Bug 26189

Summary:	Option for setting default editor on "emerge system" (rc.conf, make.conf or env variable)
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Sven Blumenstein (RETIRED) <bazik>
Component:	[OLD] Core system	Assignee:	Portage team <dev-portage>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	minor
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Sven Blumenstein (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-08-08 02:26:47 UTC

For all the vim|emacs|whatever lovers, it would be nice to have an option 
available to set the default editor which gets installed by "emerge system".
Best way IMO would be to parse the "EDITOR=" entry in /etc/rc.conf and include 
the corresponding editor in the "emerge system" list. Right now I always change 
the virtual/editor and the package list manual  to emerge vim instead of nano.

Reproducible: Always
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Comment 1 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2003-08-08 22:18:07 UTC

if you simply `emerge vim ; emerge system` then it'll work just fine 
 
this isnt really a 'bug' imo, plus it'll happen to everyone who doesnt like the 
default package for virtuals

Comment 2 Marius Mauch (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-09-19 14:49:21 UTC

nano is just the default editor becaus it is specified in /etc/make.profile/virtuals as default, change it there before you do your first emerge system to get another editor.