no longer can underline current cursor

Question

I built vim from source. But for some reason I can no longer underline my current line when vim loads .vimrc. I have to type underline commands manually which makes it work.

Here is the output of my version command

VIM - Vi IMproved 8.1 (2018 May 18, compiled Nov  5 2018 21:28:01)
Included patches: 1-510
Compiled by user@user-fedora-PC0PVGAT
Huge version without GUI.  Features included (+) or not (-):
+acl               +extra_search      +mouse_netterm     +tag_old_static
+arabic            +farsi             +mouse_sgr         -tag_any_white
+autocmd           +file_in_path      -mouse_sysmouse    -tcl
+autochdir         +find_in_path      +mouse_urxvt       +termguicolors
-autoservername    +float             +mouse_xterm       +terminal
-balloon_eval      +folding           +multi_byte        +terminfo
+balloon_eval_term -footer            +multi_lang        +termresponse
-browse            +fork()            -mzscheme          +textobjects
++builtin_terms    +gettext           +netbeans_intg     +timers
+byte_offset       -hangul_input      +num64             +title
+channel           +iconv             +packages          -toolbar
+cindent           +insert_expand     +path_extra        +user_commands
+clientserver      +job               +perl              +vartabs
+clipboard         +jumplist          +persistent_undo   +vertsplit
+cmdline_compl     +keymap            +postscript        +virtualedit
+cmdline_hist      +lambda            +printer           +visual
+cmdline_info      +langmap           +profile           +visualextra
+comments          +libcall           +python/dyn        +viminfo
+conceal           +linebreak         +python3/dyn       +vreplace
+cryptv            +lispindent        +quickfix          +wildignore
+cscope            +listcmds          +reltime           +wildmenu
+cursorbind        +localmap          +rightleft         +windows
+cursorshape       +lua               +ruby              +writebackup
+dialog_con        +menu              +scrollbind        +X11
+diff              +mksession         +signs             +xfontset
+digraphs          +modify_fname      +smartindent       -xim
-dnd               +mouse             +startuptime       -xpm
-ebcdic            -mouseshape        +statusline        +xsmp_interact
+emacs_tags        +mouse_dec         -sun_workshop      +xterm_clipboard
+eval              -mouse_gpm         +syntax            -xterm_save
+ex_extra          -mouse_jsbterm     +tag_binary
   system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc"
     user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"
 2nd user vimrc file: "~/.vim/vimrc"
      user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"
       defaults file: "$VIMRUNTIME/defaults.vim"
  fall-back for $VIM: "/home/user/myfs/opt/vim/share/vim"
Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H     -fPIC -O2 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1
Linking: gcc   -L. -Wl,-z,relro  -Wl,-z,now -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld -fstack-protector -rdynamic -Wl,-export-dynamic -Wl,--enable-new-dtags -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld   -L/usr/local/lib -Wl,--as-needed -o vim    -lSM -lICE -lXt -lX11 -lSM -lICE  -lm -ltinfo -lelf  -lselinux   -ldl  -L/usr/lib -llua -Wl,--enable-new-dtags -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld -fstack-protector-strong -L/usr/local/lib  -L/usr/lib64/perl5/CORE -lperl -lpthread -lresolv -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc    -lruby -lpthread -ldl -lcrypt -lm

Here is my .vimrc

set nocompatible              " be iMproved, required
filetype off                  " required

" set the runtime path to include Vundle and initialize
set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
call vundle#begin()
" alternatively, pass a path where Vundle should install plugins
"call vundle#begin('~/some/path/here')

" let Vundle manage Vundle, required
Plugin 'VundleVim/Vundle.vim'

Plugin 'tpope/vim-sensible.git'
Plugin 'tpope/vim-fugitive'
Plugin 'christoomey/vim-system-copy.git'
Plugin 'tpope/vim-surround'
Plugin 'majutsushi/tagbar'
Plugin 'ctrlpvim/ctrlp.vim'
Plugin 'tomtom/tcomment_vim'
Plugin 'Valloric/YouCompleteMe'
Plugin 'rdnetto/YCM-Generator'
Plugin 'godlygeek/tabular.git'
Plugin 'jiangmiao/auto-pairs.git'
Plugin 'mileszs/ack.vim'
Plugin 'Yggdroot/indentLine.git'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/xoria256.vim.git'
Plugin 'itchyny/lightline.vim.git'
Plugin 'kana/vim-textobj-user.git'
Plugin 'kana/vim-textobj-line.git'
Plugin 'edkolev/tmuxline.vim.git'
Plugin 'jeaye/color_coded.git'
Plugin 'christoomey/vim-tmux-navigator.git'
Plugin 'tpope/vim-vinegar.git'
Plugin 'vim-scripts/Conque-GDB.git'
" Plugin 'w0rp/ale.git'


" All of your Plugins must be added before the following line
call vundle#end()            " required
filetype plugin indent on    " required

colorscheme xoria256

" To ignore plugin indent changes, instead use:
"filetype plugin on

" Highlight the search pattern.
let mapleader="\<Space>"

set directory=/tmp
set history=1000
set hlsearch
set incsearch
set ignorecase
set smartcase
set showbreak=…
set linebreak
set listchars=tab:►-,eol:¬,trail:●
set relativenumber
set number
set tabstop=4 softtabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 expandtab
retab
" Underline current cursor line
set cursorline
hi clear CursorLine
hi CursorLine gui=underline cterm=underline


nnoremap <leader>l :set list!<cr>

nnoremap <silent><F8> :nohlsearch<cr>

nnoremap <leader>vv :vsp<cr>
nnoremap <leader>ss :sp<cr>

" Toggle the Tlist window using <F4>
nnoremap <silent><F4> :TagbarToggle<cr>

nnoremap <leader>fb :CtrlPBuffer<cr>
nnoremap <leader>fm :CtrlPMixed<cr>
nnoremap <leader>ff :CtrlP getcwd()<cr>
nnoremap <leader>ft :CtrlPTag<cr>

nnoremap <silent><leader>sv :source ~/.vimrc<cr>
nnoremap <silent><leader>ev :edit ~/.vimrc<cr>
nnoremap <silent><leader>et :edit ~/.tmux.conf<cr>

nnoremap <silent><F9>       :cprev<cr>zz
nnoremap <silent><F10>      :cnext<cr>zz
nnoremap <silent><C-F9>     :lprev<cr>zz
nnoremap <silent><C-F10>    :lnext<cr>zz
nnoremap <silent><M-F9>     :cfirst<cr>
nnoremap <silent><M-F10>    :clast<cr>
nnoremap <silent><leader>mm :set lines=10000 columns=1000<cr>
nnoremap <silent><leader>mn :set lines=999 columns=90<cr>

" ================ Plugin Configuraiton  ====================

" -------------- YouCompleteMe  -----------------
let g:ycm_always_populate_location_list            = 1
let g:ycm_autoclose_preview_window_after_insertion = 1
let g:ycm_error_symbol                             = 'E>'
let g:ycm_warning_symbol                           = 'W>'
let g:ycm_confirm_extra_conf                       = 0

" -------------- lightline  -----------------

" display the plugin name at the mode component?
function! LightlineMode()
  return expand('%:t') ==# '__Tagbar__' ? 'Tagbar':
        \ expand('%:t') ==# 'ControlP' ? 'CtrlP' :
        \ &filetype ==# 'unite' ? 'Unite' :
        \ &filetype ==# 'vimfiler' ? 'VimFiler' :
        \ &filetype ==# 'vimshell' ? 'VimShell' :
        \ lightline#mode()
endfunction

let g:lightline = {
      \ 'active': {
      \   'left': [ [ 'mode', 'paste' ],
      \             [ 'gitbranch', 'readonly', 'filename', 'modified' ] ]
      \ },
      \ 'component_function': {
      \   'gitbranch': 'fugitive#head',
      \   'mode': 'LightlineMode',
      \ },
      \ }



" -------------- indentLine -----------------
let g:indentLine_char = '|'

" -------------- tagbar -----------------
let g:tagbar_autoclose        = 1
let g:tagbar_autofocus        = 1
let g:tagbar_sort             = 1
let g:tagbar_autoshowtag      = 1
let g:tagbar_foldlevel        = 99
let g:tagbar_show_linenumbers = -1

" -------------- Ack -----------------
let g:ackprg = 'ag --nogroup --nocolor --column'

These are the lines I'm talking about:

" Underline current cursor line
set cursorline
hi clear CursorLine
hi CursorLine gui=underline cterm=underline

Here is what it looks like now

Here is what I expect it to look like

To make it look as I expect it, I need to enter the following commands manually

set cursorline
hi clear CursorLine
hi CursorLine gui=underline cterm=underline

My question is why vim no longer reacts to these commands from vimrc?

Here is my system description:

$ uname -a
Linux user-fedora-PC0PVGAT 4.18.16-200.fc28.x86_64 #1 SMP Sat Oct 20 23:53:47 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ cat /etc/os-release
NAME=Fedora
VERSION="28 (Workstation Edition)"
ID=fedora
VERSION_ID=28
PLATFORM_ID="platform:f28"
PRETTY_NAME="Fedora 28 (Workstation Edition)"
ANSI_COLOR="0;34"
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:28"
HOME_URL="https://fedoraproject.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicating_and_getting_help"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/"
REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT="Fedora"
REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT_VERSION=28
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Fedora"
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION=28
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legal:PrivacyPolicy"
VARIANT="Workstation Edition"
VARIANT_ID=workstation

EDIT

After I started vim I ran a following command

:verbose hi CursorLine

The result was

CursorLine     xxx term=underline ctermbg=237 guibg=#3a3a3a
    Last set from ~/.vim/bundle/xoria256.vim/colors/xoria256.vim line 42

Given that CursorLine was set from the plugin, my question is why this is happening? I didn't have any issues using a standard vim package, i.e. one installed with a package manager, dnf in this particular case

EDIT

I should say that my vim is located in an nonstandard location, ~/myfs/opt/vim

Answer 1

As you can see from the output of :verbose :hi CursorLine, your CursorLine setting is reset by the colorscheme you are using.

There are a couple of approaches you can use to change that.

1. Simply comment out the line in the colorscheme.

2. Use a VimEnter autocommand, to have your configuration setting set after Vim has startup:

   augroup CustomCursorLine
   au!    
   au VimEnter * :hi! CursorLine gui=underline cterm=underline
   augroup END
   

(Note: The autogroup is there so that the autocommand is reset whenever your vimrc file is read. That why, after re-sourcing your vimrc the same event won't accumulate multiple times).

3. Use the ColorScheme autocommand to reset your Cursorline setting whenever a different colorscheme is sourced. That should work like this:

   augroup CustomCursorLine
   au!    
   au ColorScheme * :hi! CursorLine gui=underline cterm=underline
   augroup END
   

Option 3 is the one I personally would recommend. Using a VimEnter autocommand often feels a bit like a hack, so I personally try to avoid it. Changing the colorscheme might ask for trouble later, if you update your plugin (however the vim-scripts repository is unmaintained, so there most likely won't be any updates anyhow).

Answer 2

Suggestion by @ChristianBrabandt didn't exactly work. I had to modify it slightly to the following:

set cursorline
augroup CustomCursorLine
    au!    
    au ColorScheme * :hi clear CursorLine
    au ColorScheme * :hi! CursorLine gui=underline cterm=underline
augroup END

I will still accept his answer since this is what led to a solution.