Bug 18537

Summary:	after unmerging nano and emerging vim the EDITOR variable still point to nano
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Andrea Barisani (RETIRED) <lcars>
Component:	[OLD] Unspecified	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
See Also:	https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=819342
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Andrea Barisani (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-03-31 11:23:13 UTC

Hi guys! 
 
/etc/env/00basic contains the EDITOR variable, even after 
"emerge unmerge nano ; emerge vim" the variable is still contains "/bin/nano". 
 
Of course a simple export "EDITOR=vi" or editing /etc/profile correct this issue, 
however it can be tricky for non-expert users. 
 
This is evident when someone tries to edit crontabs with 'crontab -e'. 
 
Can we simply automate this when emerging your favorite editor? 
 
Bye 

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. emerge unmerge nano 
2. emerge vim 
3. crontab -e 
Actual Results:  
/bin/nano No such file or directory 

Expected Results:  
use the default installed editor

Comment 1 Chuck Brewer 2003-03-31 15:04:29 UTC

In the newer baselayout(s) this will be user settable inside /etc/rc.conf, as there are conflicts with making it automated.

Comment 2 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-03-31 15:05:16 UTC

please see, for instance, baselayout-1.8.6.4-r1