Eli Zaretskii writes: >> From: Thierry Volpiatto >> Cc: Phil Sainty , 46790@debbugs.gnu.org >> Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2021 06:48:24 +0000 >> >> > I think only as long as $(libdir) and $(libexecdir) keep their >> > relative locations. >> > >> > We don't really support separate unsynchronized locations for the >> > various *dir variables used to install Emacs. >> >> Don't know what you are speaking about, the problem is with >> >> make install bindir=foo >> >> which IS documented in INSTALL. > > So please describe the details of the deployment in your case: > > . where is the _real_ Emacs executable? /usr/local/sbin/emacs-28.0.50/ This directory is not a symlink, it contains emacs-28.0.50 executable and its symlink emacs. /usr/local/sbin/emacs-28.0.50/ctags /usr/local/sbin/emacs-28.0.50/ebrowse /usr/local/sbin/emacs-28.0.50/emacs -> emacs-28.0.50 /usr/local/sbin/emacs-28.0.50/emacs-28.0.50 /usr/local/sbin/emacs-28.0.50/emacsclient /usr/local/sbin/emacs-28.0.50/etags > > . where is the symlink to it? /usr/local/bin/ The symlink is from /usr/local/sbin/emacs-28.0.50/emacs-28.0.50, not from /usr/local/sbin/emacs-28.0.50/emacs which is itself a symlink of /usr/local/sbin/emacs-28.0.50/emacs-28.0.50 (see above). > . are you invoking the symlink explicitly or via PATH? Via PATH, i.e. with emacs. > . where is the .pdmp file? Didn't find such file. > . where is the installed native-lisp/ directory? /usr/local/lib/emacs/28.0.50/ Not a symlink. > (When I say "where" above, I mean what is the exact absolute file name > of that file or directory. Also whether it's a symlink or not, and in > the former case where does the symlink point.) > > Thanks. -- Thierry