On Sun, Nov 12, 2006 at 08:17:18PM +0500, Anatoly Shipitsin wrote:
> >
> >Talking specifically about sudo, I think you're making a big deal out of
> >a very minor thing, primarily because I cannot think of a sane example
> >of when $EDITOR and $VISUAL are not set and visudo (which requires an
> >interactive editor) would be invoked.
> 
> 
> It's problem exist for any package use configure for set default editor.
> If i'm not use nano (see sudo ebuild) and not set EDITOR i'm got bug.

"Doctor, it hurts when I do this"

> >I dont have much of an opinion on these things, although I think
> >expecting /bin/vi to be an screen oriented interactive editor (not
> >nescessarily vi) should be a sane assumption, and if it isnt, that is
> >the real bug.
> 
> Okey. Then remove DEPEND virtual/editor from sudo and other package with
> hardcoded default editor.

It isnt hardcoded, it's configurable.

> Set instead right editor. For example nano or vi. Or set USE flag for
> switch.

No, you set the correct editor, I dont know which one you use.

Thanks, Tavis.

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