Package: reportbug Version: 3.29.5 Severity: normal Hi.
If someone installs "vim" (and please note that I said "vim", not "nvi" or other vi clone), it's very likely that it really wants to use it, specially in single user machines. But if someone sets the EDITOR environment variable to "vim", it's almost 100% sure that this person wants it as editor. I've read the other bug reports and the manpage, and I agree with you that maybe in a light installation of Debian, which IIRC, installs "nvi" and "nano" by default, it's not a good idea to have "nvi" with more priority than other editors. But if the user has customised the installation setting EDITOR, and installing vim, its pretty annoying forcing that user to either set a flag, a mode of operation, or adding another configuration file to the system. It may not be if you use only a computer, but certainly it is if you use 3 or 4, or you set up new systems frequently. So, my point is: if the user sets EDITOR, respect it and don't ask to change alternatives, because it doesn't make any sense. Actually, nano has more priority than vim. Thanks in advance. PS: Oh, and, in my very humble opinion, the editor question at start, may be a good workaround for a vi clone having a high priority, but it should be a temporal solution while the maintainers of that package fix this. -- Package-specific info: ** Environment settings: EDITOR="vim" DEBEMAIL="[EMAIL PROTECTED]" DEBFULLNAME="Alejandro Exojo Piqueras" -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-2-amd64 Locale: LANG=es_ES.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=es_ES.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages reportbug depends on: ii python 2.4.3-11 An interactive high-level object-o ii python-central 0.5.5 register and build utility for Pyt Versions of packages reportbug recommends: pn python-cjkcodecs | python-ico <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
