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The namespacing for healthchecks for neovim modules is inconsistent and confusing. The completion for `:checkhealth` with `--clean` gives ``` nvim provider.clipboard provider.node provider.perl provider.python provider.ruby vim.lsp vim.treesitter ``` There are now three top-level module names for nvim: `nvim`, `provider` and `vim` with no signs of stopping. The `nvim` name is especially confusing as it does not contain all neovim checkhealths, which makes it almost a decoy healthcheck. The confusion only worsens if you add plugins to the mix: ``` lazy mason nvim nvim-treesitter provider.clipboard provider.node provider.perl provider.python provider.ruby telescope vim.lsp vim.treesitter ``` Another problem with the current approach is that it's not easy to run nvim-only healthchecks since they don't share the same namespace. The current approach would be to run `:che nvim vim.* provider.*` and would also require the user to know these are the neovim modules. Instead, use this alternative structure: ``` vim.health vim.lsp vim.provider.clipboard vim.provider.node vim.provider.perl vim.provider.python vim.provider.ruby vim.treesitter ``` and ``` lazy mason nvim-treesitter telescope vim.health vim.lsp vim.provider.clipboard vim.provider.node vim.provider.perl vim.provider.python vim.provider.ruby vim.treesitter ``` Now, the entries are properly sorted and running nvim-only healthchecks requires running only `:che vim.*`.
Neovim is a project that seeks to aggressively refactor Vim in order to:
- Simplify maintenance and encourage contributions
- Split the work between multiple developers
- Enable advanced UIs without modifications to the core
- Maximize extensibility
See the Introduction wiki page and Roadmap for more information.
Features
- Modern GUIs
- API access from any language including C/C++, C#, Clojure, D, Elixir, Go, Haskell, Java/Kotlin, JavaScript/Node.js, Julia, Lisp, Lua, Perl, Python, Racket, Ruby, Rust
- Embedded, scriptable terminal emulator
- Asynchronous job control
- Shared data (shada) among multiple editor instances
- XDG base directories support
- Compatible with most Vim plugins, including Ruby and Python plugins
See :help nvim-features for the full list, and :help news for noteworthy changes in the latest version!
Install from package
Pre-built packages for Windows, macOS, and Linux are found on the Releases page.
Managed packages are in Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch Linux, Void Linux, Gentoo, and more!
Install from source
See BUILD.md and supported platforms for details.
The build is CMake-based, but a Makefile is provided as a convenience. After installing the dependencies, run the following command.
make CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
sudo make install
To install to a non-default location:
make CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/full/path/
make install
CMake hints for inspecting the build:
cmake --build build --target helplists all build targets.build/CMakeCache.txt(orcmake -LAH build/) contains the resolved values of all CMake variables.build/compile_commands.jsonshows the full compiler invocations for each translation unit.
Transitioning from Vim
See :help nvim-from-vim for instructions.
Project layout
├─ cmake/ CMake utils
├─ cmake.config/ CMake defines
├─ cmake.deps/ subproject to fetch and build dependencies (optional)
├─ runtime/ plugins and docs
├─ src/nvim/ application source code (see src/nvim/README.md)
│ ├─ api/ API subsystem
│ ├─ eval/ Vimscript subsystem
│ ├─ event/ event-loop subsystem
│ ├─ generators/ code generation (pre-compilation)
│ ├─ lib/ generic data structures
│ ├─ lua/ Lua subsystem
│ ├─ msgpack_rpc/ RPC subsystem
│ ├─ os/ low-level platform code
│ └─ tui/ built-in UI
└─ test/ tests (see test/README.md)
License
Neovim contributions since b17d96 are licensed under the
Apache 2.0 license, except for contributions copied from Vim (identified by the
vim-patch token). See LICENSE for details.
Vim is Charityware. You can use and copy it as much as you like, but you are
encouraged to make a donation for needy children in Uganda. Please see the
kcc section of the vim docs or visit the ICCF web site, available at these URLs:
https://iccf-holland.org/
https://www.vim.org/iccf/
https://www.iccf.nl/
You can also sponsor the development of Vim. Vim sponsors can vote for
features. The money goes to Uganda anyway.