problems with editor/pager policy

[Christian Schwarz <schwarz@monet.m.isar.de>]

Hi folks!

There are currently two problems with the editor/pager policy:

1. Some packages start to use /usr/bin/{editor,pager} but no package
(AFAIK) does provide this yet. 

   I think we need someone to coordinate this effort and to file bug
reports against all editors/pagers which do not comply with current
policy. Any volunteers?

2. When I wrote the section

  ``Since the Debian base system already provides an editor and a pager
program, there is no need for a package to depend on `editor' and `pager',
nor is it necessary for a package to provide such virtual packages.''

I assumed that the "ae" package is marked `Essential'. Thus, we either
have to mark it `Essential' or have to implement a virtual package
`editor'.

(Or is there any other editor in the base system that's marked
`Essential'?)


Thanks,

Chris

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