On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 02:24:59PM +0200, IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote:
> in the latest upload i find the following in d/changelog:
> > Move /usr/bin/vim.* into /usr/libexec/vim/
> 
> This little change undoes my choice of 'sensible-editor'.
> Previously i ran 'select-editor' and chose "2. /usr/bin/vim.basic", making vim
> my default editor for things like 'reportbug', 'git commit' and what not, by
> generating a ~/.selected_editor file with the following content:
> 
> ~~~
> # Generated by /usr/bin/select-editor
> SELECTED_EDITOR="/usr/bin/vim.basic"
> ~~~
> 
> Since the latest upgrade of 'vim', this value of SELECTED_EDITOR is no longer
> valid, and as a result i get 'nano'.

Yes, the general problem was reported in #942225.  I hadn't intended for
this to be disruptive.  I still think it's a good idea to reduce the
$PATH pollution and simplify the alternatives, but if my current
experiments don't work out, I'll likely restore the previous setup.

Cheers,
-- 
James
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