can't paste for different vim session on archlinux

[dhanifudin]

This issue maybe related to system configuration, I can easy copy and paste using vim-easyclip on osx but not on archlinux. This is my vim version on archlinux

VIM - Vi IMproved 7.4 (2013 Aug 10, compiled Apr 2 2014 10:02:55)
Included patches: 1-135
Compiled by Arch Linux
Huge version without GUI. Features included (+) or not (-):
+acl +farsi +mouse_netterm +syntax
+arabic +file_in_path +mouse_sgr +tag_binary
+autocmd +find_in_path -mouse_sysmouse +tag_old_static
-balloon_eval +float +mouse_urxvt -tag_any_white
-browse +folding +mouse_xterm -tcl
++builtin_terms -footer +multi_byte +terminfo
+byte_offset +fork() +multi_lang +termresponse
+cindent +gettext -mzscheme +textobjects
-clientserver -hangul_input -netbeans_intg +title
-clipboard +iconv +path_extra -toolbar
+cmdline_compl +insert_expand +perl +user_commands
+cmdline_hist +jumplist +persistent_undo +vertsplit
+cmdline_info +keymap +postscript +virtualedit
+comments +langmap +printer +visual
+conceal +libcall +profile +visualextra
+cryptv +linebreak +python +viminfo
+cscope +lispindent -python3 +vreplace
+cursorbind +listcmds +quickfix +wildignore
+cursorshape +localmap +reltime +wildmenu
+dialog_con -lua +rightleft +windows
+diff +menu -ruby +writebackup
+digraphs +mksession +scrollbind -X11
-dnd +modify_fname +signs -xfontset
-ebcdic +mouse +smartindent -xim
+emacs_tags -mouseshape -sniff -xsmp
+eval +mouse_dec +startuptime -xterm_clipboard
+ex_extra +mouse_gpm +statusline -xterm_save
+extra_search -mouse_jsbterm -sun_workshop -xpm
system vimrc file: "/etc/vimrc"
user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"
2nd user vimrc file: "~/.vim/vimrc"
user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"
fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/share/vim"
Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -march=i686 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1
Linking: gcc -Wl,-E -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/perl5/core_perl/CORE -Wl,-O1,--sort-common,--as-needed,-z,relro -L/usr/local/lib -Wl,--as-needed -o vim -lm -lncurses -lelf -lacl -lattr -lgpm -ldl -Wl,-E -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/perl5/core_perl/CORE -Wl,-O1,--sort-common,--as-needed,-z,relro -fstack-protector -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/lib/perl5/core_perl/CORE -lperl -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lpthread -lc -L/usr/lib/python2.7/config -lpython2.7 -lpthread -ldl -lutil -lm -Xlinker -export-dynamic

I don't see any requirement vim dependency mentioned on readme for System Clipboard Sync features.

[svermeulen]

Which register does the system clipboard get mapped to on archlinux? Easy-clip assumes that it's the * register. If you copy outside vim on archlinux, then enter vim, which register contains the text that you copied outside of it?

[dhanifudin]

how can I get that information? I copy outside vim, when paste text the output is the previous yank from vim. But when I copy text using shift-insert, I get the last copied text. sorry, I'm little bit confuse about register concept.

[svermeulen]

No problem. Type :reg and then see if you can find the text that you want to paste. The register will be the characters on the left. (eg: "*)

[dhanifudin]

I find multiple register "* and "+ that contains same text

[svermeulen]

What prints when you run :echo EasyClip#GetDefaultReg() ?

[dhanifudin]

I get * symbol on archlinux, when I test on osx I get * symbol too. I've tried on different terminal emulator and gvim version, but the result is same.

[svermeulen]

I think I have to reproduce it properly to fix this otherwise I'm just guessing. I really need to test more on linux in general so I'll take a look at this tomorrow. Thanks for the report.

[dhanifudin]

what's your linux setup? so I can have same environment to help testing

[svermeulen]

I've been able to reproduce it. I see the issue now. I need to do something similar to what fake clip (http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2098) is doing for these cases (which apparently involves using xclip)

[svermeulen]

Unfortunately I'm not able to fix this until next weekend but I know what I need to do now at least