Somehow /usr/bin/editor got deleted, and this is causing problems upgrading many of my editors.
I first saw this with vim (http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=267095) a week ago, but it's since bit me with many others (I track testing). I suspect this has something to do with the fact that, in an effort to make emacs my default text editor, I pointed editor at /etc/alternatives/emacs (rather than a "real" binary): # update-alternatives --display editor editor - status is auto. link currently points to /etc/alternatives/emacs /usr/bin/emacs21 - priority 0 /bin/ed - priority -100 slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/ed.1.gz /usr/bin/nvi - priority 19 slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/nvi.1.gz /usr/bin/vim - priority 120 slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/vim.1.gz /bin/nano - priority 40 slave editor.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/nano.1.gz /etc/alternatives/emacs - priority 150 slave editor.1.gz: /etc/alternatives/emacs.1.gz Current `best' version is /etc/alternatives/emacs. (That was from before /usr/bin/editor vanished, though I see about the same output now). I suspect the real problem is not vim, but either that I have used update-alternatives improperly, or that it has a bug. Can anyone shed any light on this, or even on whether I should reassign the bug elsewhere (dpkg?)? Thanks Ross Boylan P.S. If you could cc this address that would be great, as I am subscribed through a different one. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
