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diff --git a/development/xvi/README_SBo.txt b/development/xvi/README_SBo.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d91edb4e0c --- /dev/null +++ b/development/xvi/README_SBo.txt @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +The xvi binary is 2/3 the size of Slackware's nano binary, or 1/4 the +size of elvis, or 1/20 the size of vim. It's also approximately 1/2 the +size of ex-vi. This isn't quite a fair comparison as xvi is built with +-Os (optimize for size) by default. If you want to use -O2 like other +SlackBuilds do, set OPT=-O2 in the environment. xvi will be 25% larger, +but it'll still be 15% smaller than nano. + +Since xvi is a standalone binary (doesn't rely on support files, like +vim's /usr/share/vim/*), it makes a good 'system rescue' editor. If +built statically, it makes an even better rescue editor. To do this, +set STATIC=yes in the environment. In this case, xvi will be installed +to /bin, since it might be needed to recover from a "can't mount /usr" +situation. Note that xvi's internal help will not be available, if /usr +isn't mounted. |