#include "strbuf.h"
#include "run-command.h"
-int launch_editor(const char *path, struct strbuf *buffer, const char *const *env)
+#ifndef DEFAULT_EDITOR
+#define DEFAULT_EDITOR "vi"
+#endif
+
+const char *git_editor(void)
{
const char *editor = getenv("GIT_EDITOR");
const char *terminal = getenv("TERM");
editor = getenv("EDITOR");
if (!editor && terminal_is_dumb)
- return error("terminal is dumb, but EDITOR unset");
+ return NULL;
+
+ if (!editor)
+ editor = DEFAULT_EDITOR;
+
+ return editor;
+}
+
+int launch_editor(const char *path, struct strbuf *buffer, const char *const *env)
+{
+ const char *editor = git_editor();
if (!editor)
- editor = "vi";
+ return error("Terminal is dumb, but EDITOR unset");
if (strcmp(editor, ":")) {
size_t len = strlen(editor);