updated for version 7.3.248
Problem: PC Install instructions missing install instructions.
Solution: Step-by-step explanation. (Michael Soyka)
diff --git a/src/INSTALLpc.txt b/src/INSTALLpc.txt
index 124bdc3..aeabda6 100644
--- a/src/INSTALLpc.txt
+++ b/src/INSTALLpc.txt
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
this, then you will get the default behavior as is documented, which should
be fine for most people.
-With the exception of the last two sections (Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS),
-this document assumes that you are building Vim for Win32
-(Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista and Windows 95/98/Me)
+With the exception of two sections (Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS), this document
+assumes that you are building Vim for Win32 or later.
+(Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7)
Contents:
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
8. Windows 3.1
9. MS-DOS
+10. Installing after building from sources
+
+
The currently preferred method is using the free Visual C++ Toolkit 2008
|msvc-2008-express|, the produced binary runs on most MS-Windows systems. If
you need the executable to run on Windows 98 or ME, use the 2003 one
@@ -409,3 +412,59 @@
If you get all kinds of strange error messages when compiling, try adding
changing the file format from "unix" to "dos".
+
+
+10. Installing after building from sources
+==========================================
+
+[provided by Michael Soyka]
+
+After you've built the Vim binaries as described above, you're ready to
+install Vim on your system. However, if you've obtained the Vim sources
+using Mercurial or by downloading them as a unix tar file, you must first
+create a "vim73" directory. If you instead downloaded the sources as
+zip files, you can skip this setup as the zip archives already have the
+correct directory structure.
+
+ A. Create a Vim "runtime" subdirectory named "vim73"
+ -----------------------------------------------------
+ If you obtained your Vim sources as zip files, you can skip this step.
+ Otherwise, continue reading.
+
+ Go to the directory that contains the Vim "src" and "runtime"
+ directories and create a new subdirectory named "vim73".
+
+ Copy the "runtime" files into "vim73":
+ copy runtime\* vim73
+
+ B. Copy the new binaries into the "vim73" directory
+ ----------------------------------------------------
+ Regardless of how you installed the Vim sources, you need to copy the
+ new binaries you created above into "vim73":
+
+ copy src\*.exe vim73
+ copy src\GvimExt\gvimext.dll vim73
+ copy src\xxd\xxd.exe vim73
+
+ C. Move the "vim73" directory into the Vim installation subdirectory
+ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+ Move the "vim73" subdirectory into the subdirectory where you want Vim
+ to be installed. Typically, this subdirectory will be named "vim".
+ If you already have a "vim73" subdirectory in "vim", delete it first
+ by running its unstal.exe program.
+
+ D. Install Vim
+ ---------------
+ "cd" to your Vim installation subdirectory "vim\vim73" and run the
+ "install.exe" program. It will ask you a number of questions about
+ how you would like to have your Vim setup. Among these are:
+ - You can tell it to write a "_vimrc" file with your preferences in the
+ parent directory.
+ - It can also install an "Edit with Vim" entry in the Windows Explorer
+ popup menu.
+ - You can have it create batch files, so that you can run Vim from the
+ console or in a shell. You can select one of the directories in your
+ PATH or add the directory to PATH using the Windows Control Panel.
+ - Create entries for Vim on the desktop and in the Start menu.
+
+Happy Vimming!
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index fcc37cc..a501f5e 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -710,6 +710,8 @@
static int included_patches[] =
{ /* Add new patch number below this line */
/**/
+ 248,
+/**/
247,
/**/
246,