Pass Vim buffer variable as an argument for external command

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The problem is that I need to pass include paths to the C++ compiler. I can define them for each buffer, like:

:let b:COMPILER_OPTIONS='-ggdb -I"E:\boost_1_42_0\boost\"'

But how do I expand b:COMPILER_OPTIONS on the command line ?

:!g++ program.cpp eval('b:COMPILER_OPTIONS')

doesn't work.

Or, if this isn't possible, what other ways are there for doing this ?

Do you want the path to the current file? if so, I believe it's % — hasen
– hasen, Commented Mar 26, 2010 at 2:40

Matteo Riva · Accepted Answer · 2010-03-25 16:34:46Z

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I don't think you can do it directly, but you can define a custom command:

:command! -nargs=1 Gpp exe '!g++' b:COMPILER_OPTIONS '<args>'

if you want filename completion you can add the -complete option:

:command! -nargs=1 -complete=file Gpp exe '!g++' b:COMPILER_OPTIONS '<args>'

usage:

:Gpp program.cpp

answered Mar 25, 2010 at 16:34

Matteo Riva

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directly would just be :exe '!g++' b:COMPILER_OPTIONS 'program.cpp'