How can I upgrade the *console* version of vim on OS X?

Question

I'm sure this is a newbie question, but every time I've compiled/dl'ed a new version of vim for os x, running vim on the command-line opens up the gvim app. I just want to upgrade the console version (so I can, for example, have python compiled in to use omnicomplete).

Answer 1

This may sound stupid, but are you copying the vim binary to /usr/bin? by default, the "vim" path is /usr/bin/vim. If you compile from source, you'll likely need to either copy the vim binary to /usr/bin/vim (thus overwriting the original vim), or launch the compiled version via absolute path (eg. ~/vim-checkout/build/vim).

that's just a guess, however. I can't see it being anything more than that.

Answer 2

You can also use MacPorts to handle the installation for you. Once you've installed it, run the /opt/local/bin/ binary.

Answer 3

Can also symlink your new binary to /usr/local/bin/