Vim on Leopard (each OS < 10.6)

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> On Mar 2, 2023, at 10:05 AM, Eckard Brauer <hangglider at gmx.de> wrote:
> 
>>> I suspect that installing MacOSX10.6.sdk
>>> could solve that - if it installs on 10.5 at all (still runing
>>> through the deps, so I can't tell for now). In case it does, it
>>> should maybe belong to the dependencies of vim, in case it doesn't,
>>> there seems to be no way to install a recent vim version, so is
>>> there any previous version one can install?
>> I think this is the header file for Grand Central Dispatch which was
>> introduced in 10.6.
>> 
>> I don't think it can work on 10.5.
> 
> Maybe.
> 
> Contained in ports is MacOSX10.6.sdk, what could be installed even on
> 10.5 machines, as the port shows. Currently, it seems to have some
> problem, but I'd rather try to have a deeper view inside.
> 
> And even if Vim @9.* can't be installed on MacOSX 10.5, there should be
> any installable version available -- or Macports should simply drop any
> support for OS < 10.6, as Vim (an editor) seems to be very basic, I use
> it for decades now.
> 
> So the question remains open: Should MacOSX10.6.sdk properly install
> even on 10.5 OS and solve the problem with compiling Vim @9.* or is
> there an older, still supported Vim version available?
> 
> Best -
> Eckard

It is possible to install older versions of ports. Instructions are at:
https://trac.macports.org/wiki/howto/InstallingOlderPort

Unfortunately, I don't know what the last version to work on 10.5 was.

I would also suggest opening a ticket for Vim if you haven't already.