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23.0.94; [NS/Cocoa] Emacs doesn't work when symlinked

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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''

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: nil
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: nil
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: ERC

Minor modes in effect:
  erc-track-mode: t
  erc-track-minor-mode: t
  erc-spelling-mode: t
  flyspell-mode: t
  erc-ring-mode: t
  erc-pcomplete-mode: t
  erc-netsplit-mode: t
  erc-match-mode: t
  erc-button-mode: t
  erc-fill-mode: t
  erc-autojoin-mode: t
  erc-irccontrols-mode: t
  erc-noncommands-mode: t
  erc-readonly-mode: t
  erc-scrolltobottom-mode: t
  which-function-mode: t
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  ime-bindings: t
  show-paren-mode: t
  recentf-mode: t
  iswitchb-mode: t
  cua-mode: t
  auto-insert-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  size-indication-mode: t
  column-number-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t
  abbrev-mode: t

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