Re: Questions on packaging vim-classic

On Fri, Aug 28, 2026, at 3:07 PM, Tobias Girstmair wrote:
> Hi fellow packagers,

Hey,

> * Upstream by default builds the binaries with names that conflict with 
>    VIM proper but the build system can be coaxed into producing names 
>    with e.g. a "-classic" suffix. But a user would probably like to 
>    invoke vim-classic as vim (hence upstream's decision).
>
> * the update-alternatives would require cooperation with the Fedora vim 
>    package, and editors (vi, even) is specifically mentioned as an 
>    example when not to use it
>
> * environment modules are in my personal option a PITA and also target a 
>    different kind of program (that is less user-visible) as far as I can 
>    tell.

I would start out with suffixed or renamed binaries. I use `nvim` in the same
way and just alias it myself for my own user account.

That would have `vim-classic` available in Fedora; and doesn't require you to
solve the harder problems (yet).

Regards,

Simon
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