From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Achim Gratz Subject: Re: Tracking Current Org Version Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 16:54:17 +0200 Message-ID: <87zjfdogrq.fsf@Rainer.invalid> References: <87tx5n9ejn.fsf@be.cs.appstate.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:35395) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XG82X-00063q-NT for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Aug 2014 10:54:43 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XG82S-00044b-AA for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Aug 2014 10:54:37 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:52426) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XG82S-00044X-3q for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Aug 2014 10:54:32 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1XG82O-0006Nb-Kn for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Aug 2014 16:54:28 +0200 Received: from pd9eb0315.dip0.t-ipconnect.de ([217.235.3.21]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 09 Aug 2014 16:54:28 +0200 Received: from Stromeko by pd9eb0315.dip0.t-ipconnect.de with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 09 Aug 2014 16:54:28 +0200 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Kenneth Jacker writes: > For me, there is a little confusion on just which version I'm using ... > > I changed to the org-mode "git managed" directory, and entered: > > $ make update > > { Do I need to do more? I followed the above with > "make" and "make install" ... necessary? } Well, if you do that, then "make up2" is what you really want. It does the above plus it doesn't install if the tests fail, so you aren't hosed if you happen to build at a time where Org is broken. > After performing the above yesterday and then checking with "M-x org-version" shows: > > Org-mode version 8.3beta (release_8.3beta-175-g59cd25 > > Is that the latest? No date is included ... Nor is there any need for that. The version string tells you that the most recently "tagged" release version is 8.3beta, there have been 175 commits since then and the commit you're on has an SHA1 starting with 59cd25 (i.e. 'git show 59cd25' will let you look at that commit and 'git log 59cd25' shows the changes from that point backward). > In addition, I receive announcements from that shows things like: > > Latest: org-20140804.tar, 2014-Aug-04, 5.21MB > > How does *that* differ/compare to what 'git' is downloading? ELPA is fed by the "maint" branch, not master. In a nutshell, between releases maint only gets bugfixes, while master can remove, change or add features at any time. If you are using master, you should be following the mailing list at least (and know how to install a different version than the last one for the few times where one of those changes on master may impact you). > What is the "best" way to do this? ;-) Whatever you prefer. Achim. -- +<[Q+ Matrix-12 WAVE#46+305 Neuron microQkb Andromeda XTk Blofeld]>+ Wavetables for the Terratec KOMPLEXER: http://Synth.Stromeko.net/Downloads.html#KomplexerWaves