Compiling vim with Python3 (installed via Homebrew) support?

Question

I have python3 installed via homebrew: brew install python3 --framework

I have the vim source (7.3) downloaded in /usr/src

I run:

./configure --prefix=/usr/local --enable-rubyinterp --enable-python3interp --disable-gpm --enable-gui=no --enable-multibyte

And in my src/auto/config.log I see:

configure:5442: checking --enable-python3interp argument   
configure:5451: result: yes  
configure:5456: checking for python3  
configure:5489: result: no

I googled around some, and found this, so I tried making the symlink for python3.2 and then running configure like this:

./configure --prefix=/usr/local --enable-rubyinterp --enable-python3interp --disable-gpm --enable-gui=no --enable-multibyte --with-python3-config-dir=/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.2/lib/python3.2/config-3.2m

And my log shows the same error. What do I need to do to get vim compiled with Python3 support?

And no: I do not want to use MacVim.

➜ ls -al /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions 
total 16
drwxr-xr-x   7 root  wheel  238 May 28 15:33 .
drwxr-xr-x   7 root  wheel  238 Sep 21  2010 ..
drwxr-xr-x   8 root  wheel  272 Sep 17  2010 2.3
drwxr-xr-x  12 root  wheel  408 Dec  1 12:49 2.5
drwxr-xr-x  12 root  wheel  408 Dec  1 12:49 2.6
lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  wheel   70 May 28 15:33 Current -> /usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.2
lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  wheel    3 Sep 17  2010 old-Current -> 2.6

➜ which python3.2
/usr/local/bin/python3.2

UPDATE: I've gotten it working a la this post with Python 2.7.1 via Homebrew, but still no joy with Python 3...

Ryne Everett · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-11 21:11:00Z

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There is a problem with the configure script. Since python 3.2 the config and include directories get the abiflag included (see PEP 3149).

The next problem is that the configure script parses the python config and the flags for the linker are not correct for a framework build, so the test program from the configure script fails to build.

I already send a patch to vim and it got included (the mercurial repo has it).

`./configure --enable-python3interp vi_cv_path_python3=/usr/local/bin/python3.2`

should work.

Vim Patch: https://github.com/codedreality/vim/tree/fix-python3x-support

MacVim Patch: https://github.com/codedreality/macvim/tree/fix-python3x-support

edited Dec 11, 2014 at 21:11

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user1994702 Over a year ago

link for Vim Patch is broken. Any suggestions?

vitiral Over a year ago

path link is still broken for me too. Please suggest something as this is still broken

CodedReality Over a year ago

Post and Patch is from 2011, maybe something has changed in vim since then and needs to be patched again and homebrew has changed a lot for python to support builds for 2.x and 3.x.

synthesizerpatel · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-02 07:56:20Z

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When you test to see if it worked, make sure you use the Vim binary created by the build - not the mvim script. mvim (even if you call the version on your source tree) will look in /Applications/ for MacVim.app first.

Maybe this will give you some joy:

./configure \
  --enable-python3interp=dynamic \
  --with-python3-config-dir=/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.2/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.2/lib/python3.2/config/

answered Jun 2, 2011 at 7:56

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neezer Over a year ago

No joy. I get the same errors in my log: checking --enable-python3interp argument... dynamic / checking for python3... no. Also, I know I'm checking the right binary: (in vim src directory) ➜ ./src/vim --version.

synthesizerpatel Over a year ago

Try forcing the python version lookup using the autoconf variable. ./configure --enable-python3interp=dynamic --with-python3-config-dir=blah/blah vi_cv_path_python3=/usr/local/bin/python3.2

neezer Over a year ago

No, that doesn't work either. It seems to pick it up in the config output (gist.github.com/1014434), but the variables aren't defined in /src/auto/config.mk (gist.github.com/1014435) and the compiled binary still reads -python3. Any other thoughts?

kun peng · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-30 15:32:13Z

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I change the macvim titlebar color is black.My macvim colorsechme is ayu dark. Change macvim MMWindow.m line 93,append following code:

[self setTitleVisibility:NSWindowTitleHidden];
[self setTitlebarAppearsTransparent:YES];
self.backgroundColor = NSColor.blackColor;

Complier source code with following command:

./configure --with-features=huge --enable-multibyte --with-macarchs=x86_64 --enable-perlinterp --enable-rubyinterp --enable-tclinterp --enable-terminal --enable-python3interp --with-properly-linked-python2-python3 --enable-python3interp=yes --enable-cscope

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edited Apr 30, 2018 at 15:32

answered Apr 30, 2018 at 15:26

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