Vim-go: GoInstallBinaries does not completely work on the terminal command line.

[jongillham]

Behavior

I expect to be able to use the terminal command line syntax vim +GoInstallBinaries +qall to install the vim-go binaries without further input from the user. This greatly helps scripting the install of vim-go.

Unfortunately once the terminal screen is filled up with log messages I am required to press the space bar to continue with the binary install process.

Steps to reproduce:

Set Go path:
$ export GOPATH=/home/grace

Install pathogen and vim-go for user grace:

$ mkdir -p /home/grace/.vim/autoload /home/grace/.vim/bundle \
        && curl -LSso /home/grace/.vim/autoload/pathogen.vim \
                https://tpo.pe/pathogen.vim \
        && touch /home/grace/.vimrc \
        && echo "execute pathogen#infect()" >> /home/grace/.vimrc \
        && echo "syntax on" >> /home/grace/.vimrc \
        && echo "filetype plugin indent on" >> /home/grace/.vimrc \
        && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/fatih/vim-go.git \
                /home/grace/.vim/bundle/vim-go

Now install the binaries via the terminal command line:

$ vim +GoInstallBinaries +qall

The binaries start installing but get to the following point where the space bar must be pressed for the rest of the binaries to install:

Configuration

Ubuntu 16.04

$ cat .vimrc 
   execute pathogen#infect()
   syntax on
   filetype plugin indent on

$ vim --version
   VIM - Vi IMproved 7.4 (2013 Aug 10, compiled Nov 24 2016 16:44:48)
   Included patches: 1-1689
   Extra patches: 8.0.0056



md5-a5d8bc7af32089882dccfb4be21c907f



$ go version
   go version go1.9 linux/amd64

vim-go version: Unsure how to determine this but it's been downloaded within the last week.

Note that I created this issue with the hope that it can be fixed with documentation.

[arp242]

Unfortunately once the terminal screen is filled up with log messages I am required to press the space bar to continue with the binary install process.

This is because the messages don't fit on your window; see :help hit-enter and :help 'shortmess'.

The easiest way to fix it is to use :silent so that the messages aren't displayed at all:

vim +'silent :GoInstallBinaries' +qall

[arp242]

BTW, using something like vim -esN +GoInstallBinaries +q is perhaps better, since in Ex mode it won't clobber your terminal (coincidentally I was working on something else today that uses this).

[jongillham]

@Carpetsmoker thanks for your help.