X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <467C0326.60901@cygwin.com> Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:13:10 -0400 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20070505 Remi/2.0.0.0-3.fc4.remi Thunderbird/2.0.0.0 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: no vi editor?? References: <1182469846.20350.ezmlm@cygwin.com> <467B3A25.6020706@advancedsl.com.ar> <31b7d2790706220859g4b6ec2a5k6cdb70fdba7441dc@mail.gmail.com> <071701c7b4eb$83a48520$2e08a8c0@CAM.ARTIMI.COM> <071801c7b4ed$4b5e7980$2e08a8c0@CAM.ARTIMI.COM> In-Reply-To: <071801c7b4ed$4b5e7980$2e08a8c0@CAM.ARTIMI.COM> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Dave Korn wrote: > On 22 June 2007 17:46, KAYVEN RIESE wrote: > >> On Fri, 22 Jun 2007, Dave Korn wrote: >> >>> On 22 June 2007 17:33, KAYVEN RIESE wrote: >>> >>>> kayve@kayve-PC ~ >>>> $ vi test >>>> bash: vi: command not found >>>> >>>> kayve@kayve-PC ~ >>>> $ >>>> aww man, u gotta be kidding!!! >>> >>> No, we don't gotta! See "2.8. What packages should I download? Where are >>> 'make', 'gcc', 'vi', etc? " at >>> http://cygwin.com/faq/faq-nochunks.html#faq.setup.what-packages >>> >> but why? why wouldn't it be default?? {:( > > Because no matter what set of defaults anyone could possibly choose, it's > going to have things in it that some people don't want, and it's going to omit > things that some people do want. > > So the default for cygwin is a very minimal installation, just enough to get > the basic system up and running. (This is also an important consideration for > people with slow/dialup net connections or who want to install cygwin to > somewhere with limited space such as a flash drive). Everything else is > optional. And don't forget the oldie but goodie: -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/