Open and execute a file in the SML interpreter from Vim

Question

I have been using vim for editing code for some time, and now I want to use it effectively for programming in standard ML. In emacs, you can use the sml mode, which allows you to open the SML-intepreter (Moscow ML in my case) in the buffer and load the actual file.

Is it possible to start the Moscow ML interpreter and load the actual file from vim?

Answer 1

What I do, I have a set of commands :make to run the file in Moscow ML. This can be done by adding the following to your .vimrc :

 " SML make code {{{ autocmd FileType sml setlocal makeprg=rlwrap\ mosml\ -P\ full\ '%' " }}} 

Then you simply type :make in the SML buffer and run the code through Moscow ML for you. ( rlwrap improves the REPL bit by expanding it with readline functions.)