From: Memnon Anon <gegendosenfleisch@googlemail.com>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: suggestion for FAQ: clarifying how to upgrade org
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2012 19:36:26 +0000 (UTC) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87627o1ivv.fsf@mean.albasani.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: alpine.DEB.2.02.1209080719450.6333@oneiric
Hi rpjd,
"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@crashcourse.ca> writes:
> that seems to work fine. if that's an acceptable way to upgrade
> org, that should probably be mentioned in the FAQ -- that you might
> just be able to do a standard, distro-specific install of whatever
> represents the org-mode package and emacs will pick it up
> automatically.
>
> just an observation.
That faq is exported from an org file on worg.
Sure, distro specific packages are a viable way to upgrade your org:
Would you like to add it?
If you don't know git, this is the relevant section:
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
** My Emacs ships with an older version Org-mode! How do I upgrade?
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: updating-org
:END:
#+index: Upgrade
Org-mode develops quickly, which means that versions of Org-mode
shipped with Emacs are more or less out-of-date. If you'd like to
upgrade to the most recent version of org-mode, you have a number of
options.
1. Download the [[http://orgmode.org/index.html#sec-3][most recent release]] of org-mode as zip or tarball and
follow the [[http://orgmode.org/manual/Installation.html#Installation][installation instructions]] in the manual.
2. Clone and install the development git repository as [[#keeping-current-with-Org-mode-development][explained
here]]. If you don't want to run the bleeding edge, you can still
use git [[#using-stable-releases-only][to track the most recent stable releases]].
3. Install and updated org-mode automatically through the Emacs
Package Manager as [[#installing-via-elpa][explained in this FAQ]].
/Note/: Please also see [[#mixed-install][Is my Orgmode installation mixed?]] for a common
issue with mixed installations.
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
Just insert your words and certainly someone will push it :).
otoh, http://orgmode.org/org-mode-download.html (where you are sent to
to to download org) already mentions "Alternate distributions".
> http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#mixed-install
>
> in both cases above, when i asked for "org-version", i didn't get any
> "release" info in parentheses. all i saw was:
>
> "Org-mode version x.y.z"
>
> which might confuse a reader expecting to see release information.
> again, just another observation.
,----[ org-faq.org - Is my Orgmode installation mixed? ]
| An easy first step to
| investigate this is to look at the output of =M-x org-version=.
| - Good :: ~Org-mode version 7.8.11 (release_7.8.11-448-g1737d3 @
| /path/to/org-mode/lisp/)~
| - Bad :: ~Org-mode version 6.33x (release_7.8.11.409.ga3778)~
`----
org-version got improved to show the release bit in several steps,
starting with
| commit e7d2e4e18694cb8c4bec5a81815bf7ef9c8078a6
| Author: Achim Gratz <Stromeko@Stromeko.DE>
| Date: Mon May 7 21:21:28 2012 +0200
So, the suggestion in org-faq will only work with org versions later
than May 19.
org-7.8.11, which ships with emacs24, was released ... a couple of days
later. But these changes obviously didn't make it into the bundled
version. Lets be vague then :), what about:
"An easy first step to investigate this /with a recent version/ is to look
at the output of =M-x org-version=."
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-09-08 19:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-09-08 11:29 suggestion for FAQ: clarifying how to upgrade org Robert P. J. Day
2012-09-08 19:36 ` Memnon Anon [this message]
2012-09-09 0:21 ` Suvayu Ali
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