Cygwin package vim breaks the command 'view'

andkin773@fanclub.pm andkin773@fanclub.pm
Mon Jun 2 19:41:51 GMT 2025


Hi,

> I see only 1 file 'virc' on my up-to-date cygwin:
> /etc/defaults/etc/virc 

This was driving me nuts, I could not reproduce or test the problem.
It turns out that downgrading vim from  9.1.1054-1 to 9.0.2155-2
removes /etc/defaults/etc/virc
and upgrading again does not restore it.

It this really how it's supposed to work?

This was not a state that I expected.
This must be how the problem "disappeared" after downgrading.

I uninstalled and reinstalled vim & vim-common & vim-doc.
This copied /etc/defaults/etc/virc to /etc/virc , with a line "filetype plugin on". 
I can now reproduce the problem again.
The problem does not occur when "filetype plugin on" is removed from /etc/defaults/etc/virc.

Regards,
Coen


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