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+################################################################################
+#
+# vim
+#
+################################################################################
+
+VIM_SITE = https://vim.googlecode.com/hg
+VIM_SITE_METHOD = hg
+# 7.4 release patchlevel 333
+VIM_VERSION = 8ae50e3ef8bf
+# Win over busybox vi since vim is more feature-rich
+VIM_DEPENDENCIES = \
+ ncurses $(if $(BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT_IF_LOCALE),gettext) \
+ $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX),busybox)
+VIM_SUBDIR = src
+VIM_CONF_ENV = \
+ vim_cv_toupper_broken=no \
+ vim_cv_terminfo=yes \
+ vim_cv_tty_group=world \
+ vim_cv_tty_mode=0620 \
+ vim_cv_getcwd_broken=no \
+ vim_cv_stat_ignores_slash=yes \
+ vim_cv_memmove_handles_overlap=yes \
+ ac_cv_sizeof_int=4 \
+ ac_cv_small_wchar_t=no
+# GUI/X11 headers leak from the host so forcibly disable them
+VIM_CONF_OPTS = --with-tlib=ncurses --enable-gui=no --without-x
+VIM_LICENSE = Charityware
+VIM_LICENSE_FILES = README.txt
+
+define VIM_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+ cd $(@D)/src; \
+ $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) installvimbin; \
+ $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) installtools; \
+ $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) installlinks
+endef
+
+define VIM_INSTALL_RUNTIME_CMDS
+ cd $(@D)/src; \
+ $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) installrtbase; \
+ $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) installmacros
+endef
+
+define VIM_REMOVE_DOCS
+ find $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/vim -type f -name "*.txt" -delete
+endef
+
+# Avoid oopses with vipw/vigr, lack of $EDITOR and 'vi' command expectation
+define VIM_INSTALL_VI_SYMLINK
+ ln -sf /usr/bin/vim $(TARGET_DIR)/bin/vi
+endef
+VIM_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += VIM_INSTALL_VI_SYMLINK
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_VIM_RUNTIME),y)
+VIM_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += VIM_INSTALL_RUNTIME_CMDS
+VIM_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += VIM_REMOVE_DOCS
+endif
+
+$(eval $(autotools-package))