From: David Masterson <dsmasterson@gmail.com>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: The Org Package
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 19:32:10 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <86ob07e0r9.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
I still need more understanding of the Emacs packaging system.
Something doesn't seem right and I'm sure I'm missing some key in
understanding how its supposed to work. What I see right now seems like
something doesn't match up -- particularly with the Org package:
1. Most modern Emacs have Org pre-installed.
2. Unfortunately, that Org is not up-to-date (24.3 has 7.9.3f).
3. Therefore, installing the latest Org package seems natural.
4. However, this does not uninstall the built-in Org package.
5. Packages are not initialized until after .emacs is run.
6. Therefore, any of the latest variables are not defined yet.
7. Therefore, setting a hook may not do what you think.
8. The documentation for Org suggests hooks (etc.) to set.
9. I've run into times when org-version was still 7.9.3f.
Do you see where I'm heading? Does anyone else run into this problem?
Or do most people ignore the Org package and install the latest from
GitHub in a more manual process (a la Bernt Hansen's paper)? Do we need
more concrete documentation on setting up the Org Package?
--
David Masterson
next reply other threads:[~2014-04-12 2:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-04-12 2:32 David Masterson [this message]
2014-04-12 2:39 ` The Org Package John Hendy
2014-04-12 4:10 ` David Masterson
2014-04-12 6:01 ` Jacek Generowicz
2014-04-12 20:07 ` John Hendy
2014-04-15 2:05 ` adam
2014-04-13 1:41 ` Grant Rettke
2014-04-13 7:05 ` Achim Gratz
2014-04-13 7:14 ` Nicolas Richard
2014-04-13 22:27 ` David Masterson
2014-04-14 0:15 ` Thomas S. Dye
2014-04-16 0:04 ` David Masterson
2014-04-16 16:35 ` Achim Gratz
2014-04-14 16:16 ` Achim Gratz
2014-04-17 11:38 ` Bastien
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