Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Am I wrong?..
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:07:23
Message-Id: 20091002090720.0e36b62b@zaphod.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Am I wrong?.. by forgottenwizard
1 On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 19:34:25 -0500, forgottenwizard wrote:
2
3 > So instead it should set a non-existant editor to the configured
4 > default?
5
6 Nano is not non-existent by default.
7
8 > Another variable in make.conf may be a reasonable fix for this though
9 > I'm sure someone will bitch about having to set $EDITOR twice on their
10 > system.
11
12 A more sensible approach would be for the ebuild to check which ebuild
13 satisfies the virtual/editor dependency and set that. If the OP really
14 cared about this "problem" he'd investigate providing such solutions
15 instead of ranting about how Gentoo does not use his editor of choice by
16 default.
17
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19 --
20 Neil Bothwick
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22 .sig a .sog of sixpence.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Am I wrong?.. "Arthur D." <spinal.by@××××.ru>
Re: [gentoo-user] Am I wrong?.. forgottenwizard <phrexianreaper@××××××××.com>