X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org 62003386C5A0 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=cygwin.com; s=default; t=1703102182; bh=VqRlxX0ttqLTl+toOMcl4HC2EWwJsfmXlFnhgpRCgHU=; h=References:In-Reply-To:Date:Subject:To:List-Id:List-Unsubscribe: List-Archive:List-Post:List-Help:List-Subscribe:From:Reply-To:Cc: From; b=wjGI4QKQkCI2RvyI0dpcyaw3avrMLOI4G0ckvh4jPK3BmmSY7kzdfvxNYY0l4tmE7 AX1AVSD33RS2TZpQwDnHLb/qBiHnd2h54+dc4uZTjRY08Hwb0fv4KCTWOGoTmQQTDO L8t/3UmWYF/fqcoxBhmQcsiyGSW4nAPlAZ5sZDhk= X-Original-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: cygwin@cygwin.com DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.2 sourceware.org 0345D3861032 ARC-Filter: OpenARC Filter v1.0.0 sourceware.org 0345D3861032 ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=sourceware.org; s=key; t=1703102147; cv=none; b=OzPXgtwvfYY824gmU30tpe/SLBEfTDWWHPOYSYn94CNzXYfWdxfXzDtAseUxwg+dDwlj3QMGoTiKl980SnYZa+1taZHlHYrmzgvC2IW9rCodL7Z6WbfAibqBElZ+wQBUWA0Pnjfb4jCAIdpy+iGS1KH8bqy5GEOHx8QvJk42U7g= ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=sourceware.org; s=key; t=1703102147; c=relaxed/simple; bh=sSK4xWttkt0w04Qp/gZFA/nS0uW1AVFNDYrOsZ6kS0g=; h=DKIM-Signature:MIME-Version:From:Date:Message-ID:Subject:To; b=uFJhLkg8p/b6veaFCkQ6YcqE5eiSUfK5xwOs2lpgLfLUyg+vVTvlREXbLmJgs7KeKba3lyBvU15lKJ5aezw0FJd0v94+z/MCu5ttbm93rfgbZ7RAoyskM6e6I6/ZvM5N4EFArCR286A1n36+SnKyJjOtANVJiGN+o6VJWwVW19M= ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; server2.sourceware.org X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1703102145; x=1703706945; h=content-transfer-encoding:cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from :in-reply-to:references:mime-version:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc :subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=ruxwRJCBitR5LEz3/y83OEo6ExJoMlSKbWl7hBOzAO8=; b=SWDGa5q7CI8QabjlIwgzkiVybDS447hJU9pwb1WpLOLj0TqukoAzzUWym2PcvEv+p+ cMMYJSTK874306L+ah688cBYX7Ig3Af09L8uFA3jZhDuvNinpUf1SbE+6vaVNWR8lb2z MInPzO2cGP5W5SGCAxq3PyATAhFzeddioWgjMSvQ/CosBU2LdeWsu7m/0ManJA3ZESBH Rn+DKVK2xODrRa6nsB3WMbmSh/j8Z3PR2MvPH/QCW0jxTzPSOMw2y7qHwkxhPJA760Sf hf2YmGlhXZrNxY0bH+rFvF36A5uj/oC/INAdYn6Q5VxKTRZcuIMxT14GBkP+naZQA03P 5Jvg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0Yw2VkQ7WaDYu4xPTlsXZhljCG/rx7U701IjOeTHPz+QL79mPM51 +9nT47uXkvZh+L2OQNOQkesDzL7oBmGQNTs7Cug= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IGR1QAfuHOxlYQChTJacRf4zUJViibhEN2b3fUBPBCHHQQedWD5sxAp+4fgPH9gk18NSzXJqOvlmApzkEBnJHE= X-Received: by 2002:a6b:3c09:0:b0:7b4:2909:737 with SMTP id k9-20020a6b3c09000000b007b429090737mr2323478iob.14.1703102145128; Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:55:45 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <7d0e764a-3f03-42c8-a6f3-63355e218f1e@gmail.com> <1367406800.2156703.1703100636276@mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <1367406800.2156703.1703100636276@mail.yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2023 14:55:33 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: vim: errors launching "/usr/bin/vi To: matthew patton X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT, FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: cygwin@cygwin.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.30 List-Id: General Cygwin discussions and problem reports List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , From: Lee via Cygwin Reply-To: Lee Cc: "cygwin@cygwin.com" Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Sender: "Cygwin" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from base64 to 8bit by delorie.com id 3BKJuNgU026937 On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 2:30 PM matthew patton wrote: > > > I'd say vi/vim needs to be put under /etc/alternatives > > No, because that's system-wide. Which is what I want. > Vi vs Vim is a personal choice. Which I've made :) Anyone that doesn't like that decision can make their own work-around, but me with my normal and admin logins wants 'vi' to always behave the same way. I kinda doubt my wife would notice.. except maybe if syntax hilighting/coloring broke > Also alternatives is for supporting multiple versions. Say v8.02 versus v9.1 of 'vim' on a system, one being in /usr/bin and the other in /usr/local/bin just as an example. And the sysadmin choosing (for whatever good reason) to preference the v9 software over the v8. man alternatives NAME alternatives - maintain symbolic links determining default commands It allows picking among multiple versions but it also allows picking between different programs. Regards, Lee > > -- > Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple