From 14c275d09cf51f1573b4aebd945072a6e9567b28 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Koeritz <fred@gruntose.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 12:27:40 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] nice, got script to wait for gvim

---
 scripts/customize/fred/fred_variables.sh | 20 +++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/customize/fred/fred_variables.sh b/scripts/customize/fred/fred_variables.sh
index 02e107a5..4c9c0d90 100644
--- a/scripts/customize/fred/fred_variables.sh
+++ b/scripts/customize/fred/fred_variables.sh
@@ -38,15 +38,21 @@ if [ -z "$USER_CUSTOMIZATIONS_LOADED" ]; then
 #  export BROWSER=/usr/bin/firefox
 
   # editor and other mixed settings...
-  export EDITOR="$(which vim)"
+  export EDITOR="$(which gvim)"
+  if [ -z "$EDITOR" ]; then
+    export EDITOR="$(which vim)"
+  else
+    # special case for gvim; tell it not to fork or we can't wait for it.
+    EDITOR+=" --nofork"
+  fi
   if [ -z "$EDITOR" ]; then
     EDITOR="$(which vi)"
-    if [ -z "$EDITOR" ]; then
-      EDITOR="$(which emacs)"
-      if [ -z "$EDITOR" ]; then
-        echo "Cannot find a friendly editor."
-      fi
-    fi
+  fi
+  if [ -z "$EDITOR" ]; then
+    EDITOR="$(which emacs)"
+  fi
+  if [ -z "$EDITOR" ]; then
+    echo "Cannot find a friendly editor."
   fi
   export VISUAL="$EDITOR"
   # the editors for revision control must wait while document is edited,
-- 
2.34.1