Re: BLFS-12.3, ch. "Vim-9.1.1166": questionable statement in "Installation of Vim / Note"

On 6/2/25 3:04 PM, Rainer Fiebig ([email protected] via blfs-dev Mailing List) wrote:
> The following statement in above mentioned Note is not quite correct, I
> think:
> 
> "If you recompile Vim to link against X and your X libraries are not on
> the root partition, you will no longer have an editor for use in
> emergencies."
> 
> Even if Vim cannot be used, there still would be *sed*, at least in an
> LFS/BLFS-system.  And in an emergency sed might be enough to save your
> day - if you think of that possibility.  So I think that sed should be
> mentioned in the Note, like in
> 
> "...you will no longer have an editor other than sed for use in
> emergencies."
> 
> Alternatively, "editor" should be defined more clearly.

I need to update vim to sync with LFS anyway, so I'll clarify at that time.

   -- Bruce

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