add option to add binaries to $PATH

[everson]

I am running into magit/magit#2318

Also, when typing emacsclient -V , I see that it still points to /usr/bin/, which is at 22.1

Would be great to have an option to setup links for binaries under /usr/local/Cellar/emacs-plus/25.1/bin

[d12frosted]

Ok, brew installs everything to /usr/local/Cellar with binary links to /usr/local/bin. When it fails to link something - it yells. Running brew doctor might help you to check for unlinked stuff. But before doing this - please, check your value of $PATH. It must contain /usr/local/bin. I believe that brew by default setups $PATH for bash users (during brew installation), but in case you are using something else (for example, fish) you have to setup your PATH manually.

So in short, please share the value of $PATH (or at least make sure that it contains /usr/local/bin). Then run brew doctor and check that everything is linked. Let me know about your findings 😸

[everson]

@d12frosted thanks. I had /usr/local/bin, only a link to emacs was there. That might have been the reason for the linking to have failed. I didn't notice any message about failure in linking, but brew doctor revealed: You have unlinked kegs in your Cellar: emacs-plus. Sorry, I should have run doctor before assuming this formula wouldn't setup these links.

Deleting /usr/local/bin/emacs and running brew link emacs-plus fixed my issue. Sorry again for the invalid report and thanks for replying so quickly.

[d12frosted]

@everson,

Glad you figured it out 😸 Checking $PATH and calling brew doctor are usually two steps I do when something goes wrong. Also I forgot to mention that /usr/local/bin must come before /usr/bin.

Sorry, I should have run doctor before assuming this formula wouldn't setup these links.
Sorry again for the invalid report and thanks for replying so quickly.

Don't need to be sorry 😸 Have fun with Spacemacs (or stock Emacs) 😸

[everson]

Trying to switch to Spacemacs from intellij / atom / vim.