From: Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@grenoble-inp.fr>
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:57:53 GMT
Subject: Re: Zile as git core editor?
Message-ID: <vpqppxhfz3i.fsf@grenoble-inp.fr>
In-Reply-To: <87txmt7km9.fsf@gmail.com>

Thorsten Jolitz <tjolitz@gmail.com> writes:

> BTW - would 'git config --global core.editor zile' or 'git config
> --global core.editor /usr/bin/zile' the right way to set it (both did
> not work)? I can start Zile simply with 'zile' on the command line. 

What do you mean by "did not work"? Does the launching fail? Or is
another editor launched?

Try:

GIT_TRACE=true git commit -a

to see what's going on.

BTW, you may also try "emacs -nw -Q" instead of zile.

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Matthieu Moy
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