GNU bug report logs - #3589
23.0.94; [NS/Cocoa] Emacs doesn't work when symlinked

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Message #5 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Ian Eure <ian <at> digg.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 23.0.94; [NS/Cocoa] Emacs doesn't work when symlinked
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:16:14 -0700

On OS X, if you create a symlink to the Emacs binary and run it, Emacs  
fails to start:

-- snip --
ieure!electron:~$ ln -s /Applications/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/Emacs  
emacs
ieure!electron:~$ ./emacs
Warning: arch-dependent data dir (/Users/ieure/Projects/emacs/nextstep/ 
Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/libexec/emacs/23.0.94/i386-apple- 
darwin9.7.0/) does not exist.
Cannot open load file: encoded-kb
ieure!electron:~$
-- snip --

The data dir is the in directory I built Emacs from.



In GNU Emacs 23.0.94.1 (i386-apple-darwin9.7.0, NS apple-appkit-949.46)
 of 2009-06-16 on neutron.local
Windowing system distributor `Apple', version 10.3.949
configured using `configure  '--with-ns''

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Message #12 received at 3589 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Adrian Robert <adrian.b.robert <at> gmail.com>
To: 3589 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Ian Eure <ian <at> digg.com>
Subject: Re: 23.0.94; [NS/Cocoa] Emacs doesn't work when symlinked
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:49:52 -0400

http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3589

It may be this will only work if --disable-ns-self-contained is given  
to the configure and the lisp is installed.  Could you please try?

thanks.

Message #17 received at 3589-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Adrian Robert <adrian.b.robert <at> gmail.com>
To: 3589-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Ian Eure <ian <at> digg.com>
Subject: Re: 23.0.94; [NS/Cocoa] Emacs doesn't work when symlinked
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:54:07 -0400

I looked at the code (won't work) and also tried TextEdit with a  
symlink (also doesn't work).  I don't think it will work with disable- 
self-contained either.  Since TextEdit fails, I'm assuming app  
bundles working with a symlink just isn't expected under OS X and I'm  
closing the bug.

http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3589

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