At Mon, 20 Jun 2011 07:17:30 -0500,
Bill Jacobson wrote:
> >
> > I'm looking into this issue, but this caught my eyes:
> >
> >> Org-mode version 7.4 (release_7.5.409.g4f3a3) == latest
> >    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >
> > This looks like a mixed up Org mode install, doesn't it?
> >
> > It would explain the problem you face. The functions for escaping
> > %-encoded characters has changed significantly and if you run
> > org-protocol.el from 7.5 together with org.el from 7.4 you would get
> > exactly what you got.
> >
> > Could you check if you have a mixed Org install?
> >
> > Best,
> >    -- David
> David,
> 
> I didn't know to see the 7.4 bit as a possible red flag.
> 
> In /usr/local/share/emacs, I have installed Emacs 24.0.50, including the 
> bundled org-mode 7.4 release.
> 
> Into ~/elisp/org-mode I am nightly git pulling and making the latest 7.5 
> version
> 
> I have been toggling between 7.4 and 7.5 latest—cleanly, I thought—by 
> uncommenting or commenting the line
>      (add-to-list 'load-path "~/elisp/org-mode/lisp/")
> 
> Is this enough to tell you what I've mixed up?

No, AFAIK and according to

http://orgmode.org/manual/Installation.html#Installation 

you'd need a

(require 'org-install)

When using the web version.  This file defines the autoloads for Org,
e.g. sets up the correct place where Emacs will find the correct Elips
files.

Best,
  -- David
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