[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #66703] EDITOR not used by edit command

[Dennis Cote]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?66703>

                 Summary: EDITOR not used by edit command
                   Group: GNU Octave
               Submitter: dennisc_hi
               Submitted: Thu 23 Jan 2025 10:43:16 PM UTC
                Category: Octave Function
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Incorrect Result
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Dennis Cote
        Originator Email:
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 9.3.0
        Operating System: Microsoft Windows
           Fixed Release: None
         Planned Release: None


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Date: Thu 23 Jan 2025 10:43:16 PM UTC By: Dennis Cote <dennisc_hi>
I have set the EDITOR value to "notepad++.exe" from both a .octaverc file and
the command line. The correct value is displayed if I execute EDIOTR(). 

I verified can open a CMD window in the same current directory and type the
command:

notepad++.exe bug1.m

and the file bug1.m is opened in notepad++. It also works if the ".exe" is
dropped from the command.

If I type the command: 

edit bug1.m 

on the Octave command line, it opens the file bug1.m in the Octave editor
window rather than notepad++. This is incorrect according to the documentation
for the edit function which says: If edit is called with the name of a file or
function as its argument it will be opened in the text editor defined by
EDITOR.

I have tried this with the EDITOR set to both "notepad++" and "notepad++.exe"
and I get the same result. It always opens the file in the Octave Editor
window, contrary to the documentation.

I am reporting this in Octave 9.3.0 but I see the same behavior in a local
build of Octave 10.0.0 with hgid 00671f5dbc55+.







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