vi, emacs do nothing, not even error out or not found
Dave Korn
dave.korn@artimi.com
Mon Feb 5 18:17:00 GMT 2007
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 */
> I've tried with both the Windows console and rxvt. There is no difference.
Perhaps you should try with crayons and paper, or an etch-a-sketch?
> Thank you.
No, no need. No, there's *really* no need.....
cheers,
DaveK
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