Youcompleteme: On Vim 7.4 displays "YouCompleteMe unavailable: requires Vim 7.3.584+"

Created on 9 Sep 2013 · 18Comments · Source: ycm-core/YouCompleteMe

The version check must be broken, because with Vim 7.4 from Ubuntu Saucy Salamander it complains:

YouCompleteMe unavailable: requires Vim 7.3.584+

Obviously 7.4 > 7.3.584

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deshipu

Most helpful comment

I was getting the same error when I did a git commit without specifying the -m option. Turns out git was pointing to a different version of vim. I fixed it using:

git config --global core.editor `which vim`

Hope it helps anyone else having the same issue.

brennancheung on 8 Nov 2015

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All 18 comments

This was fixed months ago, you need to sync.

Valloric on 9 Sep 2013

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Oops, sorry, I didn't check my version, I was assuming I have the latest. Sorry for wasting your time.

deshipu on 9 Sep 2013

How to sync, for I made the procedures today and still can't compile YouCompleteMe.

patrickvob on 11 May 2014

Delete YCM from your vim config files and reinstall from scratch. Without any additional info I don't know how to help.

vheon on 11 May 2014

But what's the point of recompiling from scratch now if I did it yesterday?
What kind of info do you need, for I'm really looking forward to this plugin.

patrickvob on 12 May 2014

@patrickvob Tell me the steps you did, the output of vim --version and the error you got.

vheon on 12 May 2014

yeah, I'm getting the same problem. I installed Mavericks on my 2006 Mac Pro using SFOTT and Tiamo's boot.efi and all kinds of wacky stuff happened. Now everything is straightened out except for getting YCM to work in my terminal vim.

I have pulled down the latest YCM through git and ran install.sh. I have the brew version of MacVim installed and YCM works fine as does Powerline. However, my terminal vim always gives me the YCM unavailable error. I did a brew uninstall of macvim && brew install macvim --override-system-vim a couple of times but to no avail.

my terminal vim has +python/dyn -python3.

On a side note, I have to unlink python to keep MacVim from throwing a PyThreadState_Get error and that's getting my OCD to act up a little as well as not being to get YCM to work in vim. It's not a big deal really as I do most of my coding in MacVim, it's just like I said, I'm a little OCD.

pelachile on 16 May 2014

I was getting the same error when I did a git commit without specifying the -m option. Turns out git was pointing to a different version of vim. I fixed it using:

git config --global core.editor `which vim`

Hope it helps anyone else having the same issue.

brennancheung on 8 Nov 2015

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It works! Thanks @brennancheung :)

PhilippeDupont on 14 Dec 2015

Thanks @brennancheung! That was the same issue I was having. Resolved! :)

danielwrobert on 21 Feb 2016

I have fixed it with alias vi on mac OS 10.11.6.

alias vi='vim'

# working after restart.
echo "alias vi='vim'" >> ~/.bashrc

chusiang on 4 Aug 2016

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@chusiang Thank you ! It works for me but there is still something wrong that when I restart the terminal the trouble show again. I'm using terminal on mac without GUI.

scurlyhair on 2 Sep 2016

Add the alias command to your .bashrc

puremourning on 2 Sep 2016

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@scurlyhair You can add alias vi='vim' to your bashrc, It can work after restart terminal.

chusiang on 2 Sep 2016

@brennancheung Thank you that worked perfectly :D

josephbriggsmrf on 20 Oct 2016

hi ， I have the same problem in my Mac：YouCompleteMe unavailable: requires Vim 7.4.1578+.
But my computer system just reloaded yesterday，it is macOS Sierra 10.12.6.
And I launch the vim show : version 7.4.8056
I think 7.4.8056 > 7.4.1578
BUT when I install YouCompleteMe by Vundle it show:YouCompleteMe unavailable: requires Vim 7.4.1578+

What exactly is going on？ Who can help me ？