[Bug 1624039] Re: Vim 8.0 should be backported in

[Hans Joachim Desserud]

I see that vim 8.0 has been packaged in Debian already
(https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/vim). But the Ubuntu-package carries
some patches, so it will likely need to be merged to land in Yakkety.

** Tags added: needs-debian-merge upgrade-software-version

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Title:
  Vim 8.0 should be backported in

Status in Ubuntu GNOME:
  New
Status in vim package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  As Vim 8.0 has now been released:
  https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/vim_announce/EKTuhjF3ET0
  This version should be backported into currently supported releases.

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