Getting error trying to commit using Subversion on Mac OS X
Using Subversion I try to commit with: svn ci dir/filename And I get this: svn: system('emacs svn-commit.tmp') returned 256 What does this mean? How can I to fix it? When you try to commit something to Subversion, it needs a commit comment. Unless you pass a commit comment on the command line (using -m message ), Subversion will automatically launch your preferred editor. It appears that your editor is emacs, but there is a problem launching it. Either fix emacs, or set your EDITOR or SVN_EDITOR environment variables to a different editor that actually works. Possibly related: I'm seeing