Re: Problems with vi Hanging

On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 11:49:16 -0800, John Bowler 
<jbowler-HInyCGIudOg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yes.  The busybox vi seems to have some problem with hitting an infinite
> loop somewhere, since it catches signals it's difficult to stop.

Is it possible to install a more robust version of vi?


> >When it happens I usually have to resort to killing off the process
> >sending signal 9.  (I'm still not sure exactly what that does but it
> >seems to work.)
> 
> That will leave the corresponding terminal connection in window mode (no
> echo etc).

Sounds familiar.


> Ideally kill the process with something which does give its
> signal handler an opportunity to clean up.

Yes, I tried the regular "kill" without success.


> However the problem I have seen
> is that vi doesn't respond to any signals.

Right.  That's my situation, too.


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