new file mode 100644
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+From 7dad45f751d4adbee480005a5546b32a97fdbfb2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Zheng Ruoqin <zhengrq.fnst@fujitsu.com>
+Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2026 09:34:18 +0000
+Subject:[PATCH] Skip sourcing defaults.vim when Vim is invoked as
+ vi
+
+This is used only in the vim-tiny package to skip "source_defaults" error
+ E1187: Failed to source defaults.vim
+Press ENTER or type command to continue
+
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [oe specific]
+
+Signed-off-by: Zheng Ruoqin <zhengrq.fnst@fujitsu.com>
+---
+ src/main.c | 7 +++++++
+ src/structs.h | 4 ++++
+ 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
+index d4019ff51e..685fae2a02 100644
+--- a/src/main.c
++++ b/src/main.c
+@@ -2059,6 +2059,10 @@ parse_command_name(mparm_T *parmp)
+ }
+ else if (STRNICMP(initstr, "vim", 3) == 0)
+ initstr += 3;
++#ifdef TINY_VIMRC
++ else if (STRNICMP(initstr, "vi", 2) == 0)
++ parmp->vi_mode = TRUE;
++#endif
+
+ // Catch "[r][g]vimdiff" and "[r][g]viewdiff".
+ if (STRICMP(initstr, "diff") == 0)
+@@ -3426,6 +3430,9 @@ source_startup_scripts(mparm_T *parmp)
+ # ifdef USR_EXRC_FILE2
+ && do_source((char_u *)USR_EXRC_FILE2, FALSE,
+ DOSO_NONE, NULL) == FAIL
++#endif
++#if defined(TINY_VIMRC)
++ && !parmp->vi_mode
+ # endif
+ && !has_dash_c_arg)
+ {
+diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
+index 955b9f1001..09a0f7f7a8 100644
+--- a/src/structs.h
++++ b/src/structs.h
+@@ -4874,6 +4874,10 @@ typedef struct
+ #ifdef FEAT_DIFF
+ int diff_mode; // start with 'diff' set
+ #endif
++#ifdef TINY_VIMRC
++ int vi_mode; /* started as "vi" */
++#endif
++
+ } mparm_T;
+
+ /*
+--
+2.43.0
+
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ SRC_URI = "git://github.com/vim/vim.git;branch=master;protocol=https;tag=v${PV}
file://disable_acl_header_check.patch \
file://0001-src-Makefile-improve-reproducibility.patch \
file://no-path-adjust.patch \
+ ${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'tiny', 'file://0001-skip-source_defaults-when-Vim-is-invoked-as-vi.patch', '', d)} \
"
PV .= ".0569"
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ inherit autotools-brokensep update-alternatives mime-xdg pkgconfig
CLEANBROKEN = "1"
+CFLAGS:append = " ${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'tiny', '-DTINY_VIMRC', '', d)}"
+
# vim configure.in contains functions which got 'dropped' by autotools.bbclass
do_configure () {
cd src
When vim-tiny was used in image, it lacks defaults.vim file which will cause following error root@qemux86-64:~# vi E1187: Failed to source defaults.vim Press ENTER or type command to continue So add a new patch to fix this issue. Signed-off-by: Zheng Ruoqin <zhengrq.fnst@fujitsu.com> --- ...e_defaults-when-Vim-is-invoked-as-vi.patch | 61 +++++++++++++++++++ meta/recipes-support/vim/vim.inc | 3 + 2 files changed, 64 insertions(+) create mode 100644 meta/recipes-support/vim/files/0001-skip-source_defaults-when-Vim-is-invoked-as-vi.patch