[SOLVED] configuration of wyrd

validator456 · 07-20-2014, 02:13 AM

I am trying to use wyrd and remind on my computer (latest Crunchbang Linux)

Editing from wyrd is not possible. I get the error message:

Quote:

Error when launching editor; configure a different editor in ~/.wyrdrc .

I found the configuration file for wyrd in etc/wyrdrc

Opening up the file gives:

Code:

# Wyrd run-configuration file

# command for the Remind executable
set remind_command="remind"
# the default reminder file to display
set reminders_file="$HOME/.reminders"
# command for editing an old appointment, given a line number %line% and filename %file%
set edit_old_command="${VISUAL:-$EDITOR} +%line% %file%"
# command for editing a new appointment, given a filename %file%
set edit_new_command="${VISUAL:-$EDITOR} +999999 %file%"
# command for free editing of the reminders file, given a filename %file%
set edit_any_command="${VISUAL:-$EDITOR} %file%"

QUESTION: how to configure this? Suppose I want to use nano?

bigrigdriver · 07-20-2014, 04:03 AM

Try this.

In a terminal, enter echo $EDITOR. If you get no return, then you haven't set the bash environment variable EDITOR.

Edit your .bashrc and add this line: export EDITOR=/bin/nano, or the path to nano on your system (in a ternimal, which nano will give the path).

Then give the command source .bashrc to reload your environment variables and get the new EDITOR variable.

Then try running wyrd.

validator456 · 07-21-2014, 03:37 AM

Thank you for your answer, bigrigdriver.

validator456 · 07-21-2014, 03:50 AM

That didn't work out. I put this in my .bashrc file:

Code:

# setting the editor
export EDITOR=usr/bin/nano

Then I restarted my computer. And got the same message from wyrd:"Error when launching editor; configure a different editor in ~/.wyrdrc ."

brianL · 07-21-2014, 03:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by validator456

That didn't work out. I put this in my .bashrc file:

Code:

# setting the editor
export EDITOR=usr/bin/nano

Then I restarted my computer. And got the same message from wyrd:"Error when launching editor; configure a different editor in ~/.wyrdrc ."

Should be:

Code:

export EDITOR=/usr/bin/nano

Forward slash before usr.

validator456 · 07-21-2014, 04:19 AM

Yes, that worked. Thank you, BrianL.