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[Eric Sandall <eric AT sandall.us>]

On Friday 02 February 2007 13:59:22 Jaka Kranjc wrote:
> On Friday 02 of February 2007 22:51:00 Eric Sandall wrote:
> > On Friday 02 February 2007 10:31:30 Jaka Kranjc wrote:
> > > > I don't think this will work as you intend. The first editor
> > > > installed will put in /etc/profile.d/editor.sh, and then none of the
> > > > others will install one as that file will exist (correct?).
> > >
> > > correct, imho this is wanted behaviour, a user will probably have more
> > > than one editor installed.
> >
> > Correct, but the first editor installed (possibly nano or ed (see below)
> > as they're most likely already installed) would be their default forever
> > (well, without user intervention).
>
> Yes. This will be a bit better once new sorcery is out and confmeld will
> get used.
>
> > > > If they do overwrite
> > > > the prior editor.sh, then the prior spell will now be broken for
> > > > cleanse.
> > >
> > > Will it? I gave it a brief thought and just assumed that it will see
> > > the file is modified and assume it is from the SA. How could it be
> > > ammended?
> >
> > It wouldn't be modified by the SA if its used as intended: cast the
> > editor you want, and it'll be default. It'll only be marked as modified
> > if the user modfies /etc/profile.d/editors.sh after the spell that
> > installed it is cast. If they don't modify the file installed by, say,
> > ed, and then install vim, install_config_file will (I believe) see that
> > editors.sh already exists and leave it alone, or that it differs from the
> > file about to be installed, and also won't install the new file.
>
> I tested with nano/joe and the classic query came up nicely.
>
> > > > Another fun thing is that (almost) everyone will have tetex
> > > > installed (for documention, if not TeX itself), which depends on ed.
> > >
> > > I don't get this part - how is it relevant?
> >
> > Well, if the other statements are true, then everyone would either always
> > have ed as their default editor (if editors.sh is always overwritten) or
> > they're editor would always be the last editor cast.
>
> ed isn't a TEXT-EDITOR provider, that is e3. ;)

Don't mind me then and thanks for the patient explanations. ;)

-sandalle

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