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Re: [bug-mailutils] Binary name
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D. E. Evans |
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Re: [bug-mailutils] Binary name |
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Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:25:43 -0400 |
D. E. Evans <address@hidden> ha escrit:
> I don't believe you intend to have /bin/mail overwritten with GNU
> mail,
Why not, provided that it has been linked statically?
The moment a package upgrade occurs it gets wiped out.
> I could install /usr/local/bin/mail, and
> modify the PATH so that GNU mail is called first, but changing
> the name to /usr/local/bin/Mail seems an easier alternative.
That's exactly what --program-transform-name is for. Here's how
to do that:
./configure --program-transform-name='s,^mail$,Mail,'
Oh, I see. The SED reference in INSTALL wasn't very clear.
Thank you.