Re: Emacs22, Emacs23, and symlinks

[Michael Ekstrand]

ross@rosslaird.info (Ross A. Laird) writes:
>> Look up update-alternatives
>
> Yup, did that already. It shows:
>
>   Selection    Alternative
> -----------------------------------------------
>           1    /usr/bin/vim.tiny
>           2    /bin/ed
>           3    /bin/nano
> *         4    /usr/bin/emacs-snapshot
>           5    /usr/bin/vim.basic
>           6    /usr/bin/vim.gtk
>  +        7    /usr/bin/vim.gnome
>           8    /usr/bin/emacs22
>
>
> So, I think the asterisk means that emacs-snapshot is the default. But
> it's not what I get when I run 'emacs'.

Run update-alternatives --config emacs.  That will let you choose your
emacs, then you can be sure.  I do not know the exact meaning of * and
+.

Also, though, this looks like the alternatives list for editor rather
than emacs -- `vim.basic' doesn't look like an alternative for `emacs'.

- Michale

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