From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from relay.hostedemail.com (smtprelay0014.hostedemail.com [216.40.44.14]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BEF53386D628 for ; Wed, 20 Dec 2023 19:44:26 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.2 sourceware.org BEF53386D628 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=SystematicSW.ab.ca Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=SystematicSW.ab.ca ARC-Filter: OpenARC Filter v1.0.0 sourceware.org BEF53386D628 Authentication-Results: server2.sourceware.org; arc=none smtp.remote-ip=216.40.44.14 ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=sourceware.org; s=key; t=1703101468; cv=none; b=slaTcs+6M/yi562DTcy0dSpP3zXjfFcNhVN9hPEgum3QTGbIo2VVnQ5lohmDI3sKTIJYVmikfiaVQBgS3y8arC7wZ1Iyj2ZyFDCHXFNJ7tUUe/sG6y5fvwQ/qvb2PinXeqIahvbMD5Tg9Yd7akxhOU4lwz6pPS6dS+7DBFFmN7c= ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=sourceware.org; s=key; t=1703101468; c=relaxed/simple; bh=Y3tWwgBnUGZoDUj5YjXpz73/Xqkq30loqmzeHcDqKd4=; h=Message-ID:Date:MIME-Version:Subject:To:From; b=mMB+8cr04cHXuxakxl/SRg/U7D/F1hPSPJmf0qtgMPXNL3/rA9wZrPmfIYALu2I9/Qflqis6ffFPm1r5tHZeGqPn6LtkY+BKLBX8ChnbmwjVwJyBHhQMQac+HhHEgZ7Bxi0f7GwcqS6GMcvC8F5nEYiwIijSu3ATaK1jT/Ce5H0= ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; server2.sourceware.org Received: from omf04.hostedemail.com (a10.router.float.18 [10.200.18.1]) by unirelay08.hostedemail.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4ABCE1409FF for ; Wed, 20 Dec 2023 19:44:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [HIDDEN] (Authenticated sender: Brian.Inglis@SystematicSW.ab.ca) by omf04.hostedemail.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id D18762002D for ; Wed, 20 Dec 2023 19:44:23 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <4c60c60c-b826-45c1-9b10-4412c98c993f@SystematicSW.ab.ca> Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2023 12:44:22 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: vim: errors launching "/usr/bin/vi Content-Language: en-CA To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: <7d0e764a-3f03-42c8-a6f3-63355e218f1e@gmail.com> <1367406800.2156703.1703100636276@mail.yahoo.com> From: Brian Inglis Organization: Systematic Software In-Reply-To: <1367406800.2156703.1703100636276@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: D18762002D X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,KAM_DMARC_STATUS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS,TXREP,T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE,UNPARSEABLE_RELAY autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 X-Rspamd-Server: rspamout06 X-Stat-Signature: fwf3qr3i1ghrsxaxi1dunaokfws5iygb X-Session-Marker: 427269616E2E496E676C69734053797374656D6174696353572E61622E6361 X-Session-ID: U2FsdGVkX19DHnXQIdo10FRx5Zbo9RR6tnffZAAJODw= X-HE-Tag: 1703101463-446406 X-HE-Meta: U2FsdGVkX1+FFNaAu2N7pWY2rs7U1LBRlGdoA1qz56hV7a2laMhaESaW/CPNc916kQpc07kJP2SdCw4AgsNP1b6ZNAb8WTvcQsJcXsVEpjlqV2j5AyU7eHSB+CjSkL3WvosCnsUdw9pVF7B9iAXlq8eJTspsfJK7sa+arZM2hoOUly4pezT/5WtsWSfCG2aWxxRpsQOtXrmbnoWgLtUu46CHZGUGoFCPYd4BbE8wGMCKILwnsuCQaZzaSCllKwFnzpn2t4xDBf7txhIew4nuQqkOcZWhHNqOp2Bww4KHaIFpfvbyXFoXR2TZT8M0pJQB X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on server2.sourceware.org List-Id: On 2023-12-20 12:30, matthew patton via Cygwin wrote: >> I'd say vi/vim needs to be put under /etc/alternatives > No, because that's system-wide. > Vi vs Vim is a personal choice. 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. Most of us run Cygwin on a device called a /Personal Computer/ that allows us to make our own choices about OS, desktop UI, services, and configuration. ;^> How many of you run shared server or administered Cygwin desktop setups? -- Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada La perfection est atteinte Perfection is achieved non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter not when there is no more to add mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retirer but when there is no more to cut -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry