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From: Adrian Hesketh <a-h@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2021 21:28:06 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Include custom package in vim docs (#92811)
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Describe how to package a plugin that doesn't exist in nixpkgs (and also how to include an external file).

Co-authored-by: Jörg Thalheim <Mic92@users.noreply.github.com>
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 doc/languages-frameworks/vim.section.md | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
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diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/vim.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/vim.section.md
index 22b5e6f3013b..5316db9a1375 100644
--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/vim.section.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/vim.section.md
@@ -116,6 +116,44 @@ The resulting package can be added to `packageOverrides` in `~/.nixpkgs/config.n
 
 After that you can install your special grafted `myVim` or `myNeovim` packages.
 
+### What if your favourite Vim plugin isn't already packaged?
+
+If one of your favourite plugins isn't packaged, you can package it yourself:
+
+```
+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+let
+  easygrep = pkgs.vimUtils.buildVimPlugin {
+    name = "vim-easygrep";
+    src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
+      owner = "dkprice";
+      repo = "vim-easygrep";
+      rev = "d0c36a77cc63c22648e792796b1815b44164653a";
+      sha256 = "0y2p5mz0d5fhg6n68lhfhl8p4mlwkb82q337c22djs4w5zyzggbc";
+    };
+  };
+in
+{
+  environment.systemPackages = [
+    (
+      pkgs.neovim.override {
+        configure = {
+          packages.myPlugins = with pkgs.vimPlugins; {
+          start = [
+            vim-go # already packaged plugin
+            easygrep # custom package
+          ];
+          opt = [];
+        };
+        # ...
+      };
+     }
+    )
+  ];
+}
+```
+
 ## Managing plugins with vim-plug
 
 To use [vim-plug](https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug) to manage your Vim