* Good way to try new org-mode code?
@ 2010-06-30 20:50 Nathan Neff
2010-06-30 20:55 ` Erik Iverson
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From: Nathan Neff @ 2010-06-30 20:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
I'm using git to track org-mode, and would like to know if there's a way
to switch branches / mess with code in org-mode without having to
run make and make install when I want to test the new code.
Currently, I have org-mode code in my ~/.emacs.d/src/org
directory, and I add this directory to my load-path in my emacs file:
;; Add org-mode to path
(setq load-path (cons "~/.emacs.d/src/org/contrib/lisp" load-path))
(setq load-path (cons "~/.emacs.d/src/org/lisp" load-path))
If I switch branches, or change some code in the above directory,
I don't think the new code is used by emacs unless I run
make clean && make && sudo make install
Is there a way to have emacs read the org-mode source code "on the
fly" without having to run make, make install, etc?
Is there a way to run new code without restarting Emacs?
Thanks,
--Nate
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* Re: Good way to try new org-mode code?
2010-06-30 20:50 Good way to try new org-mode code? Nathan Neff
@ 2010-06-30 20:55 ` Erik Iverson
2010-06-30 21:00 ` Eric Schulte
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From: Erik Iverson @ 2010-06-30 20:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Nathan Neff; +Cc: emacs-orgmode
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>
> Is there a way to have emacs read the org-mode source code "on the
> fly" without having to run make, make install, etc?
>
> Is there a way to run new code without restarting Emacs?
I think
M-x org-reload
is what you're after.
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* Re: Good way to try new org-mode code?
2010-06-30 20:50 Good way to try new org-mode code? Nathan Neff
2010-06-30 20:55 ` Erik Iverson
@ 2010-06-30 21:00 ` Eric Schulte
2010-06-30 21:09 ` Sébastien Vauban
2010-06-30 21:12 ` Bastien
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From: Eric Schulte @ 2010-06-30 21:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Nathan Neff; +Cc: emacs-orgmode
Hi Nathan,
There are a couple of options here.
If you are only playing around with a couple of functions, or in a
single file, you can interactively evaluate single functions by pressing
C-M-x `eval-defun' with your cursor over the function, similarly you can
interactively evaluate entire files with C-c v `eval-buffer'. In both
of these cases the interactively evaluated functions will take
precedence over anything loaded on startup, so this is a great way to
experiment with new function definitions. As a side note, when you want
to debug a function, or closely track it's execution path you can prefix
the `eval-defun' function above (i.e. with C-u C-M-x) which instrument
the function with edebug (the results of which will become clear next
time to use the function).
As for make issues, it is possible to use Org-mode without ever running
make or make install.
I don't know of a way to forcefully reload all of Org-mode, but I find
that evaluation at the function/buffer level is generally sufficient for
my needs.
Best -- Eric
Nathan Neff <nathan.neff@gmail.com> writes:
> I'm using git to track org-mode, and would like to know if there's a way
> to switch branches / mess with code in org-mode without having to
> run make and make install when I want to test the new code.
>
> Currently, I have org-mode code in my ~/.emacs.d/src/org
> directory, and I add this directory to my load-path in my emacs file:
>
> ;; Add org-mode to path
> (setq load-path (cons "~/.emacs.d/src/org/contrib/lisp" load-path))
> (setq load-path (cons "~/.emacs.d/src/org/lisp" load-path))
>
> If I switch branches, or change some code in the above directory,
> I don't think the new code is used by emacs unless I run
>
> make clean && make && sudo make install
>
> Is there a way to have emacs read the org-mode source code "on the
> fly" without having to run make, make install, etc?
>
> Is there a way to run new code without restarting Emacs?
>
> Thanks,
> --Nate
>
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* Re: Good way to try new org-mode code?
2010-06-30 20:50 Good way to try new org-mode code? Nathan Neff
2010-06-30 20:55 ` Erik Iverson
2010-06-30 21:00 ` Eric Schulte
@ 2010-06-30 21:09 ` Sébastien Vauban
2010-06-30 21:12 ` Bastien
3 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Sébastien Vauban @ 2010-06-30 21:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode-mXXj517/zsQ
Hi Nathan,
Nathan Neff wrote:
> I'm using git to track org-mode, and would like to know if there's a way
> to switch branches / mess with code in org-mode without having to
> run make and make install when I want to test the new code.
>
> Currently, I have org-mode code in my ~/.emacs.d/src/org
> directory, and I add this directory to my load-path in my emacs file:
>
> ;; Add org-mode to path
> (setq load-path (cons "~/.emacs.d/src/org/contrib/lisp" load-path))
> (setq load-path (cons "~/.emacs.d/src/org/lisp" load-path))
>
> If I switch branches, or change some code in the above directory,
> I don't think the new code is used by emacs unless I run
>
> make clean && make && sudo make install
>
> Is there a way to have emacs read the org-mode source code "on the
> fly" without having to run make, make install, etc?
>
> Is there a way to run new code without restarting Emacs?
My solution -- since I now want to go deeper in Org (and would like to be able
to code, help, test, patch, etc.) -- would not address your last point (no
restart of Emacs), but is easy to use.
I'm using the following to add subdirectories to the `load-path' variable
(see [¹]):
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(defun my/add-to-load-path (this-directory &optional with-subdirs recursive)
"Add THIS-DIRECTORY at the beginning of the load-path, if it exists.
Add all its subdirectories not starting with a '.' if the
optional argument WITH-SUBDIRS is not nil.
Do it recursively if the third argument is not nil."
(when (and this-directory
(file-directory-p this-directory))
(let* ((this-directory (expand-file-name this-directory))
(files (directory-files this-directory t "^[^\\.]")))
;; completely canonicalize the directory name (*may not* begin with `~')
(while (not (string= this-directory (expand-file-name this-directory)))
(setq this-directory (expand-file-name this-directory)))
(message "Adding `%s' to load-path..." this-directory)
(add-to-list 'load-path this-directory)
(when with-subdirs
(while files
(setq dir-or-file (car files))
(when (file-directory-p dir-or-file)
(if recursive
(my/add-to-load-path dir-or-file 'with-subdirs 'recursive)
(my/add-to-load-path dir-or-file)))
(setq files (cdr files)))))))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
and I'm using:
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(defvar local-site-lisp-directory
(concat (or (getenv "LOCAL_SHARE")
"~/Downloads") "/emacs/site-lisp/")
"Name of directory where additional Emacs goodies Lisp files (from the
Internet) reside.")
(my/add-to-load-path local-site-lisp-directory 'with-subdirs 'recursive)
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
to load everything under ~/Downloads/emacs/site-lisp/. Everything but the
directories beginning with a dot.
So, I could have there:
- org-mode-git
- .org-mode-6.35
- .org-mode-6.34
for example. And only the current Git version of org-mode would be loaded at
Emacs startup.
For switching to Org-mode 6.34, just remove the dot in front of the directory
name, add a dot to the current Org directory, and relaunch Emacs.
Note, though, that I'm considering the use of `.el' files only, not byte
compiled ones. But does that make a big difference?
Hope this helps.
Seb
[¹] http://www.mygooglest.com/fni/dot-emacs.html
--
Sébastien Vauban
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* Re: Good way to try new org-mode code?
2010-06-30 20:50 Good way to try new org-mode code? Nathan Neff
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2010-06-30 21:09 ` Sébastien Vauban
@ 2010-06-30 21:12 ` Bastien
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From: Bastien @ 2010-06-30 21:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Nathan Neff; +Cc: emacs-orgmode
Hi Nathan,
Nathan Neff <nathan.neff@gmail.com> writes:
> Is there a way to run new code without restarting Emacs?
I wouldn't use make and make install at all.
Switch to your testing branch and do M-x org-reload RET should do it.
HTH,
--
Bastien
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