Instructions blatently copied from vundle readme If you are upgrading from a prior version (before 3.0) this is also the recommended installation. This will install spf13-vim and backup your existing vim configuration. The easiest way to install spf13-vim is to use our automatic installer by simply copying and pasting the following line into a terminal. Installation Linux, *nix, Mac OSX Installation Using spf13-vim we’ve kept all the default behaviors (by and large), so if you ever find yourself on a vanilla environment you’ll feel right at home. The goal has always been to add functionality without changing all the features, functionality and keystrokes we all love. Additionally we have significantly reduced the number of plugins requiring python or ruby. We have also changed out most of the plugins in favor of newer more stable alternatives. Vundle has an excellent system built on the same principles as Pathogen, but with an integrated plugin management system that is Git and Github aware. Additionally because a submodule points to a refspec and not a branch, it was a constant maintenance nightmare to keep everything up to date. While git submodules seemed like a good idea at the time, it wasn’t. The biggest change is the switch from using git submodules to using the excellent Vundle system. This is important as it requires a reinstall, but trust me it’s worth it. January 2012 spf13-vim released it’s third major iteration. So regardless of your environment just clone and run. If you are using MacVim or Gvim additional features are enabled. It works well on Windows, Linux and OSX without any modifications or additional configurations. Lastly (and perhaps, most importantly) It is completely cross platform. Great care has been taken to ensure that each plugin plays nicely with others, and optional configuration has been provided for what we believe is the most efficient use. Vundle also ensures that the latest versions of your plugins are installed and makes it easy to keep them up to date. Unlike traditional VIM plugin structure, which similar to UNIX throws all files into common directories, making updating or disabling plugins a real mess, spf13-vim 3 uses the Vundle plugin management system to have a well organized vim directory (Similar to mac’s app folders). The distribution is completely customisable using a ~/.vimrc.local and ~/. Vim RC files. It is a good starting point for anyone intending to use VIM for development running equally well on Windows, Linux, *nix and Mac. Spf13-vim is a distribution of vim plugins and resources for Vim, Gvim and MacVim.
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