My .vimrc, makes use of pathogen.

.vimrc

set nocompatible              " be iMproved, required
filetype off                  " required

execute pathogen#infect()

filetype plugin indent on     " required

imap <C-c> <CR><Esc>O

let g:syntastic_check_on_open=1

" These are the tweaks I apply to YCM's config, you don't need them but they
" might help.
" " YCM gives you popups and splits by default that some people might not
" like, so these should tidy it up a bit for you.
let g:ycm_add_preview_to_completeopt=0
let g:ycm_confirm_extra_conf=0
set completeopt-=preview

" my configs
set t_Co=256
syntax on
set background=dark
colorscheme distinguished
set number
set expandtab
set shiftwidth=2
set softtabstop=2
set backspace=indent,eol,start