Re: [vile] vileget not working, known issue?

[J. Chris Coppick]

Chris G wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 14, 2007 at 09:17:26PM +0100, Chris G wrote:
>> However at home when I try "vileget <something>" it pops up an xvile
>> window almost immediately but the calling command line waits for a
>> while and then says:-
>>
>>     /usr/local/bin/vileget: connect: No such file or directory at 
>> /usr/local/bin/vileget line 176.
>>
>> ... in other words it hasn't managed to create .vilesock.
>>
> ... it's OK, I'm being very silly, my .vilerc wasn't running
> Vileserv.pm.  I had removed it quite a while ago because I didn't use
> it at home and I'd forgotten I'd done so.  It all works perfectly now.
> 

That's not being silly.  That's just poor coding on the part of the vileget
developer.  Vileget should check to see if you have a .vilerc and make sure
you are loading Vileserv.pm.  If not, vileget should create an appropriate
.vilerc for you, and by way of apologizing for the delay deposit a nominal
amount of money in your bank account.  Now that would be responsible coding.
Whomever developed this sub-optimal vileget hack was obviously not taking
their work seriously enough.  It's an insult to true craftsman everywhere.

:-)

   Chris C.