From: Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>
To: Manager Leader <managerleader@gmail.com>
Cc: Org Mode List <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Org-Mode in Windows
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 07:45:36 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <FCEF4ECC-8BCF-465C-ACF0-3153E8FB66D7@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <497BD2E2.3080306@gmail.com>
Hi,
please send your message to emacs-orgmode@gnu.org (I am
CC-ing the mailing list).
There you will find people who work on Windows, I do not.
- Carsten
On Jan 25, 2009, at 3:48 AM, Manager Leader wrote:
> Dear Mr. Dominik,
>
> Thank you for your work in Org-Mode, I started researching about it
> a month ago and I have started using it 10 days ago (used to work in
> outlook but it just can't cope with my life now). And so far am
> happy with it except for some things that's not working as expected.
>
> I am using Windows XP and have downloaded the latest release version
> for emacs (22.3.1) and org-mode (6.18c). But when I type M-x org-
> version 5.23a.
> * Org-Mode does not start by itself when emacs is started - I always
> have to type "ALT-X org-mode" (in your book convention: M-x) or put
> on each file "MY PROJECTS -*- mode: org; -*-"
> * Agenda view does not come out with the shortcut C-c a - I always
> have to use the mouse and org->agenda command -> t
> * I want my default org file to open when I start emacs or org-mode
> but don't know how to do this. I always have to browse to the
> correct directory and open the file.
> * Other things but I think should be resolved if those above can work.
>
> I consider myself competent with computers and normally can easily
> make things work with reading documentation and searching through
> newsgroups, web. But this is taking a bit too long.
>
> Some info and Things I have done to try to resolve it:
> * I placed emacs in directory c:/emacs, downloaded 6.18c orgmode
> file to c:/emacs/org
> * I am logged in with admin rights on Windows
> * I have added the path to emacs in environment variables. C:/emacs/
> bin
> * I have watched your video at google 3 times, gone through the
> manual particularly installation and activation parts, searched the
> newsgroups and google searched whatever I can...
> * I can't find any file named emacs or *.emacs so I created ".emacs"
> file and placed it in c:/emacs - I attach my emacs file.
> * Make command from the installation manual does not work (even
> inside emacs Tools-> Make) - I attach my makefile which I have
> edited based on the installation manual.
>
> But, I still can't get things to work properly. I hope that you can
> help.
>
> Thank you for a great software!
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Bailey
>
> # Makefile - for the org-mode distribution
> #
> # Maintainer: Carsten Dominik <dominik@science.uva.nl>
> # Version: VERSIONTAG
> #
> # To install org-mode, edit the Makefile, type `make', then `make
> install'.
> # To create the PDF and HTML documentation files, type `make doc'.
>
> ##----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ## YOU MUST EDIT THE FOLLOWING LINES
> ##----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> # Name of your emacs binary
> EMACS=emacs
>
> # Where local software is found
> prefix=C:/emacs
>
> # Where local lisp files go.
> lispdir = $(prefix)/site-lisp
>
> # Where info files go.
> infodir = $(prefix)/info
>
> ##----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ## YOU MAY NEED TO EDIT THESE
> ##----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> # Using emacs in batch mode.
> # BATCH=$(EMACS) -batch -q
> # BATCH=$(EMACS) -batch -q -eval "(add-to-list (quote load-path) \".
> \")"
>
> BATCH=$(EMACS) -batch -q -eval \
> "(progn (add-to-list (quote load-path) (expand-file-name \"./lisp/
> \")) \
> (add-to-list (quote load-path) \"$(lispdir)\"))"
>
> # Specify the byte-compiler for compiling org-mode files
> ELC= $(BATCH) -f batch-byte-compile
>
> # How to make a pdf file from a texinfo file
> TEXI2PDF = texi2pdf
>
> # How to create directories
> MKDIR = mkdir -p
>
> # How to create the info files from the texinfo file
> MAKEINFO = makeinfo
>
> # How to create the HTML file
> TEXI2HTML = makeinfo --html --number-sections
>
> # How to copy the lisp files and elc files to their distination.
> CP = cp -p
>
> # Name of the program to install info files
> INSTALL_INFO=install-info
>
> ##----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ## BELOW THIS LINE ON YOUR OWN RISK!
> ##----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> # The following variables need to be defined by the maintainer
> LISPF = org.el \
> org-agenda.el \
> org-attach.el \
> org-archive.el \
> org-bbdb.el \
> org-bibtex.el \
> org-clock.el \
> org-colview.el \
> org-colview-xemacs.el \
> org-compat.el \
> org-exp.el \
> org-export-latex.el \
> org-faces.el \
> org-footnote.el \
> org-gnus.el \
> org-id.el \
> org-info.el \
> org-jsinfo.el \
> org-irc.el \
> org-list.el \
> org-mac-message.el \
> org-macs.el \
> org-mew.el \
> org-mhe.el \
> org-mouse.el \
> org-publish.el \
> org-plot.el \
> org-remember.el \
> org-rmail.el \
> org-table.el \
> org-timer.el \
> org-vm.el \
> org-w3m.el \
> org-wl.el
>
> LISPFILES0 = $(LISPF:%=lisp/%)
> LISPFILES = $(LISPFILES0) lisp/org-install.el
> ELCFILES0 = $(LISPFILES0:.el=.elc)
> ELCFILES = $(LISPFILES:.el=.elc)
> DOCFILES = doc/org.texi doc/org.pdf doc/org doc/dir doc/.nosearch
> CARDFILES = doc/orgcard.tex doc/orgcard.pdf doc/orgcard_letter.pdf
> TEXIFILES = doc/org.texi
> INFOFILES = doc/org
>
>
> .SUFFIXES: .el .elc .texi
> SHELL = /bin/sh
>
> # Additional distribution files
> DISTFILES_extra= Makefile ChangeLog request-assign-future.txt contrib
> DISTFILES_xemacs= xemacs/noutline.el xemacs/ps-print-invisible.el
> xemacs/README
>
> default: $(ELCFILES)
>
> all: $(ELCFILES) $(INFOFILES)
>
> compile: $(ELCFILES0)
>
> install: install-lisp
>
> doc: doc/org.html doc/org.pdf doc/orgcard.pdf doc/orgcard_letter.pdf
>
> p:
> make pdf && open doc/org.pdf
>
> c:
> make card && gv doc/orgcard.ps
>
> install-lisp: $(LISPFILES) $(ELCFILES)
> if [ ! -d $(lispdir) ]; then $(MKDIR) $(lispdir); else true; fi ;
> $(CP) $(LISPFILES) $(lispdir)
> $(CP) $(ELCFILES) $(lispdir)
>
> install-info: $(INFOFILES)
> if [ ! -d $(infodir) ]; then $(MKDIR) $(infodir); else true; fi ;
> $(CP) $(INFOFILES) $(infodir)
> $(INSTALL_INFO) --info-file=$(INFOFILES) --info-dir=$(infodir)
>
> install-noutline: xemacs/noutline.elc
> if [ ! -d $(lispdir) ]; then $(MKDIR) $(lispdir); else true; fi ;
> $(CP) xemacs/noutline.el xemacs/noutline.elc $(lispdir)
>
> autoloads: lisp/org-install.el
>
> lisp/org-install.el: $(LISPFILES0) Makefile
> $(BATCH) --eval "(require 'autoload)" \
> --eval '(find-file "org-install.el")' \
> --eval '(erase-buffer)' \
> --eval '(mapc (lambda (x) (generate-file-autoloads (symbol-name
> x))) (quote ($(LISPFILES0))))' \
> --eval '(insert "\n(provide (quote org-install))\n")' \
> --eval '(save-buffer)'
> mv org-install.el lisp
>
> xemacs/noutline.elc: xemacs/noutline.el
>
> doc/org: doc/org.texi
> (cd doc; $(MAKEINFO) --no-split org.texi -o org)
>
> doc/org.pdf: doc/org.texi
> (cd doc; $(TEXI2PDF) org.texi)
>
> doc/org.html: doc/org.texi
> (cd doc; $(TEXI2HTML) --no-split -o org.html org.texi)
> UTILITIES/manfull.pl doc/org.html
>
> doc/orgcard.dvi: doc/orgcard.tex
> (cd doc; tex orgcard.tex)
>
> doc/orgcard.pdf: doc/orgcard.dvi
> dvips -q -f -t landscape doc/orgcard.dvi | gs -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -
> sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile=doc/orgcard.pdf -c .setpdfwrite -
>
> doc/orgcard.ps: doc/orgcard.dvi
> dvips -t landscape -o doc/orgcard.ps doc/orgcard.dvi
>
> doc/orgcard_letter.dvi: doc/orgcard.tex
> perl -pe 's/letterpaper=0/letterpaper=1/' doc/orgcard.tex > doc/
> orgcard_letter.tex
> (cd doc; tex orgcard_letter.tex)
>
> doc/orgcard_letter.pdf: doc/orgcard_letter.dvi
> dvips -q -f -t landscape doc/orgcard_letter.dvi | gs -q -dNOPAUSE -
> dBATCH -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile=doc/orgcard_letter.pdf -
> c .setpdfwrite -
>
> doc/orgcard_letter.ps: doc/orgcard_letter.dvi
> dvips -t landscape -o doc/orgcard_letter.ps doc/orgcard_letter.dvi
>
> # Below here are special targets for maintenance only
>
> updateweb:
> ssh cdominik@caprisun.dreamhost.com 'pull-worg-org.sh && publish-
> worg-org.sh'
>
> html: doc/org.html
>
> html_manual: doc/org.texi
> rm -rf doc/manual
> mkdir doc/manual
> $(TEXI2HTML) -o doc/manual doc/org.texi
> UTILITIES/mansplit.pl doc/manual/*.html
>
> info: doc/org
>
> pdf: doc/org.pdf
>
> card: doc/orgcard.pdf doc/orgcard.ps doc/orgcard_letter.pdf doc/
> orgcard_letter.ps
>
> distfile:
> @if [ "X$(TAG)" = "X" ]; then echo "*** No tag ***"; exit 1; fi
> touch doc/org.texi doc/orgcard.tex # force update
> make cleancontrib
> make info
> make doc
> make lisp/org-install.el
> rm -rf org-$(TAG) org-$(TAG).zip
> $(MKDIR) org-$(TAG)
> $(MKDIR) org-$(TAG)/xemacs
> $(MKDIR) org-$(TAG)/doc
> $(MKDIR) org-$(TAG)/lisp
> cp -r $(LISPFILES) org-$(TAG)/lisp
> cp -r $(DOCFILES) $(CARDFILES) org-$(TAG)/doc
> cp -r $(DISTFILES_extra) org-$(TAG)/
> cp -r README_DIST org-$(TAG)/README
> cp -r ORGWEBPAGE/Changes.org org-$(TAG)/
> cp -r $(DISTFILES_xemacs) org-$(TAG)/xemacs/
> zip -r org-$(TAG).zip org-$(TAG)
> gtar zcvf org-$(TAG).tar.gz org-$(TAG)
>
> release:
> @if [ "X$(TAG)" = "X" ]; then echo "*** No tag ***"; exit 1; fi
> make distfile
> make doc
> UTILITIES/gplmanual.pl
> make html_manual
> rm -rf RELEASEDIR
> $(MKDIR) RELEASEDIR
> cp org-$(TAG).zip org-$(TAG).tar.gz RELEASEDIR
> cp doc/org.pdf doc/orgcard.pdf doc/org.texi doc/org.html RELEASEDIR
> cp RELEASEDIR/org-$(TAG).zip RELEASEDIR/org.zip
> cp RELEASEDIR/org-$(TAG).tar.gz RELEASEDIR/org.tar.gz
>
> upload_release:
> (cd RELEASEDIR; lftp -f ../../org-mode-proprietary/
> ftp_upload_release_legito)
>
> upload_manual:
> lftp -f ../org-mode-proprietary/ftp_upload_manual_legito
>
> relup0:
> make release
> make upload_release
>
> relup:
> make release
> make upload_release
> make upload_manual
>
> db:
> grep -e '(debug)' lisp/*el
>
> cleancontrib:
> find contrib -name \*~ -exec rm {} \;
>
> cleanelc:
> rm -f $(ELCFILES)
> cleandoc:
> (cd doc; rm -f org.pdf org org.html orgcard.pdf orgcard.ps)
> (cd doc; rm -f *.aux *.cp *.cps *.dvi *.fn *.fns *.ky *.kys *.pg
> *.pgs)
> (cd doc; rm -f *.toc *.tp *.tps *.vr *.vrs *.log *.html *.ps)
> (cd doc; rm -f orgcard_letter.tex orgcard_letter.pdf)
> (cd doc; rm -rf manual)
>
> cleanrel:
> rm -rf RELEASEDIR
> rm -rf org-6.*
> rm -f org-6*zip org-6*tar.gz
>
> clean:
> make cleanelc
> make cleandoc
> make cleanrel
> rm -f *~ */*~ */*/*~
>
> cleanall:
> make clean
> rm -f lisp/org-install.el
>
> .el.elc:
> $(ELC) $<
>
>
> push:
> git-push git+ssh://repo.or.cz/srv/git/org-mode.git master
>
> pushtag:
> git-tag -m "Adding tag" -a $(TAG)
> git-push git+ssh://repo.or.cz/srv/git/org-mode.git $(TAG)
>
> pushreleasetag:
> git-tag -m "Adding release tag" -a release_$(TAG)
> git-push git+ssh://repo.or.cz/srv/git/org-mode.git release_$(TAG)
>
> dummy:
> echo ${prefix}
>
> # Dependencies
>
> lisp/org.elc: lisp/org-macs.elc lisp/org-compat.elc lisp/
> org-faces.elc
> lisp/org-agenda.elc: lisp/org.elc
> lisp/org-attach.elc: lisp/org.elc lisp/org-id.elc
> lisp/org-archive.elc: lisp/org.elc
> lisp/org-bbdb.elc: lisp/org.elc
> lisp/org-bibtex.elc: lisp/org.elc
> lisp/org-clock.elc: lisp/org.elc
> lisp/org-colview.elc: lisp/org.elc
> lisp/org-colview-xemacs.elc: lisp/org.elc
> lisp/org-compat.elc: lisp/org-macs.elc
> lisp/org-exp.elc: lisp/org.elc lisp/org-agenda.elc
> lisp/org-export-latex.elc: lisp/org.elc lisp/org-exp.elc
> lisp/org-faces.elc: lisp/org-macs.elc lisp/org-compat.elc
> lisp/org-footnotes.elc: lisp/org-macs.elc lisp/org-compat.elc
> lisp/org-gnus.elc: lisp/org.elc
> lisp/org-id.elc: lisp/org.elc
> lisp/org-info.elc: lisp/org.elc
> lisp/org-irc.elc: lisp/org.elc
> lisp/org-jsinfo.elc: lisp/org.elc lisp/org-exp.elc
> lisp/org-list.elc: lisp/org-macs.elc lisp/org-compat.elc
> lisp/org-mac-message.elc: lisp/org.elc
> lisp/org-macs.elc:
> lisp/org-mew.elc: lisp/org.elc
> lisp/org-mhe.elc: lisp/org.elc
> lisp/org-mouse.elc: lisp/org.elc
> lisp/org-plot.elc: lisp/org.elc lisp/org-exp.elc lisp/org-
> table.elc
> lisp/org-publish.elc:
> lisp/org-remember.elc: lisp/org.elc
> lisp/org-rmail.elc: lisp/org.elc
> lisp/org-table.elc: lisp/org.elc
> lisp/org-timer.el: lisp/org.elc
> lisp/org-vm.elc: lisp/org.elc
> lisp/org-w3m.elc: lisp/org.elc
> lisp/org-wl.elc: lisp/org.elc
> ;; The following lines are always needed. Choose your own keys.
> (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.org$" . org-mode))
> (global-set-key "\C-cl" 'org-store-link)
> (global-set-key "\C-ca" 'org-agenda)
> (global-set-key "\C-cb" 'org-iswitchb)
>
> (global-font-lock-mode 1) ; for all buffers
> (transient-mark-mode 1)
next parent reply other threads:[~2009-01-25 6:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <497BD2E2.3080306@gmail.com>
2009-01-25 6:45 ` Carsten Dominik [this message]
2009-01-25 10:56 ` Re: Org-Mode in Windows David Lord
[not found] ` <497C5E28.9070706@gmail.com>
2009-01-25 20:01 ` David Lord
2009-01-25 11:49 ` Manish
2009-01-25 15:02 ` Manager Leader
2009-01-25 15:11 ` Manish
2009-01-25 15:30 ` Manager Leader
[not found] ` <497C8B92.8010706@firstscales.com>
2009-01-25 18:45 ` Manish
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