Vim-ruby installation

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I've read though a bunch of the vim-ruby posts in this group, and
others, and still can't get my vim-ruby installation functioning
properly. Here is what I've done:

1) Installed the latest vim-ruby from RubyForge
Did an "ruby gem vim-ruby", ran the "vim-ruby-install.rb".
Now, I have the necessary ruby'esque files in my VIM installation
directory... ie:

/usr/share/vim/vim63/syntax
/usr/share/vim/vim63/ftplugin
/usr/share/vim/vim63/ftdetect
/usr/share/vim/vim63/compiler
/usr/share/vim/vim63/indent

I also confirmed that /usr/share/vim/vim63/filetype.vim has the proper
line that identifies ruby files by the given extensions (*.rb, *.gem,
*.ruby)

2) I then created a .vimrc file in my home directory, and added the
following, as per the instructions on the vim-ruby page:

set nocompatible
syntax on
filetype on
filetype indent on
filetype plugin on

3) Now, it doesn't work.
When I vim a ruby file, it does have the proper colors, but when I hit
"Tab", it inserts an actual Tab instead of 2 spaces, and things like
autocompleting "IF's" doesn't work by doing the Shift+Enter
combination.
So, the colors are correct... but nothing else !

Any help would be greatly appreciated !

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I've read though a bunch of the vim-ruby posts in this group,
and others, and still can't get my vim-ruby installation
functioning properly. Here is what I've done:

1) Installed the latest vim-ruby from RubyForge Did an "ruby
gem vim-ruby", ran the "vim-ruby-install.rb". Now, I have the
necessary ruby'esque files in my VIM installation directory...
ie:

/usr/share/vim/vim63/syntax
/usr/share/vim/vim63/ftplugin
/usr/share/vim/vim63/ftdetect
/usr/share/vim/vim63/compiler
/usr/share/vim/vim63/indent

I also confirmed that /usr/share/vim/vim63/filetype.vim has
the proper line that identifies ruby files by the given
extensions (*.rb, *.gem, *.ruby)

2) I then created a .vimrc file in my home directory, and
added the following, as per the instructions on the vim-ruby
page:

set nocompatible
syntax on
filetype on
filetype indent on
filetype plugin on

3) Now, it doesn't work.

when I hit "Tab", it inserts an actual Tab instead of
2 spaces,

The vim-ruby set of vim configuration files do not change the
tabstop/softtabstop/shiftwidth/et al options. As it says at
<http://www.rubygarden.org/ruby?VimRubySupport&gt;, these are
inappropriate for a system-wide plugin, since they reflect user
preferences.

and things like autocompleting "IF's" doesn't work
by doing the Shift+Enter combination.

I attempted the "if"-statement completion at at the URL above.
If it still won't work for you, you might have better luck at
the vim-ruby ML at
<http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/vim-ruby-devel/&gt;\.

HTH,
Tim Hammerquist

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dylans@gmail.com <dylans@gmail.com> wrote:

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dylans@gmail.com wrote:

When I vim a ruby file, it does have the proper colors,

It depends on what colors you like.

but when I hit
"Tab", it inserts an actual Tab instead of 2 spaces,

It seems to be a vim problem, but I don'have the vim NG in mind.
Well, I do not do this everyday, you have to set expandtab
:set expandtab
:set shiftwidth=2
I'm not sure of the syntax....
This should be in vim configuration files probably in a ftplugin
directory, this is very complicated but I think that the files
like .vimre .vim in your home directory are taken in account before the
others but I do not remember who overrides who.

But I'm sure it is something like that, in doubt hit the F1 key.

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Tim and Harpo... thank you !

I didn't realize that this vim-ruby package didn't take care of these
tihngs... even though I'd think that all Ruby users would want a 2
space indent... no ?

Also, thanks for pointing out that mailing list... didn't realize it
existed. Thanks again !!