On Fri, Aug 28, 2026, at 3:07 PM, Tobias Girstmair wrote: > Hi fellow packagers,
Hey, > * Upstream by default builds the binaries with names that conflict with > VIM proper but the build system can be coaxed into producing names > with e.g. a "-classic" suffix. But a user would probably like to > invoke vim-classic as vim (hence upstream's decision). > > * the update-alternatives would require cooperation with the Fedora vim > package, and editors (vi, even) is specifically mentioned as an > example when not to use it > > * environment modules are in my personal option a PITA and also target a > different kind of program (that is less user-visible) as far as I can > tell. I would start out with suffixed or renamed binaries. I use `nvim` in the same way and just alias it myself for my own user account. That would have `vim-classic` available in Fedora; and doesn't require you to solve the harder problems (yet). Regards, Simon -- _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] Do not reply to spam, report it: https://forge.fedoraproject.org/infra/tickets/issues/new
