Re: update-alternatives problem

[Carlos Sousa <csousa@tvtel.pt>]

On Tue, 6 Aug 2002 01:14:32 +0100 Carlos Sousa <csousa@tvtel.pt> wrote:

> I can't think of anything that wouldn't mess up future package
> upgrades, as you'd have to insert an explicit call to the jemacs link
> somewhere in the chain. Perhaps the easiest (less troublesome to
> maintain) way would be to manually change the /etc/alternatives/editor
> link to point to a scrip where you'd call jemacs:
> 
>    editor --(ln)--> script ---> jemacs --(ln)--> joe.

Sorry, just came to me that you could symlink /usr/bin/jemacs to point
to your script, and leave the alternatives system intact. Your script
would then call a symlink called "jemacs" (placed in your ~/, for
instance), which would point to joe.

    editor -(ln)-> jemacs -(ln)-> myscript -(call)-> ~/jemacs -(ln)-> joe.

Just re-link /usr/bin/jemacs whenever you upgrade the joe package.

-- 
Carlos Sousa
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