Re: 1.7.5: vim SEGV on write of /etc/hosts

["Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh at cygwin dot com>]

On 6/23/2010 9:51 AM, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 09:35:24AM -0400, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
> > On 6/23/2010 3:19 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> > > On Jun 22 14:17, Bill Ross wrote:
> > > > Whenever I vi /etc/hosts and write a change I get
> > > >
> > > > -bash-3.2$ vi /etc/hosts
> > > > Vim: Caught deadly signal SEGV
> > > >
> > > > Tho the change gets written ok. It seems to have started with 1.7.5. No
> > > > problem seen with other files.
> > >
> > > No such problem here.  Can you create an strace, please?
> > >
> > > Btw., your /etc/group file needs regenerating.
> >
> > FWIW, I just updated (though vim didn't need it) via 'setup.exe' to get
> > everything current and I can't reproduce this problem anymore.
>
> Did you reinstall Windows too?  Just curious.

7 times.  The seventh was the charm.

;-)

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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
> > A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
> > > Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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