[Bug 569979] Re: git does not use sensible-editor when EDITOR not defined

[Anders Kaseorg]

Git uses /usr/bin/editor as the fallback editor, in accordance with
Debian Policy:

https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-customized-
programs.html#s11.4

“Thus, every program that launches an editor or pager must use the
EDITOR or PAGER environment variable to determine the editor or pager
the user wishes to use. If these variables are not set, the programs
/usr/bin/editor and /usr/bin/pager should be used, respectively.

If it is very hard to adapt a program to make use of the EDITOR or PAGER
variables, that program may be configured to use /usr/bin/sensible-
editor and /usr/bin/sensible-pager as the editor or pager program
respectively.”

Since Git does make use of the EDITOR variable, this policy requires Git
to fall back to /usr/bin/editor, not /usr/bin/sensible-editor.

** Changed in: git (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

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Title:
  git does not use sensible-editor when EDITOR not defined

Status in git package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in git-core package in Debian:
  Unknown

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: git-core

  git does not use sensible-editor as a fallback when $EDITOR is not
  defined, instead falling back on the system editor.  Git should try
  $EDITOR, sensible-editor, and then editor in that order instead of
  $EDITOR, editor as it does now.

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