
