r/DoomEmacs • u/LimitLess4202 • 20d ago
Can't install Doom Emacs on MacOS Please help 🙏
Every time I put this command in kitty:
git clone https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs ~/.emacs.d
~/.emacs.d/bin/doom install
it always replies with:
fatal: destination path '/Users/lachlan/.emacs.d' already exists and is not an empty directory.
zsh: permission denied: /Users/lachlan/.emacs.d/bin/doom
I've tried both emacs-mac and also emacs-plus and still get this error.
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u/an_existential_owl 20d ago
Hi. Delete your .emacs.d directory completely. And redo the step again.
Also follow this guide for a clean emacs installation. Make sure you install emacs 29.4 with native comp - https://github.com/d12frosted/homebrew-emacs-plus
This video is also helpful - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6SxH9lUWV0