I think this came up a long while back and was something to with the
TERM environment variable being set to something vi didn't like.

Can't remember the detail but have a look back or try setting
TERM="xterm" or something.

Dan


On Tue, Apr 01, 2003 at 12:33:02PM -0800, Condon Thomas A KPWA wrote:
> 
> Folks,
> 
> I've installed Gentoo 1.4_rcx on my Powerbook, and *really* like the result.
> 
> Except that I can't use the vi editor.  When I:
> 
> 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
> 
> and no editor.  I've searched the online documents and can't find anything
> specific to vi installation.
> 
> Can someone guide me into a correct installation for vi on a Powerbook?
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> 
> 
> In Harmony's Way, and In A Chord,
> 
> Tom  :-})
> 
> Thomas A. Condon
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> Registered Linux User #154358
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