minimal-c-vimrc

Minimal init.vim for C/C++ development (manual for Debian/Ubuntu-based distributions)

Use with NeoVIM only!

1. Download & save init.vim (~/.config/nvim/init.vim)
2. Download Plug for NVIM: https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug#unix-1
3. Install xclip/xfce4-clipman for the system clipboard support Installed by default in Xubuntu Desktop.
4. Install luajit
5. Install clangd (and clang if needed): sudo apt-get install clangd
6. Install nodejs and npm (required for Command-T)
7. Download wombat256 colorscheme from https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2465 and copy the scheme file to ~/.config/nvim/colors
8. Install fonts-powerline
9. Launch nvim and do :PlugInstall
10. Install coc-clangd: :CocInstall coc-clangd
11. Build Command-T LUA library: cd ~/.local/share/nvim/plugged/command-t/lua/wincent/commandt/lib && make
12. Install bear: sudo apt-get install bear (or compile from the sources: https://github.com/rizsotto/Bear) - Optional
13. Open any c/c++ file and launch coc-clangd install in case clangd is not found in $PATH: run :CocInstall coc-clangd
14. To generate compile_commands.json for your project launch bear -- $your_make_command (like bear -- make -j8)
15. Enjoy!