On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 11:16:21 -0800 (PST) Subbu <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello Everyone! > > I have this strange problem editing tar file > with vim. vim can edit and update tar under > Linux. But it might have some problem with osx. > I could reproduce this problem on simple tar > file(like - tar has one text file). Does anyone > has problem using vim with tar file with osx > (os x yosemite) ? Any help really appreciated. > Bellow is the error I am getting. > > ***error*** (tar#Write) sorry, unable to > update /Users/user/mytar.tar with hello > > Output from :message is : > > "tarfile::hello" [Not edited] --No lines in > buffer-- > > Here is a debug log for this problem : > > "hello" > "hello" [New] 1L, 6C written > Calling shell to execute: "(tar --delete -f > '/Users/user/mytar.tar' 'hello') > >/var/folders/kr/4d2rsqs95bs1lv81d8jkkfwh0000gn/T/vbhpNWR/13 > >2>&1" ***error*** (tar#Write) sorry, unable to > >2>update /Users/user/mytar.tar with hello > >2>chdir(..) > /private/var/folders/kr/4d2rsqs95bs1lv81d8jkkfwh0000gn/T/vbhpNWR/12 > Calling shell to execute: "(/bin/rm -rf -- > '_ZIPVIM_') > >/var/folders/kr/4d2rsqs95bs1lv81d8jkkfwh0000gn/T/vbhpNWR/14 > >2>&1" > > Thank you! > > Best Regards, > Subbu > In general open source programs often run best on Linux, the same or sometimes a little worse on Windows and often have problems or late release dates or both for OS X. When you choose an OS this is what you accept. I only tar and untar files using the tools with those names. I never used vim or gvim for manipulating tar files, nor felt the need to do so. -- John Culleton Wexford Press Free list of books for self-publishers: http://wexfordpress.net/shortlist.html Updated PDF e-book: "Create Book Covers with Scribus 1.4.5" coming soon at http://www.booklocker.com/! -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
