Re: [bug-mailutils] Binary name

[D. E. Evans]

   D. E. Evans <address@hidden> ha escrit:
   
   > I don't believe you intend to have /bin/mail overwritten with GNU
   > mail,
   
   Why not, provided that it has been linked statically?

The moment a package upgrade occurs it gets wiped out.  
   
   > I could install /usr/local/bin/mail, and
   > modify the PATH so that GNU mail is called first, but changing
   > the name to /usr/local/bin/Mail seems an easier alternative.
   
   That's exactly what --program-transform-name is for.  Here's how
   to do that:
   
      ./configure --program-transform-name='s,^mail$,Mail,'
   
Oh, I see.  The SED reference in INSTALL wasn't very clear. 
Thank you.