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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 10:20:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: Cygwin survey: Next vim version with perl support?
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On Wed, 30 Apr 2003, Corinna Vinschen wrote:

> Folks,
>
> a new vim version (6.2) is due soon.  One guy asked me off-list, if
> I could release Cygwin's vim with integrated perl support.  It's
> a simple build option which apparently works flawlessly since Cygwin
> is using perl 5.8.0.
>
> However, it adds a perl dependency to vim which means, all vim users
> *must* install perl runtime on their system to be able to use vim.
>
> I thought it might be a good idea to ask the users (hey, that's you!)
> about their opinion.  It's pretty easy.  If more than 66% of the
> answers is "Yes" it will be in the next version.
>
> So here's the survey, please everybody just one cross:
>
> === cut here ===

[ ]  Yes, please add perl support to the next Cygwin vim release.

[X]  No, go away with that (*).

[ ]  What's vim?

> === cut here ===
> Corinna

(*) Personally, I think perl support in vim would be nice, but I'm
absolutely against adding a perl dependence to the vim package.  There's
no reason to drag in yet another 6.5M of stuff if all I want is an editor.
If that were desirable, I'd just install emacs.

However, if it were possible to add perl support to vim in such a way that
the perl runtime would be *optional* (i.e., vim would work without it, but
lack some features), I'd be voting "Yes" with both hands.
	Igor
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