I have the YouCompleteMe plugin installed. After the :PluginUpdate has been invoked should I repeat the installation process of the YouCompleteMe plugin ? I am 99% sure I should as I think the :PluginUpdate just "pulls" the actual version: for some plugins it may be sufficient but I doubt the YCM is one of them.
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Yes, you should run install.py (plus options) again. It pulls several other repos and compiles things.
It may not be necessary, depending on the nature of the changes. YCM's own doc says:
Remember: YCM is a plugin with a compiled component. If you update YCM using Vundle and the ycm_core library APIs have changed (happens rarely), YCM will notify you to recompile it. You should then rerun the install process.
To err on the side of caution, install it again.
I see you are using Vundle, so the last paragraph may not be for you. With vim-plug you can define a post-update action like this:
Plug 'ycm-core/YouCompleteMe', {'do': './install.py --clangd-completer --ts-completer'}
It will automate the whole process. Other plugin managers may have similar features.
