Package: neovim
Version: 0.10.4-8
Severity: normal
Tags: patch
Trying to run `vimdiff` after setting up Neovim, I find it using
`vim.nox`, and Neovim is not set up to provide a vimdiff
alternative:
update-alternatives: error: alternative /usr/bin/nvim for vimdiff not registered; not setting
All that's needed is this in `postinst`:
```
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/vimdiff vimdiff /usr/libexec/neovim/vimdiff 40
```
and it works.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: trixie/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 6.12.22-amd64 (SMP w/32 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_NZ, LC_CTYPE=en_NZ.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_NZ:en Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages neovim depends on:
ii libc6 2.41-7
ii libluajit-5.1-2 2.1.0+openresty20250117-2
ii libmsgpack-c2 6.0.1-3+b1
ii libtree-sitter0.22 0.22.6-6
ii libunibilium4 2.1.1-2+b1
ii libuv1t64 1.50.0-2
ii libvterm0 0.3.3-3+b1
ii lua-lpeg 1.1.0-2
ii lua-luv 1.48.0-2-3
ii neovim-runtime 0.10.4-8
Versions of packages neovim recommends:
ii python3-pynvim 0.5.2-2
ii xclip 0.13-4
ii xxd 2:9.1.1230-1
Versions of packages neovim suggests:
pn ctags <none>
ii vim-scripts 20210124.4
-- no debconf information
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<body style="font-family: Lato, Calibri, Tahoma, sans-serif; max-width: 32em"> <p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: auto">Package: neovim<br/> Version: 0.10.4-8<br/>
Severity: normal<br/>
Tags: patch</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: auto">Trying to run <code>vimdiff</code> after setting up Neovim, I find it using <code>vim.nox</code>, and Neovim is not set up to provide a vimdiff alternative:</p>
<blockquote style="padding: 0 0.5em; margin: 0; font-style: italic; border-left: 2px solid #666">
<p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: auto">update-alternatives: error: alternative /usr/bin/nvim for vimdiff not registered; not setting</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: auto">All that’s needed is this in <code>postinst</code>:</p>
<div class="codehilite" style="background: #f8f8f8"><pre style="line-height: 125%"><span></span><code>update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/vimdiff vimdiff
/usr/libexec/neovim/vimdiff 40
</code></pre></div>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: auto">and it works.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: auto">– System Information:<br/>
Debian Release: trixie/sid<br/>
APT prefers unstable<br/>
APT policy: (500, ‘unstable’), (1, ‘experimental’)<br/>
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: auto">Kernel: Linux 6.12.22-amd64 (SMP w/32 CPU threads; PREEMPT)<br/>
Locale: LANG=en_NZ, LC_CTYPE=en_NZ.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_NZ:en<br/>
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash<br/>
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)<br/>
LSM: AppArmor: enabled</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: auto">Versions of packages neovim depends on:<br/>
ii libc6 2.41-7<br/>
ii libluajit-5.1-2 2.1.0+openresty20250117-2<br/>
ii libmsgpack-c2 6.0.1-3+b1<br/>
ii libtree-sitter0.22 0.22.6-6<br/>
ii libunibilium4 2.1.1-2+b1<br/>
ii libuv1t64 1.50.0-2<br/>
ii libvterm0 0.3.3-3+b1<br/>
ii lua-lpeg 1.1.0-2<br/>
ii lua-luv 1.48.0-2-3<br/>
ii neovim-runtime 0.10.4-8</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: auto">Versions of packages neovim recommends:<br/>
ii python3-pynvim 0.5.2-2<br/>
ii xclip 0.13-4<br/>
ii xxd 2:9.1.1230-1</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: auto">Versions of packages neovim suggests:<br/>
pn ctags <none><br/>
ii vim-scripts 20210124.4</none></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: auto">– no debconf information</p>
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