engelsma@cpsin3.cps.msu.edu (Engelsma Jonathan) (03/27/91)
I recently got elm (2.3) running under Microport Unix SysV/AT (2.4).
Most of the time it works just fine. However sometimes when I send
mail I get the error message "Can't invoke editor '/usr/bin/vi' for
composition". Has anybody else experienced a problem like this?
Any suggestions? It seems strange that sometimes I can send mail
with no problems, and other times this error occurs.
Thanks,
Jon
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------sean@utoday.com (Sean Fulton) (03/27/91)
In article <1991Mar27.033728.21388@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> engelsma@cpsin3.cps.msu.edu (Engelsma Jonathan) writes: > >I recently got elm (2.3) running under Microport Unix SysV/AT (2.4). >Most of the time it works just fine. However sometimes when I send >mail I get the error message "Can't invoke editor '/usr/bin/vi' for >composition". Has anybody else experienced a problem like this? >Any suggestions? It seems strange that sometimes I can send mail >with no problems, and other times this error occurs. > We have the same problem with ELM on SCO Unix 3.2.2 Help! -- Sean Fulton sean@utoday.com UNIX Today! (516) 562-5430 /* The opinions expressed above are not those of my employer */
syd@DSI.COM (Syd Weinstein) (03/28/91)
sean@utoday.com (Sean Fulton) writes: >In article <1991Mar27.033728.21388@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> engelsma@cpsin3.cps.msu.edu (Engelsma Jonathan) writes: >> >>I recently got elm (2.3) running under Microport Unix SysV/AT (2.4). >>Most of the time it works just fine. However sometimes when I send >>mail I get the error message "Can't invoke editor '/usr/bin/vi' for >>composition". Has anybody else experienced a problem like this? >>Any suggestions? It seems strange that sometimes I can send mail >>with no problems, and other times this error occurs. >> >We have the same problem with ELM on SCO Unix 3.2.2 Help! You obviously aren't up to date on the patches. Long ago we gave up on ever expecting to be able to believe the return codes vi gives, (VI is broken) and on the shell handling interrupts correctly. Current version is 2.3 PL11. -- ===================================================================== Sydney S. Weinstein, CDP, CCP Elm Coordinator Datacomp Systems, Inc. Voice: (215) 947-9900 syd@DSI.COM or dsinc!syd FAX: (215) 938-0235
jpm@logixwi.uucp (Jan-Piet Mens @ Logix GmbH, Wiesbaden) (03/28/91)
In article <1991Mar27.150838.28634@utoday.com> sean@utoday.com (Sean Fulton) writes: >In article <1991Mar27.033728.21388@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> engelsma@cpsin3.cps.msu.edu (Engelsma Jonathan) writes: >> >>I recently got elm (2.3) running under Microport Unix SysV/AT (2.4). >>Most of the time it works just fine. However sometimes when I send >>mail I get the error message "Can't invoke editor '/usr/bin/vi' for >>composition". Has anybody else experienced a problem like this? >>Any suggestions? It seems strange that sometimes I can send mail >>with no problems, and other times this error occurs. >> >We have the same problem with ELM on SCO Unix 3.2.2 Help! We have ELM 2.3 Patchlevel 6 running on SCO Unix 3.2.2, and have not yet encountered the problem. -- Jan-Piet Mens, Logix GmbH jpm@logixwi.UUCP Moritzstr. 50, D-6200 Wiesbaden ...!uunet!mcsun!unido!logixwi!jpm
rob@mtdiablo.Concord.CA.US (Rob Bernardo) (03/28/91)
engelsma@cpsin3.cps.msu.edu (Engelsma Jonathan) wrote: > >I recently got elm (2.3) running under Microport Unix SysV/AT (2.4). >Most of the time it works just fine. However sometimes when I send >mail I get the error message "Can't invoke editor '/usr/bin/vi' for >composition". Has anybody else experienced a problem like this? >Any suggestions? It seems strange that sometimes I can send mail >with no problems, and other times this error occurs. You have one of those brain-damaged vi's that exits with non-zero when no real error has occurred. Remedy: write a shell wrapper around vi that always exits with 0 and use that as you editor in elm. I understand this problem will be remedied in the next version of elm; it will ignore the exit value of the invoked editor and only pronounce failure if the exec fails. -- Rob Bernardo Mt. Diablo Software Solutions email: rob@mtdiablo.Concord.CA.US phone: (415) 827-4301
syd@DSI.COM (Syd Weinstein) (03/29/91)
rob@mtdiablo.Concord.CA.US (Rob Bernardo) writes: >I understand this problem will be remedied in the next version of elm; >it will ignore the exit value of the invoked editor and only pronounce >failure if the exec fails. Sorry Bob, it was remidied in one of the patches to 2.3. All that is needed is to use the current 2.3 (PL11) -- ===================================================================== Sydney S. Weinstein, CDP, CCP Elm Coordinator Datacomp Systems, Inc. Voice: (215) 947-9900 syd@DSI.COM or dsinc!syd FAX: (215) 938-0235