Some questions about the configuration

[g-i-o-r-g-i-o]

Hello, I'm having some problems with vim 8: I've installed it with this vimrc line, but none of the keybindings work:
Plug 'https://github.com/vim-scripts/perl-support.vim'
Instead of using my defined leader key, it uses \

Furthermore vim (or this plugin) doesn't use the perl version that is normally loaded with terminal, and that I've installed with perlbrew, but an ancient version that come with ubuntu.

[WolfgangMehner]

Please try my own repo: https://github.com/WolfgangMehner/perl-support
In the last years, vim-scripts does not update its repos anymore, certainly not this one.

Do the keybindings work with my repo?

[g-i-o-r-g-i-o]

Thanks, now it works, not with my defined leader key, but only with \

Another problem is that vim (or this plugin) doesn't use the perl version that is normally loaded with terminal, and that I've installed with perlbrew, but an ancient version that come with ubuntu.

[WolfgangMehner]

The mapleader can be set for Perl-Support specifically, using the configuration variable g:Perl_MapLeader, e.g.:

let g:Perl_MapLeader = '#'

As a fallback, maplocalleader is used, not mapleader.

[WolfgangMehner]

The executable can also be configured. Does this work?

let s:Perl_Executable = 'perl'

You may also compare this discussion: WolfgangMehner/vim-plugins#11

On the other hand. the perlbrew issue comes up from time to time. Is there a way to reliably detect the perlbrew installation under Linux and obtain its values for the executable (and modules, ...)?

[g-i-o-r-g-i-o]

Thanks for helping abut the leader, but still I can't figure out the perl path...

[lbe]

The executable can also be configured. Does this work?

let s:Perl_Executable = 'perl'

You may also compare this discussion: WolfgangMehner/vim-plugins#11

On the other hand. the perlbrew issue comes up from time to time. Is there a way to reliably detect the perlbrew installation under Linux and obtain its values for the executable (and modules, ...)?

perlbrew updates the user's PATH environment variable. I'm not very knowledgable in vimscript and don't know how it would be implemented. But the implementation should be equivalent to which command or the bash shebang handling of "#!/usr/bin/env perl". HTH lbe

[WolfgangMehner]

Let's debug this, so we start with the obvious.

• When you run :echo $PATH on the Vim command-line, does it include the path currently configured and required by perlbrew?
• Could you post the output of :call Perl_Settings(2)?
• Did you actually add the line let s:Perl_Executable = 'perl' to your configuration, e.g. .vimrc?

The default should be let s:Perl_Executable = 'perl' obviously, I will fix this.

[g-i-o-r-g-i-o]

Hello, it seems to work under linux. I've just updated the perl in use using perlbrew.
Thanks