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From: Thilo Bangert <bangert@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Resolve build time default editor dependency. (was: How get ebuild provider virtual/category.)
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 10:11:53
Message-Id: 200611121106.06090.bangert@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Resolve build time default editor dependency. (was: How get ebuild provider virtual/category.) by Mike Frysinger
1 > why not modify sudo to not filter the EDITOR env var then there is no
2 > more problem
3
4 no, there is a very valid reason why sudo filters the EDITOR env var.
5
6 sudo should probably be fixed to (re)set the EDITOR variable to a 'safe'
7 systemwide default, instead of stripping it completely.
8
9 is there a list of sudo 'safe' EDITORs somewhere?
10
11 bangert

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