less uses /usr/bin/editor without it necessarily being there.
Package: less
Version: 332-2
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If the envar EDITOR isn't set, less uses /usr/bin/editor. This is
problematic since there are no editor packages yet that register that as
an alternative. So, possibly it should depend on
/usr/bin/sensible-editor since that's actually in a package and mentions
that you should set $EDITOR. But the way it is now, actually complies
with the 2.3.0.0 packaging standards. So, it might be a bug against
debian-policy but not until it's been discussed. Therefore, I'm cc'ing
this to debian-policy (this could be considered a bug of this message.)
Please cc me since I don't actually read debian-policy. I often don't
have time to read debian-private and debian-devel much less another.
Thanks,
Darren
- -- System Information
Debian Release: 1.3
Kernel Version: Linux kitchen 2.0.30 #3 Wed Aug 27 08:21:50 -0700 1997 i586 unknown
Versions of the packages less depends on:
libc6 Version: 2.0.4-1
ncurses3.4 Version: 1.9.9g-3
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