Christian wrote:
> On Di, 27 Jun 2023, Devin Weaver wrote:
>
> > On a fresh Ubuntu install attempting to run “make install” has an error:
> >
> > cd /usr/bin; ln -s vim ex
> > ln: failed to create symbolic link 'ex': File exists
> > make[1]: *** [Makefile:2687: /usr/bin/ex] Error 1
> > make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/suki/source/vim/src'
> > make: *** [Makefile:39: install] Error 2
> >
> > ls /usr/bin/ex
> > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Feb 17 17:24 /usr/bin/ex -> /etc/alternatives/ex*
> >
> So you probably have a package installed, that provides `/usr/bin/ex`.
> Try `dpkg -S $(realpath $(which ex))`
Mixing Vim packages installed with the regular installer interferes with
what you install manually. It's best to keep them separate to avoid
trouble.
For me:
% ls -l /etc/alternatives/ex
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 May 24 2020 /etc/alternatives/ex ->
/usr/bin/vim.gtk3
> > I’m not so sure what to do about that. Hadn’t run into this before.
>
> I would recommend, to use ./configure --prefix=$HOME/local/
>
> to install into your local directory. Then you also do not need to use
> sudo to run make install
>
> Just make sure, to add $HOME/local/bin to your $PATH
The Makefile has a line that you can uncomment:
# Uncomment the next line to install Vim in your home directory.
#prefix = $(HOME)
No need to add "/local". Your path should include "$HOME/bin" then.
An alternative is to use "/usr/local". That should actually be the
default.
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