bug#3589: marked as done (23.0.94; [NS/Cocoa] Emacs doesn't work when symlinked)

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has caused the Emacs bug report #3589,
regarding 23.0.94; [NS/Cocoa] Emacs doesn't work when symlinked
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> 23.0.94; [NS/Cocoa] Emacs doesn't work when symlinked
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> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:16:14 -0700
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> On OS X, if you create a symlink to the Emacs binary and run it, Emacs  
> fails to start:
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> 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:~$
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> The data dir is the in directory I built Emacs from.
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> 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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> 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
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> Major mode: ERC
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> 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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> Re: 23.0.94; [NS/Cocoa] Emacs doesn't work when symlinked
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> Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:54:07 -0400
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> 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.
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> http://emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=3589
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