[TxMt] Re: TM2 - where is the mate command?

[Bakki Kudva]

I can confirm that I get this exact behavior. If the symlink exists and
points to a non-existent file then it fails silently.

bakki

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On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 11:19 AM, Gerd Knops <gerti-textmate at bitart.com>wrote:

>
> On Dec 25, 2011, at 3:08 PM, Allan Odgaard wrote:
>
> > I would appreciate if you can try to reproduce the issue as I was unable
> to do so here (it warns me that a link exists in /usr/local/bin and asks
> for admin password if I select to replace it).
> >
> It silently fails to install if the symlink at the destination is dead.
> Steps to reproduce:
>
> - Deinstall shell support if it is installed
> - run
>
>        cd /usr/local/bin
>        ln -s /I/Do/NO/EXIST mate
>
> - Try and install shell support. It will silently fail.
>
> This will probably be the scenario for most TM1 users who simply replace
> TM1 with TM2, as now the old mate symlink points to a non-existing file.
>
> Gerd
>
>
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