[arch-dev-public] Vi package

[Stéphane Gaudreault]

Le 10 février 2011 02:51:26, Gaetan Bisson a écrit :
> [2011-02-09 11:23:53 -0500] Stéphane Gaudreault:
> > 4) A compact version of vim
> 
> Since it is both maintained upstream and featureful, it seems like the
> most reasonable choice to me. And I personally think that the few
> additional 100KB compared to other vi's is worth it.

I received a couple of emails from users that wanted to express their 
preference for a vim-based vi.

> 
> >    * May need a duplicate PKGBUILD as vim is in [extra] while vi is in
> >    [core]
> 
> Would you still name that package "vi" and prevent it from conflicting
> with the vim of [extra]? Or something like "vim-tiny" that would
> conflict and provide vim?

I do not have a strong opinion on this, but the first choice (name that package 
"vi" and prevent it from conflicting with the vim of [extra]) is probably 
simpler as the new vim-based vi will be a drop-in replacement of the old vi 
pkg.

Stéphane