Bug#278886: open-mode not supported

[Juhapekka Tolvanen]

Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net> writes:

> Juhapekka -

>> In addition, this bug is a violation against Unix-standards:

> If you can make a patch to implement open mode in Vim I'll consider
> including it.

I am not so good programmer, that I could implement it.

>> Even nvi has this bug. Currently the only vi-clone with open-mode I
>> am aware of is this:

>> http://ex-vi.sourceforge.net/

> This appears not to be a clone but the original vi, with some
> modifications to make it compile on modern systems. With all its bugs
> included...

You are right. Except that guy called Gunnar Ritter wants to fix bugs:

"I intend to preserve this style in maintaining my port, except for
changes to achieve POSIX.2 standards compliance, features in the SVR4
versions of vi, and, of course, bug fixes."

At least "Terminal too wide" -bug is still there, though.

>> But I haven't checked other vi-clones.

> I don't think any Vi clone implements open mode.

I just found out that vi-clone called "elvis" implements that open-mode.
If you consider it to be a dangerous competitor, you'd better be
worried. :-)


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