Bug 1590 – /usr/share/vim/macros/vimrc contains "set backupdir=/tmp/vim_backup"

Bug 1590 - /usr/share/vim/macros/vimrc contains "set backupdir=/tmp/vim_backup"

Summary:	/usr/share/vim/macros/vimrc contains "set backupdir=/tmp/vim_backup"

Reported:	1999-03-17 17:44 EST by Steve Wills
Modified:	2008-05-01 11:37 EDT (History)
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Last Closed:	1999-03-23 10:59:48 EST
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Description Steve Wills 1999-03-17 17:44:30 EST

Summary says it all. Having this line in this vimrc causes
errors when using /usr/bin/cvim if /tmp/vim_backup doesn't
exist. Remove this line.

Comment 1 Preston Brown 1999-03-18 15:49:59 EST

Doesn't cvim simply create the directory if it doesn't exist?

Comment 2 Steve Wills 1999-03-18 15:59:59 EST

No. It says:

"filename" Cannot create backup file (use ! to override)

Comment 3 Erik Troan 1999-03-23 10:59:59 EST

fixed in vim 5.3-6 -- I couldn't reproduce the error message, but
having that in the default vimrc is undoutedly wrong

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