Revision: 76421 http://trac.macports.org/changeset/76421 Author: and.damore@macports.org Date: 2011-02-22 14:19:35 -0800 (Tue, 22 Feb 2011) Log Message: ----------- small changes to "Optional Editor Variables" section of "Installing MacPorts" in the guide, added reference to MP_EDITOR (r76419) and VISUAL (already present in base and never mentioned in guide) Revision Links: -------------- http://trac.macports.org/changeset/76419 Modified Paths: -------------- trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/installing.xml Modified: trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/installing.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/installing.xml 2011-02-22 22:01:09 UTC (rev 76420) +++ trunk/doc-new/guide/xml/installing.xml 2011-02-22 22:19:35 UTC (rev 76421) @@ -519,14 +519,15 @@ </section> <section id="installing.shell.editorvar"> - <title>Optional EDITOR Variable</title> + <title>Optional Editor Variables</title> - <para>A useful environment variable to set in - <filename>.profile</filename> is the <varname>EDITOR</varname> variable. - Setting this variable allows you to use the edit option to the port - command to edit Portfiles quickly and easily. Set the - <varname>EDITOR</varname> variable to point to your favorite text - editor.</para> + <para>You can set an environment variable in order to use your favorite + text editor with edit option of port command.</para> + <para>MacPorts will check <varname>MP_EDITOR</varname>, + <varname>VISUAL</varname> and <varname>EDITOR</varname> in this order, + allowing you to either use a default editor shared with other programs + (<varname>VISUAL</varname> and <varname>EDITOR</varname>) or a Macports' + specific one (<varname>MP_EDITOR</varname>).</para> <para>For example, to use the nano editor, add this line to your <filename>~/.profile</filename>:</para> @@ -539,6 +540,13 @@ <filename>~/.profile</filename>:</para> <programlisting>export EDITOR=/usr/bin/edit</programlisting> + + <para>To keep a text editor as default while using a graphic editor with + portfiles add this to <filename>~/.profile</filename>: </para> + + <programlisting> + export EDITOR=/usr/bin/vi + export MP_EDITOR=/usr/bin/edit</programlisting> </section> </section> </chapter>