From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-io1-xd29.google.com (mail-io1-xd29.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::d29]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6E5E83858CD1 for ; Wed, 20 Dec 2023 20:04:58 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.2 sourceware.org 6E5E83858CD1 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=gmail.com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=gmail.com ARC-Filter: OpenARC Filter v1.0.0 sourceware.org 6E5E83858CD1 Authentication-Results: server2.sourceware.org; arc=none smtp.remote-ip=2607:f8b0:4864:20::d29 ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=sourceware.org; s=key; t=1703102699; cv=none; b=cWsjhePFlDXe0oMC5yZ/UvvrNMkKYNzj/ZZVjHsJJ5Yg0nGCyHci+RBqDC6xaZDd611BbeIx9uGC8LsrQ4l0f6JrA33j4owzqEIbKaiECxkKLxgXRj4ULRxFpfeEBsZwotydFLwr8zReCjK5WFoN8AmbnOFGR12+us4veDR9SZA= ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=sourceware.org; s=key; t=1703102699; c=relaxed/simple; bh=BmkKa4ZgaZ/+tt2h+ZGjVwASclonf6KGiof4gcKQ24s=; h=DKIM-Signature:MIME-Version:From:Date:Message-ID:Subject:To; b=j0mV4JmGWFt2Y5vI2p11VXv9EyapTQtGgX/YYNmm9XX/kppTRCQldWXbsxzzlccbIF5Ry843AFJCZ0UTrR9AE5jjzFYYk+tuBUgCAizcLy8SulByaiaa2+DK1131vxMHCPEx78Rr9UEy7NOuJvM7fFDqVqpwOesqofNP91306nI= ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; server2.sourceware.org Received: by mail-io1-xd29.google.com with SMTP id ca18e2360f4ac-7b3708b3eacso935239f.2 for ; Wed, 20 Dec 2023 12:04:58 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20230601; t=1703102697; x=1703707497; darn=cygwin.com; h=content-transfer-encoding:cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from :in-reply-to:references:mime-version:from:to:cc:subject:date :message-id:reply-to; bh=BmkKa4ZgaZ/+tt2h+ZGjVwASclonf6KGiof4gcKQ24s=; b=NG544f3qPGj50jv2KrS75rrR7owvUKxa/hDg8vAYtwzasyE8ZZHZVeUkRszpvUXUfl E4tkm+8xz+wZisOal0ktA8VmA9eZLOHcu4GzqrIGZNxCRBuDuZhQ/s5G7+qfnreDLzlY ab1elYz5uRkWDmwtak7MombvJkAIXnoyq+rQ0Sdp8Rim+b491nc8YPjBySv89tYAAIUn e0zHqhJrhGhnh1OVUi1TCgLhkJHbSOfx6kl4OvCmr63hLjaW5x9T8jccfwePyzIa2X4T iFVOhQW0kUpeQLxEGO/sNZ9yZAZIdZlEbYJUgaC4bGs9xfLAMznIcyo3rLUxD2RaUpdu HQVA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1703102697; x=1703707497; 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=BmkKa4ZgaZ/+tt2h+ZGjVwASclonf6KGiof4gcKQ24s=; b=Fl2qSHi2pBAlrIWh5ai1wTsORe5E2iyZe528XboDKcce49s+fMfj4GT6L8zAHVDeNx oPVygmxKtigzSaGsayuGbmO8w8VglMOONVbxTojTBOBsewPLEkKsj0mnY7ovwt1dFTnO 6NOwOIQCbRtpG/4fFxb8CQ6iyL76peCeJhRysi7DoDmYPfK5enM21onGCj2XoLqyGATo 8UOe9mtbXN3GSR2avRbQA190jNK7JT6XKFgumjm8YtCpJlyQE1bb6r+zWimCpyeyMBc7 tHZLE6xZg5Mgz2XUx96gGf/1RwnwJCpyABdYjOIsJc7UTPCeCgWL+sE+ydkOp4UuC/2C N+HQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0YwcOKHn0nQokvnHZhzzgXwyeUCfcChkpc6p5fYoDKjzOBmbByfG kN4gjYGK/K3/83sfEZr6cM2VGZRuKtnMUIaBp34Mw+kK+eM= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IFywB4u6Jzc2hKT06gbJPH4oG8FOukBP/W8kzYSmUj9bdkegnBNP4GT16mowkxSO1wumbFXlQySCfTlHgu8RKw= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6602:2809:b0:7ba:80de:e3b9 with SMTP id d9-20020a056602280900b007ba80dee3b9mr470593ioe.11.1703102697705; Wed, 20 Dec 2023 12:04:57 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <7d0e764a-3f03-42c8-a6f3-63355e218f1e@gmail.com> <1367406800.2156703.1703100636276@mail.yahoo.com> <4c60c60c-b826-45c1-9b10-4412c98c993f@SystematicSW.ab.ca> In-Reply-To: <4c60c60c-b826-45c1-9b10-4412c98c993f@SystematicSW.ab.ca> From: Lee Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2023 15:04:45 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: vim: errors launching "/usr/bin/vi To: cygwin@cygwin.com Cc: Brian Inglis Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.3 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 List-Id: On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 2:44=E2=80=AFPM Brian Inglis wrote: > > 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 mul= tiple > > 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 ch= oosing > > (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 allow= s 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? I have a normal user login with no privs and an administer login for doing things like installing programs or updating the system. I love Nancy Reagans' "Just Say No" to UAC prompts when I'm logged in as a normal user :) I suspect my wife has forgotten her password on this machine. Lee