[arch-general] vi from testing has gone nuts - does not honor virc/~.virc settings

[David C. Rankin]

On Monday 22 June 2009 02:36:26 am Allan McRae wrote:
> David C. Rankin wrote:
> > Listmates, Devs:
> >
> > 	I upgraded to testing to test the new dmraid. As part of the upgrade, vi
> > was changed in a BIG way. (I could hardly use the thing and I have been
> > using it for 20 years) The screen flashes when you double-escape, in
> > insert mode if you move to colum 1 things go nuts, insert mode is changed
> > into some kind of vampire. None of the normal key mappings work, and I
> > can't get my beloved vi back by restoring the virc from the virc.pacnew -
> > GGRrrrr :-(
> >
> > 	How do I make my vi return to normal? What's the trick? If restoring the
> > virc and changing the settings has no effect (I even logged out and back)
> > Wher are the magic settings now?
> >
> > 	And... if the version I have can't be made to behave like my normal
> > vi/vim again, "Then what is the proper way to downgrade vi so I can get
> > my friend back?
>
> The new "vi" is "nvi" which I agree is crap....  So you probably want to
> uninstall vi, install vim and symlink /usr/bin/vim to /usr/bin/vi.
> Probably have to change your config to /etc/vimrc but I am not sure
> about that.
>
> Allan

Thanks Tobias and Allan,

	That is just what I needed to know!


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