Richard Revis wrote: > Condon Thomas A KPWA wrote: > >> Can someone guide me into a correct installation for vi on a >> Powerbook? > > Does it have to be vi, or will vim do? > > emerge vim && ln -s /usr/bin/vim /usr/bin/vi
Alec Berryman wrote: > On Tue, 2003-04-01 at 14:33, Condon Thomas A KPWA wrote: > >> emerge vi >> >> it performs all the functions I expect, including telling me that it >> is installed. But when I: >> >> vi filename >> >> it always results in: >> >> Segmentation Fault > > I just compiled vi fine on an unstable x86 system, and it opens > perfectly. Can you try reducing/eleminating some of your CFLAG > optimizations? If you're doing something extreme, that might give > you a more stable binary. > > Also, although I hate to tell you if it doesn't work use something > else, if you cannot get vi to work would vim/nvi/elvis and the like > not work in place of vi? Well, I suppose I could try one of the alternatives. I don't think I'm doing a lot of CFLAG stuff. This is my first installation, so I didn't go hog wild. OK, I'm doing two in parallel, one (at work) on a Sony Vaio and one (at home) on an Apple Powerbook. So I kept it pretty simple. Thanks for the suggestions. In Harmony's Way, and In A Chord, Tom :-}) Thomas A. Condon Barbershop Bass Singer Registered Linux User #154358 A Jester Unemployed -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
