<i>Checkin fails: "editor aborted" on Cygwin</i>.
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anonymous
2008-12-11 20:37:01.
D 2008-12-11T20:37:01
J comment Problem\sonly\sexists\s(for\sme)\sin\sCygwin\son\sWindows.\r\n\r\nI\shave\svi\sinstalled\sin\sCygwin,\sand\s`which'\sreports\sit\sto\sbe:\r\n\r\n<verbatim>\r\n$\swhich\svi\r\n/usr/bin/vi\r\n</verbatim>\r\n\r\nSo,\sI\smanually\sset\smy\sfossil\seditor,\susing\s`fossil\sset\seditor\s/usr/bin/vi'.\r\n\r\nWhen\sI\scheckin,\sI\sget:\r\n\r\n<verbatim>\r\n$\sfossil.exe\sci\r\nAutosync:\s\shttp://sentry:8080/\r\n\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\sBytes\s\s\s\s\s\sCards\s\sArtifacts\s\s\s\s\sDeltas\r\nSend:\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s87\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s1\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s0\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s0\r\n40The\ssystem\scannot\sfind\sthe\spath\sspecified.\r\nReceived:\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s1794\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s40\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s0\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s0\r\n/usr/bin/vi\s"C:/cygwin/home/User1/src/ci-comment-A97A91FD685A.txt"\r\nC:\\cygwin\\bin\\fossil.exe:\seditor\saborted\r\n</verbatim>\r\n\r\nThe\snext\sto\sthe\slast\sline\sseems\sto\sbe\sthe\scommand\sthat\sis\s`fork()'ed?\s\sIf\sI\scopy\sand\spaste\sthat\sline\sin,\s`vi'\sis\slaunched\swith\sthe\snormal\scheckin\sfile,\s("#\sEnter\scomments\son\sthis\scommit.\s\sLines\sbeginning\swith\s#\sare\signored"...\setc)\r\n\r\nIf\sI\s`fossil\sset\seditor\snotepad',\snotepad\sopens\sthe\sfile\scorrectly.\r\n\r\nIf\sI\s`fossil.exe\sset\seditor\s"C:\\\\Program\\\\\sFiles\\\\Vim\\\\vim70\\\\gvim.exe"',\sI\sget:\r\n\r\n<verbatim>\r\n$\sfossil.exe\sci\r\nAutosync:\s\shttp://sentry:8080/\r\n\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\sBytes\s\s\s\s\s\sCards\s\sArtifacts\s\s\s\s\sDeltas\r\nSend:\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s87\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s1\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s0\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s0\r\n40'C:\\Program\\'\sis\snot\srecognized\sas\san\sinternal\sor\sexternal\scommand,\r\noperable\sprogram\sor\sbatch\sfile.\r\nReceived:\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s1794\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s40\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s0\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s\s0\r\nC:\\Program\\\sFiles\\Vim\\vim70\\gvim.exe\s"C:/cygwin/home/User1/src/ci-comment-C042442842F0.txt"\r\nC:\\cygwin\\bin\\fossil.exe:\seditor\saborted\r\n</verbatim>\r\n\r\n(I\salso\stried\swith\severy\scombination\sof\sforward-\sand\sback-slashes,\sand\squoting\sof\sthe\sspace\scharacter,\swith\ssimilar\sresults.)
J foundin This\sis\sfossil\sversion\s[53db94cd41]\s2008-11-19\s23:33:47\sUTC
J private_contact a2024467242089d1dce2d3a24ac29a8241112db9
J severity Severe
J status Open
J title Checkin\sfails:\s"editor\saborted"\son\sCygwin
J type Incident
K 8c46da20797072ac4007b279be826ffa7ef59135
U anonymous
Z a6d86b15c884b6d30536592256a1297f