Bug#41121: [PROPOSED] Add VISUAL when checking for user's editor
Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.0.0.0
Severity: wishlist
Add the following section 5.4 as the next to last paragraph (i.e. before
the one beginning "Since the Debian base system...").
A program may also use the VISUAL environment variable determine
the user's choice of editor. If it exists, it should take precedence
over EDITOR. This is in fact what /usr/bin/sensible-editor does.
(Inspired by a bug report against crontab.)
Steve
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