VIM Plugin - YouCompleteMe

YouCompleteMe is a fast, as-you-type, fuzzy-search code completion engine for Vim.

Install

Make sure you have Vim 7.4.1578+ with Python 2 or Python 3 support.

Use Git

:~$ sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake python-dev python3-dev
:~$ cd .vim/bundle
~/.vim/bundle:~$ git clone https://github.com/ycm-core/YouCompleteMe.git YouCompleteMe
~/.vim/bundle:~$ cd YouCompleteMe
~/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe:~$ git submodule update --init --recursive
~/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe:~$ python ./install.py

Use Vim Plugins - Vundle

1. Add YouCompleteMe To .vimrc.

   :~$ vim .vimrc
   ....
   call vundle#begin()
   ....
   Plugin 'ycm-core/YouCompleteMe'
   call vundle#end()
   ....

2. Launch vim and run :PluginInstall

Problem

The ycmd server SHUT DOWN

When you open vim, see the mesage “The ycmd server SHUT DOWN (restart with :YcmRestartServer)”.

1. remove YouCompleteMe

   :~$ rm -r .vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe

2. see Use Git, reinstall YouCompleteMe.

YouCompleteMe unavailable

When you open vim, see the message “YouCompleteMe unavailable: unable to load Python”.

Check vim does have python support

• Method 1

  :~$ vim --version | grep python
  +cryptv          +linebreak       -python          +vreplace
  +cscope          +lispindent      -python3         +wildignore

  As you can see -python and -python3, VIM doesn’t support Python.
• Method 2
  Launch vim and run :py pass to see whether supports Python2, and run :py3 pass to see whether supports Python3.

Method

• install vim-gtk or vim-nox

  :~$ sudo apt-get install vim-nox
  :~$ vim --version | grep python
  +cryptv          +linebreak       -python          +vreplace
  +cscope          +lispindent      +python3         +wildignore

• Use neovim instead of vim.

  :~$ sudo apt-get remove vim vim-*
  :~$ sudo apt-get install neovim

• Building Vim from source. See github

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References:

• vim plugin - markdown
• github - YouCompleteMe
• github - Vundle