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J. Munson
J. Munson

Reputation: 2885

Can I install emacs 24.5 on OS X El Capitan without deleting the native OS X emacs?

I want to install the latest version of emacs, but if I do this will it be in conflict with the version that comes pre-packaged with os x? Do I need to delete the native emacs? Also, it seems emacsforosx.com is a popular option, but I lot of people swear by homebrew... why would I go with one option over the other?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1491

Answers (2)

Tim X
Tim X

Reputation: 4235

Installing a current version of emacs is normal practice because the OSX provided version is outdated. You have a number of options, but I've found using the 'homebrew' method the easiest.

Due to changes in OSX 10.11, you need to take some additional steps when installing homebrew. If you already have homebrew installed, you will probably need to 'fix' the permissions on /usr/local. If you don't have homebrew installed, then there are some additional steps you will need to take to create the /usr/local path. This is documented on the hombrew site at El Capitan and Homebrew

Upvotes: 1

tripleee
tripleee

Reputation: 189729

There is no reason to remove the system-supplied Emacs; any well-behaved, properly packaged third-party version will install fine alongside, not over, the system binaries and libraries.

Upvotes: 4

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