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Eric Gillespie writes:

> "Jan D." <jan.h.d@swipnet.se> writes:
> 
> > Oh, another thing, "make install" should not install an emacs executable
> > in $prefix/bin, since that executable can't be run without crashing.
> 
> I agree with your points about the installer, but not this.  The
> binary installed to $prefix/bin *does* work, with -nw.  I don't
> want to have to add /Applicatins/Emacs.app/blahblahblah to my path
> just so i can run emacs -nw.  Please keep the binary in $prefix/bin.

How about installing a script that does the right thing for all
cases?  The problem with the binary in $prefix/bin is that it hides 
the working Emacs that is preinstalled in MacOS X.

	Jan D.