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  • Bug#1051209: dpkg-dev: dpkg-source --commit should use configured defau

    From Axel Kittenberger@1:229/2 to All on Mon Sep 4 16:10:01 2023
    XPost: linux.debian.bugs.dist
    From: axel.kittenberger@univie.ac.at

    Package: dpkg-dev
    Version: 1.22.0
    Severity: normal

    Dear Maintainer,

    * What led up to the situation?

    using: dpkg-source --commit

    * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
    ineffective)?

    I used `update-alternatives --config editor` because I want to edit with vim.
    (actually it became the default editor already by manually install vim-gtk3)

    * What was the outcome of this action?

    dpkg-source uses nano

    * What outcome did you expect instead?

    dpkg-source using vim (or just call `editor`)

    -- Package-specific info:
    This system uses merged-usr-via-aliased-dirs, going behind dpkg's
    back, breaking its core assumptions. This can cause silent file
    overwrites and disappearances, and its general tools misbehavior.
    See <https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg/FAQ#broken-usrmerge>.

    -- System Information:
    Debian Release: trixie/sid
    APT prefers unstable
    APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing')
    Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

    Kernel: Linux 6.4.0-3-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
    Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_US:en
    Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
    Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
    LSM: AppArmor: enabled

    Versions of packages dpkg-dev depends on:
    ii binutils 2.41-4
    ii bzip2 1.0.8-5+b1
    ii libdpkg-perl 1.22.0
    ii make 4.3-4.1
    ii patch 2.7.6-7
    ii perl 5.36.0-7
    ii tar 1.34+dfsg-1.2
    ii xz-utils 5.4.4-0.1

    Versions of packages dpkg-dev recommends:
    ii build-essential 12.10
    ii clang-14 [c-compiler] 1:14.0.6-13
    ii fakeroot 1.32.1-1
    ii gcc [c-compiler] 4:13.2.0-1
    ii gcc-13 [c-compiler] 13.2.0-2
    ii gnupg 2.2.40-1.1
    ii gpgv 2.2.40-1.1
    ii libalgorithm-merge-perl 0.08-5

    Versions of packages dpkg-dev suggests:
    ii debian-keyring 2023.05.26

    -- no debconf information

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  • From Guillem Jover@1:229/2 to Axel Kittenberger on Mon Sep 4 20:40:01 2023
    XPost: linux.debian.bugs.dist
    From: guillem@debian.org

    Hi!

    On Mon, 2023-09-04 at 15:43:02 +0200, Axel Kittenberger wrote:
    Package: dpkg-dev
    Version: 1.22.0
    Severity: normal

    * What led up to the situation?

    using: dpkg-source --commit

    * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
    ineffective)?

    I used `update-alternatives --config editor` because I want to edit with vim.
    (actually it became the default editor already by manually install vim-gtk3)

    * What was the outcome of this action?

    dpkg-source uses nano

    * What outcome did you expect instead?

    dpkg-source using vim (or just call `editor`)

    It should already be using the following list in order when available:

    sensible-editor, $VISUAL, $EDITOR, vi

    So, you might want to check whether some of these are set (directly or indirectly) to «nano». If so, then this would not seem like a problem
    in dpkg-source, but I notice this is not documented in the man page,
    so I guess even then I'll document that. Otherwise this might need to
    cloned and reassigned somewhere else I think?

    Thanks,
    Guillem

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