X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_HELO_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <4A48FD6C.1080408@cygwin.com> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:44:12 -0400 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.21) Gecko/20090320 Remi/2.0.0.21-1.fc8.remi Lightning/0.9 Thunderbird/2.0.0.21 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Vim.exe of gVim can't display in Cygwin (Vista) References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com tsunhin wong wrote: > Hi all, > > I am trying to run vim inside my cygwin shell in Vista > I've done it successfully in XP with the following settings: > > - gVim 7.2 installed with vim.exe > - set PATH in environmental variables to include C:\Program files\Vim\vim72 > - set .vimrc to point to _vimrc > - ln -s vim.exe /usr/bin/vi > > In my XP, I can trigger vim in my cygwin windows by typing "vi" > > However, when I do the same thing in Vista 32bit: > when I type "vi" > - bash: vi: command not found > when I type "vim" > - the prompt stop at vim and nothing happen, and I have to Ctrl-C to escape > - the icon of the cygwin window did change to the Vim icon & "[No > Name] - VIM" appears on the top title bar of the window > - however it hangs there in "vim" in the cygwin prompt, and nothing else happens > when I type "gvim > - the gvim window pops up... > > Please let me know what is wrong, and how can I fix it. > Thanks! I'd recommend reading the problem reporting guidelines found here: > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html -- 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? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple