Re: vim: errors launching "/usr/bin/vi

[Lee <ler762@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 2:24 PM Ken Brown via Cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com> wrote:
>
> On 12/20/2023 1:34 PM, Lee via Cygwin wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 9:01 AM marco atzeri  wrote:
> >>
> >> On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 6:04 AM Marco Atzeri wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On 20/12/2023 03:47, Beau James via Cygwin wrote:
> >>>> This problem appeared with my most recent Cygwin update that included an
> >>>> update to "vim".
> >>>
> >>> vi is usually an alias to vim
> >>>
> >>> $ alias | grep vi
> >>>
> >>>    alias vi='vim'
> >>>
> >>> so you are in reality calling vim
> >>>
> >>> $ which vim
> >>> /usr/bin/vim
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I am investigating the /usr/bin/vi issue
> >>>
> >>
> >> -2 version should have solved the issue
> >
> > I don't get any error or warning messages now but 'vi' still doesn't
> > always get me the same thing:
> >
> > $ vi --version | head -5
> > VIM - Vi IMproved 9.0 (2022 Jun 28, compiled Dec 20 2023 06:57:02)
> > Included patches: 1-2155
> > Modified by <cygwin@cygwin.com>
> > Compiled by <cygwin@cygwin.com>
> > Huge version without GUI.  Features included (+) or not (-):
> >
> > $ /bin/sh
> >
> > $ vi --version | head -5
> > VIM - Vi IMproved 9.0 (2022 Jun 28, compiled Dec 20 2023 06:53:22)
> > Included patches: 1-2155
> > Modified by <cygwin@cygwin.com>
> > Compiled by <cygwin@cygwin.com>
> > Tiny version without GUI.  Features included (+) or not (-):
>
> Your second shell is not a login shell.  Could that be the problem?

You need to define "problem" first :)

I want "vi" to always call "vim" .. hrmm.. unless I've explicitly done
something to explicitly over-ride that.

So anytime I type in 'vi' and don't get the VIM Huge version without
GUI I'd say that's a problem.

I've got "export EDITOR=vi" in my .bash_profile, so anytime $EDITOR is
called I want the huge version of vim.
If that doesn't happen I'd say that is a problem.

If I'm in a bash sheel & do /bin/sh I expect typing in 'vi' will get
me the same results as when I was in bash
Same deal with dash -- I still want my expected version of vim to run

So ... a very long way of saying No, I don't think the second shell
not being a login shell is 'the problem.'
My experience is that Debian always does the right thing wrt vi/vim.
Cygwin does not.  It'd be interesting to know if redhat linux uses
alternatives or an alias to decide which vi/vim gets called.

Regards,
Lee