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

["Dave Korn" <dave dot korn at artimi dot com>]

On 06 February 2007 12:21, Christopher Faylor wrote:

> 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


  Might be a bit hard to move the cursor though, with a patch over your mouse.

  Well, either that, or you'd risk incurring the wrath of PETA.


  SCNR :)

    cheers,
      DaveK
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