diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst old mode 100644 new mode 100755 index 0297ca7..44f079c --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -1,30 +1,51 @@ ambv's ``.dot_files`` --------------------- -This is my distributed configuration I use for my command-line work on all servers I have access to. -It consists of following parts: +This is my distributed configuration I use for my command-line work on all +servers I have access to. It consists of following parts: + +* ZSh, Bash and coreutils configuration which makes the shell look and behave + virtually the same regardless whether I'm working on *Mac OS X*, *Debian*, + *Fedora*, *Solaris* or *Cygwin* (sic!) -* Bash and coreutils configuration which makes the shell look virtually the same regardless whether - I'm working on *Mac OS X*, *Debian*, *Fedora* or *Solaris* * the most badass *Python*-oriented *Vim* configuration out there -* a *Python* shell startup config -* *Git* config that makes the command-line a bit more sexy (*Vim* used for diffing, colors everywhere) -* a *Mercurial* config that should be the default (convert, extdiff, fetch, mq extensions on, ask for - username if I didn't input any, merge and diff with Vim) -* decent global ``.gitignore`` and ``.hgignore`` files with the most common temporary and runtime - file masks included, plus some *Python* related goodies -* an installer for the whole package (in *Python*) that enables me to setup my environment by simply - cloning the repo and running ``./install.py`` -* a *MacPorts* bootstrap script that lets me set up a Mac OS X box in just 10 hours or so - (compiling, compiling, compiling). No user attendance needed though so I can run it overnight. + +* `ack `_ with a sensible default configuration + +* *Git* config that makes the command-line a bit more sexy (*Vim* used for + diffing, colors everywhere) + +* a *Mercurial* config that should be the default (convert, extdiff, fetch, mq + extensions on, ask for username if I didn't input any, merge and diff with + Vim) + +* decent global ``.gitignore`` and ``.hgignore`` files with the most common + temporary and runtime file masks included, plus some *Python* related goodies + +* a *Python* shell startup config that enables readline support + +* an installer for the whole package (for *Python* 2.4-2.7) that enables me to + setup my environment anywhere by simply cloning the repo and running + ``./install.py`` + +* a *MacPorts* bootstrap script that lets me set up a Mac OS X box in just 10 + hours or so (compiling, compiling, compiling). No user attendance needed + though so I can run it overnight. + +Y U NO USE PATHOGEN / OHMYZSH / HOMEBREW +======================================== + +A question I get sometimes is why isn't this configuration using the new and hip +package managers like *Pathogen* for Vim scripts, *oh-my-zsh* for ZSh or +*homebrew* for Mac OS X. The answer is that I want to avoid additional package +managers that become dependencies themselves. I didn't actually try using them +in a distributed manner but my intuition tells me it would complicate the setup. +Remember that its greatest feature is currently the ability to use the whole +thing unmodified on Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris and Cygwin (and native Win32 Vim!). How can you benefit from this ============================= -At the moment it's mostly take it or leave it, my way or the highway, etc. etc. There is simply no -mechanism to decide which parts you use and which you don't. One day I might provide one but I -wouldn't hold my breath (I'm **always** using the whole shebang). - -Of course as the whole thing is virtually public domain, you can take whatever you like and paste it -to your own configuration (e.g. the *Vim* part). So feel free to browse through the package. I'm -also open to suggestions, updates and corrections. +The whole thing is virtually public domain, you can take whatever you like and +paste it to your own configuration (e.g. the *Vim* part). Feel free to browse +through the package. I'm open to suggestions, updates and corrections.