Re: Fwd: Adding a .deb for Edit/msedit.
That sounds fair, I appreciate you clarifying.
The one thing I would like to see is that the select-editor command
support mscode if that is cool.
Here is my ITP: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1121214
Let me take a stab at this and then I'll drop by and chat.
Thanks.
On Sun, Nov 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM NoisyCoil <noisycoil@debian.org> wrote:
>
> Hey there,
>
> Of course no problem if you want to package this editor. A few things
> you should consider:
>
> 1. Do not introduce a package called "edit". The name is too general. If
> the binary is going to be called msedit, call the package msedit. Also,
> in case you were considering it,
>
> 2. 'Assigning an "edit" alias is recommended, if possible.' (from edit's
> README). No, it is not possible. The name, again, is too general.
>
> 3. Since the name "edit" is already taken on crates.io and since there
> seems to be no "msedit", I assume the editor is not published on
> crates.io. If this is the case, this means you cannot follow the Rust
> Team's standard workflow. See [1] instead.
>
> 4. If you need help feel free to drop by #debian-rust on IRC.
>
> Cheers!
>
>
> [1] https://rust-team.pages.debian.net/book/process-workspace.html
> [2] https://wiki.debian.org/ITP
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