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I love how easy pathogen (https://github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen https://github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen) makes installing vim plugins from github. I always strug

by meta 15y ago

I love how easy pathogen (https://github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen https://github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen) makes installing vim plugins from github. I always struggled with it in the past (and mostly avoided it) but now it is as simple as git clone and done.

Legion 15y ago
Vundle is even better than Pathogen IMO. It takes away the need to manage git submodules, in favor of just creating a text file that defines your plugins, Bundler style. Removing plugins from your setup is MUCH cleaner.
- jhchabran 15y ago
  I have to +1 this, I tend to use every piece that Tim Pope produces for their goodness, but Vundle truly rocks for exactly what you mentioned.
  - Legion 15y ago
    And to be fair to tpope, Vundle is something that clearly came along later, looking to refine the experience that Pathogen established. Vundle is a minor but very welcome improvement on Pathogen, while Pathogen was a monsterous improvement on the painful Vim plugin management of before. I too am a big fan of tpope Vim plugins, and Vundle is the first plugin that I've ever used to replace one of his with. So now I don't have Pathogen but I have a Vundle file that says "tpope" all over it. :)
- deleted 15y ago
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- dguaraglia 15y ago
  Also, Vundle has a nice interface to manage installation/removal of new plugins (BundleSearch, BundleInstall, BundleClean, etc.). Pathogen is more of a 'do it yourself' approach, while Vundle tries to be a complete suite a la Aptitude.
- jvc26 15y ago
  Cheers for the heads up - great plugin. Hadn't heard of Vundle before, but its handling of plugin installation, update and removal is really slick!
- gurraman 15y ago
  Vundle installed. I agree that it is nicer than Pathogen, thanks for the tip.
- oskarkv 15y ago
  A couple of questions about Vundle. What about plugins that are not in a git repo (but a hg repo)? What if I don't want the lastest version of a plugin?
- zoul 15y ago
  It seems like the current Vundle version does not play well with .vimrc under version control. That’s why I like Pathogen more, since I can simply insert the bundles as Git submodules into .vim/bundle. (Submodule support for Vundle is already on the way, there are some pull requests on GitHub.)
  - CarlHoerberg 15y ago
    Try put .vim/bundle into .gitignore

by meta 15y ago

Legion 15y ago

Vundle is even better than Pathogen IMO. It takes away the need to manage git submodules, in favor of just creating a text file that defines your plugins, Bundler style. Removing plugins from your setup is MUCH cleaner.

jhchabran 15y ago
I have to +1 this, I tend to use every piece that Tim Pope produces for their goodness, but Vundle truly rocks for exactly what you mentioned.
- Legion 15y ago
  And to be fair to tpope, Vundle is something that clearly came along later, looking to refine the experience that Pathogen established. Vundle is a minor but very welcome improvement on Pathogen, while Pathogen was a monsterous improvement on the painful Vim plugin management of before. I too am a big fan of tpope Vim plugins, and Vundle is the first plugin that I've ever used to replace one of his with. So now I don't have Pathogen but I have a Vundle file that says "tpope" all over it. :)
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dguaraglia 15y ago
Also, Vundle has a nice interface to manage installation/removal of new plugins (BundleSearch, BundleInstall, BundleClean, etc.). Pathogen is more of a 'do it yourself' approach, while Vundle tries to be a complete suite a la Aptitude.
jvc26 15y ago
Cheers for the heads up - great plugin. Hadn't heard of Vundle before, but its handling of plugin installation, update and removal is really slick!
gurraman 15y ago
Vundle installed. I agree that it is nicer than Pathogen, thanks for the tip.
oskarkv 15y ago
A couple of questions about Vundle. What about plugins that are not in a git repo (but a hg repo)? What if I don't want the lastest version of a plugin?
zoul 15y ago
It seems like the current Vundle version does not play well with .vimrc under version control. That’s why I like Pathogen more, since I can simply insert the bundles as Git submodules into .vim/bundle. (Submodule support for Vundle is already on the way, there are some pull requests on GitHub.)
- CarlHoerberg 15y ago
  Try put .vim/bundle into .gitignore