Re: [nmh-workers] Unnecessary dependency on vi???

[Ralph Corderoy]

Hi Paul,

> i thought we were talking about (the fedora equivalent of)
> /etc/alternatives, not installed pathname:

Nope.

> surely the nmh package requirement isn't on a a specific provider of
> {/usr}/bin/vi, is it?

Yep.  Please examine
https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/nmh/blob/master/f/nmh.spec,
especially line eight.  :-)

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Alternatives#Usage_within_Fedora
says Fedora's `alternatives' system mustn't be used for vi, and explains
why.

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