Nixpkgs: vim_configurable doesn't have ``view``

[magnetophon]

I have this vim as the only vim on my system.
When I run view, I get:

The program ‘view’ is currently not installed. It is provided by
several packages. You can install it by typing one of the following:
  nix-env -iA nixos.qvim
  nix-env -iA nixos.vim
  nix-env -iA nixos.vimHugeX
  nix-env -iA nixos.vimNox

[jagajaga]

Because there is only one name to call your configurable vim. And it's defined by https://github.com/magnetophon/nixosConfig/blob/master/vim.nix#L7. So there is also no gvim, but there is <your name of custom vim> -g.

[joachifm]

Seems like this was answered conclusively

[magnetophon]

Answered yes, solved not.
Isn't it usefull to keep a reminder around that this would be nice to have?

[joachifm]

Okay

[dtzWill]

Similarly vimdiff (vim -d).

[timokau]

Ideally we would just make the vim interface identical to the neovim interace (so vim.override{} instead of vim_configurable.customize and remove the name thing altogether. The old interface can then be left as-is for backwards compatibility.

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[magnetophon]

I personally switched to Doom Emacs, with occasional vim use.
This was never really important to me, and now even less so.
Since its been a while and nobody seems to care enough to fix it, Ill close this.