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Compile vim with clipboard and xterm

I want to compile the current version of vim with:

+clipboard +xterm_clipboard and ruby support

But every time I compile it the clipboard and the xterm_clipboard options aren't enabled.

Is there a lib needed or must I add any other options in the configuration step?

./configure \
--enable-rubyinterp=dynamic \
--enable-cscope \
--enable-gui=auto \
--enable-gtk2-check \
--enable-gnome-check \
--with-features=huge \
--with-x 
 make && sudo make install
Solution

  • You can see if configure manage to find a working X lib by checking the output of (or scroll through the output of configure in your terminal):

    $ grep X11 src/auto/config.h
#define HAVE_X11

    If configure failed then you'll see:

    $ grep X11 src/auto/config.h
/* #undef HAVE_X11 */

    You'll need to install the appropriate X development library like xlib and xtst for --with-x to work.

    On ubuntu it should be enough to install libx11-dev and libxtst-dev.