On 23 Sep 1997, Darren/Torin/Who Ever... wrote:
> Package: less
> Version: 332-2
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> If the envar EDITOR isn't set, less uses /usr/bin/editor. This is
> problematic since there are no editor packages yet that register that as
> an alternative. So, possibly it should depend on
> /usr/bin/sensible-editor since that's actually in a package and mentions
> that you should set $EDITOR. But the way it is now, actually complies
> with the 2.3.0.0 packaging standards. So, it might be a bug against
> debian-policy but not until it's been discussed. Therefore, I'm cc'ing
> this to debian-policy (this could be considered a bug of this message.)
I think this is actually a bug of less or debian-policy, it a bug of your
preferred editor not providing /usr/bin/editor. Please assign this bug to
the editor package.
A work-around:
# ln -s /etc/alternatives/vi /usr/bin/editor
Thanks,
Chris
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