Re: [9front] ipso(1) $editor

[sl@stanleylieber.com]

> i added the code to ipso to look at the plumbing rules.  at that time
> there was no $editor.  if 9front has a $editor i would suggest you use
> it and modify the plumber to respect it too (it it doesn't already).

maybe i brought this notion with me from unix, but i was pretty sure at
least some plan 9 programs check for $editor in the environment.

haha:

mars2; cd /sys/src/cmd
mars2; grep editor */*
abaco/plumbing:editor = acme
acme/dat.h:	Buffer	*elogbuf;	/* log of pending editor changes */
dict/movie.c:	ED,	/* editor */
dict/oed.c:	Ed,		/* editor's comments (in [...]) */
hg/hgeditor:# If you want to pass your favourite editor some other parameters
hg/hgeditor:HGTMP="${TMPDIR-/tmp}/hgeditor.$RANDOM.$RANDOM.$RANDOM.$$"
postscript/README:  LDFLGS    common link editor options - used to build LDFLAGS in the
postscript/postscript.mk:#     LDFLGS	common link editor options - used to build LDFLAGS in the
spell/list:coeditor	n
spell/list:creditor	n
spell/list:editor	n
spell/list:editorial	n,a,na
spell/list:expeditor	n
mars2; cd /rc/bin
mars2; grep editor *
ipso:editor = (acme -c1)
ipso:edexp=`{grep '^editor=' /mnt/plumb/rules >[2]/dev/null}
ipso:		editor = sam
ipso:	Warning: The editor will display the secret contents of
ipso:if(~ $edit yes) $editor `{for(i in $files) basename $i}
newt:if(~ $#editor 0)
newt:	editor=hold
newt:	eval $editor /tmp/post
newt:		echo editor: $editor
mars2; 

sl