2 files changed, 13 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/src/lcurseslib.c b/src/lcurseslib.c
index a6eeaa1..5a5b8b0 100644
--- a/src/lcurseslib.c
+++ b/src/lcurseslib.c
@@ -112,21 +112,15 @@ static int Pcolor_pair (lua_State *L)
 }
 
 
-extern char **Argv;
-extern char *Script_name;
-extern void edit(char *filename, const char *message);
+extern void switch_to_editor(const char *message);
 static int Pgetch (lua_State *L) {
   int c = wgetch(stdscr);
   if (c == ERR)
     return 0;
   if (c == 24)  /* ctrl-x */
     exit(0);
-  if (c == 5) {  /* ctrl-e */
-    /* death and rebirth */
-    endwin();
-    edit(Script_name, "");
-    execv(Argv[0], Argv);
-  }
+  if (c == 5)  /* ctrl-e */
+    switch_to_editor("");
   /* handle other standard menu hotkeys here */
   lua_pushinteger(L, c);
   return 1;
diff --git a/src/lua.c b/src/lua.c
index 1c7cdfd..34fcd13 100644
--- a/src/lua.c
+++ b/src/lua.c
@@ -74,16 +74,23 @@ static int report (lua_State *L, int status) {
 }
 
 
+/* death and rebirth */
 char *Script_name = NULL;
 char **Argv = NULL;
 extern void edit(char *filename, const char *status);
+void switch_to_editor(const char *message) {
+  endwin();
+  edit(Script_name, message);
+  execv(Argv[0], Argv);
+  /* never returns */
+}
+
+
 static int show_error_in_editor (lua_State *L, int status) {
   if (status && !lua_isnil(L, -1)) {
     const char *msg = lua_tostring(L, -1);
     if (msg == NULL) msg = "(error object is not a string)";
-    endwin();
-    edit(Script_name, msg);
-    execv(Argv[0], Argv);
+    switch_to_editor(msg);
   }
   return status;
 }