vi/vim editors stopped working after upgrade

vi/vim editors stopped working after upgrade

[d.kertz.ext]

After applying pending updates and adding the make package, the vi/vim editors stopped working.  Running either vi or vim with or without the hard-coded path just returns exit code 127:

$ whereis vi
vi: /usr/bin/vi.exe /usr/share/man/man1/vi.1.gz 

$ ls -l /usr/bin/vi.exe 
-rwxr-xr-x 1 (owner/group names stripped) 1014803 Mar  4 23:30 /usr/bin/vi.exe 

$ /usr/bin/vi cygcheck.out 

$ echo $?
127

$ whereis vim
vim: /usr/bin/vim.exe /usr/share/vim /usr/share/man/man1/vim.1.gz 

$ ls -l /usr/bin/vim.exe 
-rwxr-xr-x 1 (owner/group names stripped) 2645011 Mar  4 23:30 /usr/bin/vim.exe 

$ /usr/bin/vim cygcheck.out 

$ echo $?
127

Searching suggests that exit code 127 means the command is not found but using a hard-coded path should rule that out.

There is an alias:

$ alias
alias vi='vim'

but that shouldn't come into play using a hard-coded path and setting the vi alias to nothing doesn't change anything.

Changing to /usr/bin/sh rather than bash doesn't change anything.

The vi/vim editors were re-installed and that doesn't change anything.

Note that command line editing works fine.

Anyone know what might be going on?

Denis Kertz

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Re: vi/vim editors stopped working after upgrade

[Vince Rice]

> On Mar 13, 2018, at 9:49 AM, d.kertz wrote:
> 
> After applying pending updates and adding the make package, the vi/vim editors stopped working.  Running either vi or vim with or without the hard-coded path just returns exit code 127:
> 
> …
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> Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html
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Start here, i.e. follow the directions on the problems page. That will give everyone needed information about your cygwin configuration.


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Re: vi/vim editors stopped working after upgrade

[Marco Atzeri]

On 13/03/2018 15:49, d.kertz.ext@nokia.com wrote:
> After applying pending updates and adding the make package, the vi/vim editors stopped working.  Running either vi or vim with or without the hard-coded path just returns exit code 127:
> 

May be you need to update/reinstall the cygwin package.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49231333/vi-or-vim-doesnt-start-after-cygwin-update

Regards
Marco

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