03-emacs-default.patch

--- native/src/options.c	2022-10-01 09:10:53.000000000 -0700
+++ wasm/src/options.c	2022-10-16 15:01:39.000000000 -0700
@@ -169,6 +169,13 @@
 		shellparam.nparam++;
 		xargv++;
 	}
+  if(!Vflag && !Eflag) {
+    // Set emacs mode to be the default in case nothing specified.
+    // dash doesn't work at all interactively if neither emacs or
+    // vi mode are specified!  Note that Eflag is "optlist[10]".
+    Eflag =1;
+  }
+
 	optschanged();
 
 	return login;