Is there a way to copy the error message that YCM shows at the bottom of vim?
For example in the above image, it says:
unused parameter 'sortFunction'
I had an idea of using "howdoi [paste]" in another terminal and get a solution easily :)
1 Answer
If YCM uses the proper mechanisms, that message should be in either v:statusmsg or v:errmsg. You can put those values into the system clipboard via:
:let @+ = v:statusmsg
answered Mar 22, 2015 at 9:37
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says Invalid register name: '+' and I tried with ' * ' too and it says same. Commented Mar 22, 2015 at 9:49
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1That means your Vim doesn't have clipboard support. You could launch the command directly from Vim:
:! howdoi <C-R>=v:statusmsg<CR><CR>then. Commented Mar 22, 2015 at 9:52 -
1Right; it would have to be a
+in front. Is the message in one of those variables; have you checked that? Getting it out there is just secondary to your original question. Commented Mar 22, 2015 at 10:02 -
2@AbhinavGauniyal You can check if YCM uses those variables by executing
:echo v:statusmsgor:echo v:errmsg. If one of them contains the message you're looking for, use that variable. If both of them are empty, then YCM is not using these variables to store the error messages. Also, make sure you get the error message with YCM again asv:errmsgmay get overwritten with newer error messages.– akshayCommented Mar 22, 2015 at 10:23 -
1Then it's likely
:echo. You could raise an issue at YCM's issue tracker to have that (trivially) changed to:echomsg. Commented Mar 22, 2015 at 10:49
$ howdoiwon't help. You only need basic logic: you have an unused parameter so you have two solutions: remove it or use it.