diff --git a/vim/build.sh b/vim/build.sh
index bfb79d0..70479db 100755
--- a/vim/build.sh
+++ b/vim/build.sh
@@ -4,15 +4,16 @@
 . ${BUILDPKG_SCRIPTS}/build.sh.functions
 #
 ###########################################################
-patchlevel=977
-basever=7.4
+patchlevel=8
+repo_pl=0008
+basever=8.0
 # Check the following 4 variables before running the script
 topdir=vim
 version=${basever}.${patchlevel}
 pkgver=1
-source[0]=https://github.com/vim/vim/archive/v${basever}.${patchlevel}.tar.gz
+source[0]=https://github.com/vim/vim/archive/v${basever}.${repo_pl}.tar.gz
 # If there are no patches, simply comment this
-#patch[0]=
+patch[0]=vim-7.4.2253-socklen_t.patch
 
 # Source function library
 . ${BUILDPKG_SCRIPTS}/buildpkg.functions
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ basic_args=(--prefix=$prefix --without-local-dir --with-features=huge --enable-m
 # Do not let scripts add a dependency on perl
 ignore_deps="TGCperl"
 # We need to override this
-topsrcdir=vim-${basever}.${patchlevel}
+topsrcdir=vim-${basever}.${repo_pl}
 
 reg prep
 prep()
diff --git a/vim/meta/ChangeLog b/vim/meta/ChangeLog
index 9291e67..27f2020 100644
--- a/vim/meta/ChangeLog
+++ b/vim/meta/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 CHANGELOG
 ---------
+* Sat Sep 24 2016 Tom G. Christensen <swpkg@jupiterrise.com> - 8.0.8-1
+- Update to 8.0.8
+
+* Fri Aug 26 2016 Tom G. Christensen <swpkg@jupiterrise.com> - 7.4.2253-1
+- Update to 7.4.2253
+
 * Sat Dec 19 2015 Tom G. Christensen <swpkg@jupiterrise.com> - 7.4.977-1
 - Update to 7.4.977
 
diff --git a/vim/meta/pkgdef b/vim/meta/pkgdef
index e628dcf..64b3cf2 100644
--- a/vim/meta/pkgdef
+++ b/vim/meta/pkgdef
@@ -36,4 +36,6 @@ $_bindir/gvim
 $_bindir/gvimdiff
 $_bindir/gview
 $_mandir/man1/g*
+$_sharedir/applications
+$_sharedir/icons
 
diff --git a/vim/src/vim-7.4.2253-socklen_t.patch b/vim/src/vim-7.4.2253-socklen_t.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da8b923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vim/src/vim-7.4.2253-socklen_t.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- vim-7.4.2253/src/channel.c.socklen_t	2016-08-25 23:19:29.000000000 +0200
++++ vim-7.4.2253/src/channel.c	2016-08-26 11:33:11.314733000 +0200
+@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
+ # define fd_read(fd, buf, len) read(fd, buf, len)
+ # define fd_write(sd, buf, len) write(sd, buf, len)
+ # define fd_close(sd) close(sd)
++# ifndef socklen_t
++typedef int socklen_t;
++# endif
+ #endif
+ 
+ static void channel_read(channel_T *channel, int part, char *func);