Split Vim extensions into separate repository

[ahmadsalim]

Currently the Vim extensions are in a subdirectory in the main repository, specifically here: src/etc/vim.
This makes it less user-friendly with Vim extension handling tools like VAM, Vundle and Pathogen that rely on separate git repositories for handling each separate extension.

While it is possible in Vundle to configure a "run-time path" such that a subrepository is chosen, this might be less optimal.
This is because the whole rust repository (which is fairly large) must be checked each time when installing/updating vim extensions, instead of only the smaller vim-related parts.

On my computer this takes at least one minute, which is a reasonably long time considering the parts needed.

[berkerpeksag]

I've created a separate repository for the Vim extensions(with full history): https://github.com/berkerpeksag/vim-rust/commits/master

You can fork/transfer this repository into Mozilla organization or just import vim.patch into a new one:

$ git init
$ git am < vim.patch
$ git push -u <your_remote_name> master

I can open a new pull request to remove the src/etc/vim directory if this solution is okay.

[upsuper]

Please split vim extension into a seperate repo. It is not difficult, but helpful.

[berkerpeksag]

@upsuper you can use the vim-rust repo until this issue fixed: https://github.com/berkerpeksag/vim-rust

[nikomatsakis]

Not critical for 0.6; removing milestone

[catamorphism]

Nominating for milestone 5, production-ready

[brson]

Is this true for emacs too?

[pnkfelix]

not accepting for milestone. (may or may not actually take action on this bug eventually, but did not close outright during triage.)

[huonw]

Triage: no change, the canonical source is still src/etc/vim (and similarly for the emacs, gedit and kate modes and the zsh completion file).

[mmalecki]

Ping? This would be great to separate out to a different repository as it would make installing rust vim plugin with pathogen a breeze.

[huonw]

@mmalecki you can use rust.vim which is an external mirror of src/etc/vim.

[mmalecki]

@huonw nice, thanks for the link. Are there any plans to separate the code out? I can imagine it would make maintaining it, using it and contributing to it a lot easier.

ok, wish this can be done.
We all waiting for it.

[felipecrv]

Reasons for this?

[klutzy]

Relevant discussion: http://discuss.rust-lang.org/t/should-editor-configs-live-in-seperate-repositories/654