The current guidance for install Python packages is to use
python -m pip install <package_name>
Instead of
pip install <package_name>
This ensures that one is using the version of pip that is tied to the
environment's interpreter (and, thusly, its packages). This has [been
endorsed by a core
maintainer](https://snarky.ca/why-you-should-use-python-m-pip/) as
being the recommended way to invoke pip.
As there currently are a few places where the old invocation was used,
attempt to bring them in line.
Fixes#14234
* support for :perl, :perlfile, :perldo and perleval()
* document that the perl provider doesn't currently work on Windows
* document that the perl legacy interface is now also supported
* added perleval() documentation
* import legacy perl interface tests
* only perl 5.22+ is supported
* healtcheck: use g:perl_host_prog if its set instead
using just 'perl' isn't correct as it may not be the version requested.
ditto for 'cpanm', rather go through 'App::cpanminus' to find the latest
perl version
Any uses of `has("python3")` will cause the `g:loaded_python3_provider`
variable to be set if the system path does not have a Python with Neovim
support. Subsequent assignments to `g:python3_host_program` will
therefore not cause the provider to be activated.
Forcing insert-mode after the first paste-chunk seems to work, as an
alternative to a9e2bae0eb (insert-before-cursor).
NB: Dot-repeat needs to match the original action. Since a9e2bae0eb
changed paste to insert-before-cursor, dot-repeat must also. But that
makes dot-repeat unpleasant/unusual.
Inserting "after" the cursor in Normal-mode, for big paste-streams, is
not reliable: sometimes the text "after" the cursor ends up in the
middle of the pasted text. Maybe the cursor position is not updated?
To avoid weird behavior, always paste "before". Maybe nvim_put() or
vim.paste() can be fixed more properly later.
In Vim (and some vestigial parts of Nvim) E319 was a placeholder for
ex_ni commands, i.e. commands that are only available in certain builds
of Vim. That is obviously counter to Nvim's goals: all Nvim commands
are available on all platforms and build types (the remaining ex_ni
commands are actually just missing providers).
We need an error id for "missing provider", so it makes sense to use
E319 for that purpose.
ref #9344
ref #3577
Up to now g:clipboard["copy"] only supported string values invoked as
system commands.
This commit enables the use of VimL functions instead. The function
signatures are the same as in provider/clipboard.vim. A clipboard
provider is expected to store and return a list of lines (i.e. the text)
and a register type (as seen in setreg()).
cache_enabled is ignored if "copy" is provided by a VimL function.
The order was swapped in #4150 to prefer `xsel` but there wasn't a clear
explanation. Meanwhile, `xsel` has been neglected upstream.
Let's trying preferring `xclip` again, we've had a few reports of
problems with `xsel`.
closes#7237
ref #5853
ref #7449
- Much of the mouse chatter in gui.txt and term.txt is redundant; other
parts are outdated or irreleveant to Nvim.
- Fix default value of 'mousemodel' for Windows
This option simplifies the configuration options:
1) `g:python{,3}_host_prog` is not set.
Neovim tries its best to find a suitable interpreter. This means calling
exepath(), potentially multiple times, and a system('python -c ...') with
the first found interpreter, to get the Python version.
2) `g:python{,3}_host_prog` is set.
Avoids everything of the above. No safety checks, no training wheels. Fast
host startup time!
`deprecated.txt` is a place for deprecated tags to live.
- Encourages aggressive documentation of deprecations without cluttering
the main help files.
- Provides a single browsable reference of all deprecations.
Other changes:
- Move tags to doc/vim_diff.txt.
- Remove doc/quotes.txt. It has little historical value, except maybe the
Larry Wall quote.
- Use execute() instead of redir
- Fixed logic on suboptimal pyenv/virtualenv checks.
- Move system calls from strings to lists. Fixes#5218
- Add highlighting
- Automatically discover health checkers
- Add tests
Helped-by: Shougo Matsushita <Shougo.Matsu@gmail.com>
Helped-by: Tommy Allen <tommy@esdf.io>
Closes#4932
