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Re: Vim on Cloud9 IDE

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Post by ilaksh »

krmmalik wrote: post #6

I'm genuinely very disappointed with Cloud9 IDE, and that so only because i can never get it to install. I've tried it in both Linux and Windows environments and for one reason or the other either the installation script fails or the server.js file does, and resolving the file path issues and dependency issues is a real nightmare.

I also had a problem getting it to run according to the install/config/run instructions.

I am thinking about having Cloud9 set up for you automatically on my new CoffeeScript/SSJS servers (thanks to Trevor Burnham for the idea of having an editor).. if that is something that anyone might be interested in.

Re: Vim on Cloud9 IDE

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Post by newston »

I wanted to come here and complain how they published a buggy and incomplete plugin. Then I remembered how I use vim keybindings for Chrome (Vimium). That would be Vim (cloud9) inside Vim (Vimium), which is just wrong of course...

Now I can say, the vim mode in cloud9 is really usable. Good work, the only thing I miss is a .webvimrc :)

Re: Vim on Cloud9 IDE

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Post by poink »

drivebyacct2 wrote: post #8
krmmalik wrote: post #6

I'm genuinely very disappointed with Cloud9 IDE, and that so only because i can never get it to install. I've tried it in both Linux and Windows environments and for one reason or the other either the installation script fails or the server.js file does, and resolving the file path issues and dependency issues is a real nightmare.

Really? Last time I tried it, it was a git clone and executing one, maybe two commands. I've seen very early unix beginners get it running quickly... sudo apt-get install libssl0.9.8 git clone https://github.com/ajaxorg/cloud9.git cloud9 ./cloud9/bin/cloud9.sh (roughly) Yep, just tried in a clear dir, it's up and running with that alone.

I've never used Cloud9 before, but that just worked for me on a Xubuntu VM. As a Vim fanboy, I'll be giving it a shot.

Re: Vim on Cloud9 IDE

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Post by asciimo »

The first thought that crossed my mind was, "this may make my Chromebook useful!" I liked the concept of developing in Cloud9 on a Chromebook, but without Vim it was less alluring.

Re: Vim on Cloud9 IDE

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Post by maratd »

drivebyacct2 wrote: post #8
krmmalik wrote: post #6

I'm genuinely very disappointed with Cloud9 IDE, and that so only because i can never get it to install. I've tried it in both Linux and Windows environments and for one reason or the other either the installation script fails or the server.js file does, and resolving the file path issues and dependency issues is a real nightmare.

Really? Last time I tried it, it was a git clone and executing one, maybe two commands. I've seen very early unix beginners get it running quickly... sudo apt-get install libssl0.9.8 git clone https://github.com/ajaxorg/cloud9.git cloud9 ./cloud9/bin/cloud9.sh (roughly) Yep, just tried in a clear dir, it's up and running with that alone.

Ok. Let's try that:

  support/node-builds-v4/node-linux64: error while loading shared libraries: libssl.so.0.9.8: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Wait, what? Ahh, I have a newer version installed and it really wants the old 0.9.8. Let's fake the links and see what happens:

  ./cloud9/bin/cloud9.sh: line 11: 23557 Segmentation fault      support/node-builds-v4/node-linux64 bin/cloud9.js "$@" -a x-www-browser
Not good. Maybe I can try the node already installed on my system instead of the bundled binaries? Sure, let's try that:

  Error: require.paths is removed. Use node_modules folders, or the NODE_PATH environment variable instead.
Right. Because it's not compatible with the latest stable version of NodeJS, which is 0.6 ... that's what the guy was talking about. Unless you want to setup a box with the exact dependencies that it needs and use it only for that, it'll be a real pain.

Re: Vim on Cloud9 IDE

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Post by krmmalik »

drivebyacct2 wrote: post #8
krmmalik wrote: post #6

I'm genuinely very disappointed with Cloud9 IDE, and that so only because i can never get it to install. I've tried it in both Linux and Windows environments and for one reason or the other either the installation script fails or the server.js file does, and resolving the file path issues and dependency issues is a real nightmare.

Really? Last time I tried it, it was a git clone and executing one, maybe two commands. I've seen very early unix beginners get it running quickly... sudo apt-get install libssl0.9.8 git clone https://github.com/ajaxorg/cloud9.git cloud9 ./cloud9/bin/cloud9.sh (roughly) Yep, just tried in a clear dir, it's up and running with that alone.

"Error. require.paths is removed" is what i get even when i follow your instructions exact. I had the same problem on Linux but im on Windows now. I dont think this is a Windows problem though? Something with the way i have things configured maybe?

PS. I used Win-Git for the git clone

Re: Vim on Cloud9 IDE

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Post by krmmalik »

sergimansilla wrote: post #10
krmmalik wrote: post #6

I'm genuinely very disappointed with Cloud9 IDE, and that so only because i can never get it to install. I've tried it in both Linux and Windows environments and for one reason or the other either the installation script fails or the server.js file does, and resolving the file path issues and dependency issues is a real nightmare.

Did you ask for help in our support page or on Github issues? We try to be very responsive. What problem are you having exactly?

Thanks for replying. Yes, i did visit the issues page on Github and it seemed others were experiencing a similar issue, and there was talk about changing the paths in some of the .js files, but i lost track of which file paths needed changing to what.

I've just doing a fresh install of the back of a git clone in a clean dir and get "Error. require.paths is removed" upon doing 'Node bin/cloud9.js'

Re: Vim on Cloud9 IDE

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Post by krmmalik »

maratd wrote: post #15
drivebyacct2 wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Really? Last time I tried it, it was a git clone and executing one, maybe two commands. I've seen very early unix beginners get it running quickly... sudo apt-get install libssl0.9.8 git clone https://github.com/ajaxorg/cloud9.git cloud9 ./cloud9/bin/cloud9.sh (roughly) Yep, just tried in a clear dir, it's up and running with that alone.

Ok. Let's try that: support/node-builds-v4/node-linux64: error while loading shared libraries: libssl.so.0.9.8: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Wait, what? Ahh, I have a newer version installed and it really wants the old 0.9.8. Let's fake the links and see what happens: ./cloud9/bin/cloud9.sh: line 11: 23557 Segmentation fault support/node-builds-v4/node-linux64 bin/cloud9.js "$@" -a x-www-…

Yep - That last error is the real problem i've had each time.

Re: Vim on Cloud9 IDE

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Post by drivebyacct2 »

maratd wrote: post #15
drivebyacct2 wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Really? Last time I tried it, it was a git clone and executing one, maybe two commands. I've seen very early unix beginners get it running quickly... sudo apt-get install libssl0.9.8 git clone https://github.com/ajaxorg/cloud9.git cloud9 ./cloud9/bin/cloud9.sh (roughly) Yep, just tried in a clear dir, it's up and running with that alone.

Ok. Let's try that: support/node-builds-v4/node-linux64: error while loading shared libraries: libssl.so.0.9.8: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Wait, what? Ahh, I have a newer version installed and it really wants the old 0.9.8. Let's fake the links and see what happens: ./cloud9/bin/cloud9.sh: line 11: 23557 Segmentation fault support/node-builds-v4/node-linux64 bin/cloud9.js "$@" -a x-www-…

Okay, I didn't know my node was a version behind, but are you really telling me checking out node.js into another directory and building it is a "real pain"?

Maybe beta quality open source software isn't something I'd recommend to you then.

Re: Vim on Cloud9 IDE

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Post by lucian1900 »

udp wrote: post #2

I hope they can pull this off, because my experience with Vim emulation plugins is they don't even come close to being Vim. Vim is so vast that everyone has their own way of using it, and what one person might consider an obscure feature could be essential for someone else (plus losing my .vimrc would be like losing an arm). I wonder if it would be possible to run Vim itself in a browser using Emscripten or something…

Although not in a browser, I've found Emacs' Evil mode to be very good. It even has sane buffer management. I've been using it for the past month or so.
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