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Re: [PATCH v3] Teach git var about GIT_EDITOR

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 31, 2009, 04:53 UTC
Message-ID
<20091031045358.GA9565@progeny.tock>
In-Reply-To
<20091031040436.GB6022@progeny.tock>
A typo fix --- sorry for the noise.
Jonathan Nieder wrote:
Show 12 quoted lines
> --- a/var.c
> +++ b/var.c
> @@ -8,6 +8,16 @@
>  
>  static const char var_usage[] = "git var [-l | <variable>]";
>  
> +static const char *editor(int flag)
> +{
> +	const char *pgm = git_editor();
> +
> +	if (!pgm && flag & IDENT_ERROR_ON_NO_NAME)
> +		die("terminal is dumb, but VISUAL and EDITOR unset");
Agh...  s/VISUAL and //.

All right, time to sleep. Apologies for all the mistakes, and thanks for the help catching them.

Kind regards, Jonathan

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  1. Ben WaltonOct 28, 2009
  2. Junio C HamanoOct 28, 2009
  3. 0/2 Re: packaging vs default pagerJonathan Nieder, Oct 29, 2009
  4. 1/2 Provide a build time default-pager settingJonathan Nieder, Oct 29, 2009
  5. 2/2 Provide a build time default-editor settingJonathan Nieder, Oct 29, 2009
  6. David RoundyOct 29, 2009
  7. Johannes SixtOct 29, 2009
  8. Junio C HamanoOct 29, 2009
  9. Johannes SixtOct 29, 2009
  10. Junio C HamanoOct 29, 2009
  11. David RoundyOct 30, 2009
  12. Junio C HamanoOct 29, 2009
  13. 0/8 Default pager and editorJonathan Nieder, Oct 30, 2009
  14. 1/8 launch_editor: Longer error message when TERM=dumbJonathan Nieder, Oct 30, 2009
  15. 2/8 Handle more shell metacharacters in editor namesJonathan Nieder, Oct 30, 2009
  16. 3/8 Teach git var about GIT_EDITORJonathan Nieder, Oct 30, 2009
  17. Johannes SixtOct 30, 2009
  18. Jonathan NiederOct 30, 2009
  19. Junio C HamanoOct 30, 2009
  20. Jonathan NiederOct 31, 2009
  21. 4/8 Teach git var about GIT_PAGERJonathan Nieder, Oct 30, 2009
  22. 5/8 add -i, send-email, svn, p4, etc: use "git var GIT_EDITOR"Jonathan Nieder, Oct 30, 2009
  23. 6/8 am -i, git-svn: use "git var GIT_PAGER"Jonathan Nieder, Oct 30, 2009
  24. 7/8 Provide a build time default-editor settingJonathan Nieder, Oct 30, 2009
  25. Jonathan NiederOct 30, 2009
  26. 8/8 Provide a build time default-pager settingJonathan Nieder, Oct 30, 2009
  27. Junio C HamanoOct 30, 2009
  28. 9/8 Teach git var to run the editorJonathan Nieder, Oct 30, 2009
  29. 0/8 Default pager and editorJonathan Nieder, Oct 31, 2009
  30. 1/8 Handle more shell metacharacters in editor namesJonathan Nieder, Oct 31, 2009
  31. 2/8 Do not use VISUAL editor on dumb terminalsJonathan Nieder, Oct 31, 2009
  32. 2/8 Do not use VISUAL editor on dumb terminalsJonathan Nieder, Oct 31, 2009
  33. 3/8 Teach git var about GIT_EDITORJonathan Nieder, Oct 31, 2009
  34. Junio C HamanoOct 31, 2009
  35. Jonathan NiederOct 31, 2009
  36. Junio C HamanoOct 31, 2009
  37. Jonathan NiederOct 31, 2009
  38. Teach git var about GIT_EDITORJonathan Nieder, Oct 31, 2009
  39. Jonathan NiederOct 31, 2009
  40. Teach git var about GIT_EDITORJonathan Nieder, Oct 31, 2009
  41. Junio C HamanoNov 1, 2009
  42. Johannes SixtOct 31, 2009
  43. 4/8 Teach git var about GIT_PAGERJonathan Nieder, Oct 31, 2009
  44. 5/8 add -i, send-email, svn, p4, etc: use "git var GIT_EDITOR"Jonathan Nieder, Oct 31, 2009
  45. 6/8 am -i, git-svn: use "git var GIT_PAGER"Jonathan Nieder, Oct 31, 2009
  46. 7/8 Provide a build time default-editor settingJonathan Nieder, Oct 31, 2009
  47. Junio C HamanoOct 31, 2009
  48. Jonathan NiederOct 31, 2009
  49. Junio C HamanoOct 31, 2009
  50. Jonathan NiederOct 31, 2009
  51. Junio C HamanoNov 1, 2009
  52. 8/8 Provide a build time default-pager settingJonathan Nieder, Oct 31, 2009
  53. 0/9 Default pager and editorJonathan Nieder, Nov 11, 2009
  54. 1/9 Handle more shell metacharacters in editor namesJonathan Nieder, Nov 11, 2009
  55. 2/9 Do not use VISUAL editor on dumb terminalsJonathan Nieder, Nov 11, 2009
  56. 3/9 Suppress warnings from "git var -l"Jonathan Nieder, Nov 11, 2009
  57. 4/9 Teach git var about GIT_EDITORJonathan Nieder, Nov 12, 2009
  58. 5/9 Teach git var about GIT_PAGERJonathan Nieder, Nov 12, 2009
  59. 6/9 add -i, send-email, svn, p4, etc: use "git var GIT_EDITOR"Jonathan Nieder, Nov 12, 2009
  60. 7/9 am -i, git-svn: use "git var GIT_PAGER"Jonathan Nieder, Nov 12, 2009
  61. 8/9 Provide a build time default-editor settingJonathan Nieder, Nov 12, 2009
  62. 9/9 Provide a build time default-pager settingJonathan Nieder, Nov 12, 2009
  63. Junio C HamanoNov 15, 2009
  64. 0/2 Default Pager and Editor at build-timeBen Walton, Oct 29, 2009
  65. 1/2 Provide a build time default-pager settingBen Walton, Oct 29, 2009

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