[Bug 1266413] [NEW] messages seen when using vi or vim

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Descriptions:

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When using vi or vim editor on the ubuntu guest, The following messages are observed :
E576: viminfo: Missing '>' in line:
E576: viminfo: Missing '>' in line:
Press ENTER or type command to continue

This happens both when editing and when quitting.

Environment:
Host: Power8
Guest : ubuntu hosted on Power8

Command line to spawn the ubuntu guest:
qemu-system-ppc64 -enable-kvm -M pseries -cpu POWER8 -smp 1 -m 10G -nographic -nodefaults -monitor stdio -serial pty -append "root=/dev/sda" -kernel trusty-server-cloudimg-ppc64el-vmlinuz-generic -device spapr-vscsi -device spapr-vlan,netdev=net0,mac=6c:ae:8b:69:16:11 -netdev bridge,br=virbr0,id=net0 -drive file=trusty-server-cloudimg-ppc64el.img.qcow2

** Affects: vim (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: ppc64el
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messages seen when using vi or vim
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1266413
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