On 2020-03-26 06:38, Fergus Daly via Cygwin wrote: >>> Anybody else having problems with cursor position and hotkey commands in >>> nano v.4.3? > > Further to above, and a bit different: > I downloaded the current nano-4.9.tgz from source, extracted the source files > and within Cygwin ran the > ./configure .. .. make .. .. make install trio. > Perfect glich-free installation showing the new nano executable and support > files located in /usr/local/bin/ and /usr/local/share/. > (NB the Cygwin-provided nano v.4.3 installation remains in place.) > The command > $ echo $PATH > returns > /home/user/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin > (so /usr/local/bin/ precedes /usr/bin/ as required) > and the command > # which nano > returns > /usr/local/bin/nano > (as expected) > BUT: the command > $ nano --version > returns > GNU nano, version 4.3 > which is not what is required, referring to the original and not the later > installation; and the command > $ nano anynamedtextfile > reveals on screen that nano v.4.3 not v.4.9 is being used. > Q1 Am I doing / thinking / remembering something daft about command > hierarchies, or should the expected v.4.9 be the one obtained (which it > isn't)? > Q2 Should I _necessarily_ uninstall the original v.4.3 - and if so, why, > given the expected priority usages? > Thank you!
If using bash as your SHELL, enter: $ command -V nano # lists what will execute $ type -a nano # lists aliases, functions, exes in PATH and it should tell you if there are any aliases or functions fronting your nano; also you can run the nano exe using: $ command nano # runs exes in PATH and $ /usr/local/bin/nano # runs exe at path and see what version you get in each case. -- Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada This email may be disturbing to some readers as it contains too much technical detail. Reader discretion is advised. -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple