DJ Lucas wrote: > Taken from cross-lfs: > > sed -i 's@\(^#define DEFAULT_EDITOR_PROGRAM \).*@\1"vi"@' lib/config.h > > > Any reason not to do this in LFS?
I have never seen the use of an editor in diffutils, but I learn new stuff all the time. The only place DEFAULT_EDITOR_PROGRAM is in the code is sdiff. After some looking, I found Section 2.5.1 in the diffutils info page about 'ed' scripts. "`diff' can produce commands that direct the `ed' text editor to change the first file into the second file. Long ago, this was the only output mode that was suitable for editing one file into another automatically; today, with `patch', it is almost obsolete. Use the `--ed' (`-e') option to select this output format." It looks like diffutils uses 'ed' to produce old style scripts. I have no idea if changing 'ed' to 'vi' will break this obsolete functionality or not, but it might. If the change is made, then it needs to be tested and the info page updated. I don't think it's worth the effort. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
