micro-editor / micro-editor/micro
micro won't start if the DISPLAY environment variable is set to some remote ip and X server is not started
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Description
Description of the problem or steps to reproduce
micro 2.0.4 won't start if the DISPLAY environment variable is set to some remote IP without X server started.
A common use case is with WSL/WSL2 with the X server installed in Windows
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Research direction
First reproduce the failure with micro 2.0.4 while DISPLAY points to a remote IP with no X server, including the WSL/WSL2 setup described. Trace the startup path that handles DISPLAY and confirm that micro can still launch in the terminal when the X server is unavailable.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100