Public bug reported: Binary package hint: vim
The Ubuntu patch to the vim packaging contains a few diversions from Debian that are unneeded. 1) "set textwidth=0" in debian/runtime/debian.vim.in since that is Vim's default 2) "set nobackup" in debian/runtime/debian.vim.in since that is Vim's default 3) Adding NoDisplay=true to debian/gvim.desktop is no longer required (as stated 3 years ago at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/+bug/13409/comments/4), and would address a couple of long-standing bugs -- #3222, #50576. 4) "set viminfo='20,\"50" in debian/runtime/debian.vim.in. This one is more questionable but I feel that the difference between this value and Vim's default is not worth the divergence between Ubuntu and Debian. Vim's default is "'20,<50,s10,h". The first two settings of the option are exactly what is already declared in Ubuntu ('\"50' is the equivalent to '<50', just using old syntax). The 'h' setting disables effect of the 'hlsearch' option when Vim starts -- i.e., it won't cause the stored search term from a previous Vim session to be highlighted upon starting a new Vim session. The user will have to perform a new search first. Keeping 'h' seems to fall under the principle of least surprise. The 's10' setting limits individual items stored in the viminfo file to 10 Kbyte. When the 's' setting isn't given, then Vim saves the entire register instead of the given number of Kbytes. Which behavior is preferred is debatable, but creating a diversion for it seems like more work than it's worth. N.B., I decided to open a bug about this since I wasn't able to find any useful details about communicating with my Ubuntu counterpart(s) aside from just emailing the most recent uploader. ** Affects: vim (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Unnecessary divergence from Debian https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/248713 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
