Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] NeoVim and vim-syntax

[Ciaran McCreesh <ciaran.mccreesh@googlemail.com>]

On Thu, 01 Jun 2017 02:32:24 +0700
"Vadim A. Misbakh-Soloviov" <gentoo@mva.name> wrote:
> - implementing "nvim-syntax" (and `app-nvim/*`?) and duplicate all
> the installed files
> 
> - patching NeoVim source to include Vim's runtimedirs (incl. "after"
> dir), // NeoVim upstream highly disagree with such way, if any
> 
> - patching VIMRUNTIME environment variable,
> 
> - making a wrapper,
> 
> - rewrite all the existing ebuilds to take nvim into account and
> force all newcomers to also take it,
> 
> - symlinking a directory,
> // mostly bad way, since opposite plugin compatibility is not
> garanteed and users can install nvim-only plugins in the future
> 
> - making postinst hook to regenerate content of NeoVim's
> site-directory (maybe, by symlinking installed vim modules there)
> 
> or even:
> 
> - making eselect module for user to rule that.

- Have a separate anyvimishthing directory, and make both vim and
neovim look there, and only make plugins that have been tested to work
with both install to that directory.

-- 
Ciaran McCreesh