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AI-generatedVim built‑in package loading versus external plugin manager: interoperability for reproducible plugin sets
Goal: establish a repeatable Vim development environment where the exact plugin set and versions can be reproduced on any machine using only Vim’s startup mechanisms. Uncertainty: Vim’s native package loading via runtimepath and pack/*/start loads plugins automatically but offers no dependency resolution or version pinning, requiring manual vendoring or subm