Re: vi, emacs do nothing, not even error out or not found

[Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please at cygwin dot com>]

On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 10:16:51AM -0000, Dave Korn wrote:
>On 06 February 2007 04:36, Igor Peshansky wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 5 Feb 2007, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> 
>>> On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 06:16:46PM -0000, Dave Korn wrote:
>>>> On 05 February 2007 17:54, Arved Sandstrom wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I've used cygwin in the distant past, several times, and I don't remember
>>>>> this being a problem. What I mean by "doing nothing" is just that - I
>>>>> type "vi", "vim", "emacs" (they are all installed) and I simply return
>>>>> to a new prompt. There is no error, because the programs are evidently
>>>>> found; they are in my PATH.
>>>> 
>>>>  Say, what does this have to do with hippos anyway?
>>>> 
>>>>> I can't imagine that it's an X issue - PuTTy doesn't have a problem
>>>>> running vi when I contact from Windows to Linux. After all, you are just
>>>>> temporarily swapping out the contents of the terminal window.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'd prefer an error, because that would indicate what's happening.
>>>> 
>>>> $ vi && echo $?
>>>> 228
>>>> 
>>>> $ grep 228 /usr/include/sys/errno.h
>>>> #define EHIPPOHEAD		/*  A hippo has fallen on my head */
>>> 
>>> Once again regretting going back to being in a cubicle...
>>> 
>>> "The snort heard round the office..."
>> 
>> PTC?
>
>I don't think you can get patches for snorting.  Smoking, yes, but
>snorting, no way.

I guess if the patch covered your nose ane mouse that would help.

cgf