Question

I’m on OS X 10.7 with Vim 7.3.

I’d like to install the breakindent patch.

Here’s a way to do it on Linux with apt-get:
Compiling VIM with breakindent patch.

How do I do this? I suppose it will involve building Vim via Homebrew (which is OK with me).

Answer 1

1. Use Mercurial to get the latest Vim source code:

   $ hg clone https://vim.googlecode.com/hg/ vim
   $ cd vim
   

2. Grab the patch.

3. Apply the patch as indicated in the linked thread:

   $ patch -p1 < /path/to/breakindent.patch
   

4. Configure Vim with the options you need (python/ruby support, custom location, etc.):

   $ ./configure --with-features=huge <other options>
   

5. Build and install:

   $ sudo make && make install