Latest vim

[Maxim-Filimonov]

Not sure that it is a good case for autoparts but some plugins like https://github.com/Valloric/YouCompleteMe
requires more recent version of vim than the one which comes with ubuntu.

Not sure how to contribute a package because most packages are using binary path which is nitrous s3. Is there a way to upload it there somehow?
Commands i've run to compile the latest vim on a nitrobox

hg clone https://vim.googlecode.com/hg/ vim
cd vim
./configure --with-features=huge
make

The only thing left here is to add the new vim to the PATH to replace the old one.
Which might be an interesting issue because usually it's done using sudo make install which I can't ran on the box due to lack of sudo permissions.

[jamiecollinson]

Bump - I just ran into the same issue (wanted to add YouCompleteMe but requires Vim 7.3.584).

[chuyeow]

Vim 7.4.x is now available as an Autoparts package. Do a parts update if you don't see it.

[danmarg]

I opened a new issue (#230).

$ parts list|grep vim
vim (7.4.335)
$ which vim
/home/action/.parts/bin/vim
$ vim --version
VIM - Vi IMproved 7.4 (2013 Aug 10, compiled Jul 7 2014 02:26:57)
Included patches: 1-335
Compiled by Nitrous.IO
Huge version without GUI. Features included (+) or not (-):
+acl +farsi +mouse_netterm +syntax
+arabic +file_in_path +mouse_sgr +tag_binary
+autocmd +find_in_path -mouse_sysmouse +tag_old_static
-balloon_eval +float +mouse_urxvt -tag_any_white
-browse +folding +mouse_xterm -tcl
++builtin_terms -footer +multi_byte +terminfo
+byte_offset +fork() +multi_lang +termresponse
+cindent +gettext -mzscheme +textobjects
-clientserver -hangul_input +netbeans_intg +title
-clipboard +iconv +path_extra -toolbar
+cmdline_compl +insert_expand -perl +user_commands
+cmdline_hist +jumplist +persistent_undo +vertsplit
+cmdline_info +keymap +postscript +virtualedit
+comments +langmap +printer +visual
+conceal +libcall +profile +visualextra
+cryptv +linebreak -python +viminfo
+cscope +lispindent -python3 +vreplace
+cursorbind +listcmds +quickfix +wildignore
+cursorshape +localmap +reltime +wildmenu
+dialog_con -lua +rightleft +windows
+diff +menu -ruby +writebackup
+digraphs +mksession +scrollbind -X11
-dnd +modify_fname +signs -xfontset
-ebcdic +mouse +smartindent -xim
+emacs_tags -mouseshape -sniff -xsmp
+eval +mouse_dec +startuptime -xterm_clipboard
+ex_extra -mouse_gpm +statusline -xterm_save
+extra_search -mouse_jsbterm -sun_workshop -xpm
system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc"
user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"
2nd user vimrc file: "~/.vim/vimrc"
user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"
fall-back for $VIM: "/home/action/.parts/packages/vim/7.4.335/share/vim"
Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1
Linking: gcc -Wl,-O1,--sort-common,--as-needed,-z,relro -Wl,--as-needed -o vim -lm -ltinfo -lnsl -ldl
$ vim
YouCompleteMe unavailable: requires Vim compiled with Python 2.x support
Press ENTER or type command to continue