VIM Compilation in windows

Question

I am interested in compiling windows for Python25 support but when I

make -f Make_ming.mak gvim.exe

I get the following (_MAX_PATH undeclared) :

gcc -c -Iproto -DWIN32 -DWINVER=0x0400 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0400 -DHAVE_PATHDEF -DFEAT_BIG -DHAVE_GETTEXT -DHAVE_LOCALE_H -DDYNAMIC_GETTEXT -DFEAT_CSCOPE -DFEAT_NETBEANS_INTG -DFEAT_GUI_W32 -DFEAT_CLIPBOARD -DFEAT_MBYTE -DFEAT_MBYTE_IME -DDYNAMIC_IME -DDYNAMIC_ICONV -pipe -w -march=i386 -Wall -DFEAT_PYTHON -I c:/Python25/include -DDYNAMIC_PYTHON -DYNAMIC_PYTHON_DLL=\"python25.dll\" -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -freg

-struct-return -s fileio.c -o gobj/fileio.o fileio.c: In function buf_modname': fileio.c:5877: error:_MAX_PATH' undeclared (first use in this function) fileio.c:5877: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once fileio.c:5877: error: for each function it appears in.) fileio.c: In function vim_tempname': fileio.c:6832: error: `_MAX_PATH' undeclared (first use in this function) make: *** [gobj/fileio.o] Error 1

Any ideas? What am I missing?

Thanks.

Answer 1

If you want the Vim text editor, why are you not using the download version(s) from vim.org, etc. (gvim, Cream, Portable Gvim)

If you are trying to build Python for windows, why are you not using the current 2.6.1 or 3.0.1 from python.org?

_MAX_PATH should maybe be PATH_MAX or _PATH_MAX which is defined via stdlib.h / limits.h or sys/param.h under Linux.

Have you checked any configuration logs? Any previous compiler warnings about missing includes or undefined values? Search for PATH_MAX and PATH_MAX.

Answer 2

Is it just for the support of Python 2.5?

Not the answer to your question, but the easy way: downloaded the precompiled vim.exe and gvim.exe from gooli.org (for Python 2.5 and/or 2.6)

Answer 3

I don't how to fix your problem myself, but I followed this video tutorial to do exactly what you are trying and it worked like a charm:

http://showmedo.com/videotutorials/video?name=1850010&fromSeriesID=185.