Re: Reasons for the removal of "editor" virtual package
lists@lina.inka.de (Bernd Eckenfels) wrote:
>> The problems with the proposed new solution:
>> How does a package which depends on having an editor know which
>> editor to use?
>
>Can we requie all editor packages to provide editor and provide a
>/bin/editor update-alternative?
Erm. Hm. Ugly, ugly, ugly.
We can...but I really don't think this would be a Good Thing(tm). There
are so many incompatible editors around (in the sense of keystrokes and
command line parameters) that I just can't see this working well.
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