From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nick Dokos Subject: Re: Updating info files Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:17:45 -0400 Message-ID: <18605.1338927465@alphaville> References: Reply-To: nicholas.dokos@hp.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:59923) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Sc0CR-0008Ap-PS for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:17:57 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Sc0CL-0001dm-0V for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:17:55 -0400 Received: from g6t0187.atlanta.hp.com ([15.193.32.64]:17318) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Sc0CK-0001dG-RT for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:17:48 -0400 In-Reply-To: Message from Mike Fitzgerald of "Tue\, 05 Jun 2012 15\:02\:37 CDT." 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: Mike Fitzgerald Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Mike Fitzgerald wrote: > Windows 7, EMACS 23.4 >=20 > I tried this in my .emacs to update info files > =C2=A0 > ;; Info directory > (add-to-list 'Info-default-directory-list > =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 = (expand-file-name "~/.emacs.d/org-7.8.11/doc)")) >=20 > As recommended here. > http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html >=20 The paren after "doc" is spurious: try deleting it. I'll check the FAQ and correct it if necessary. Nick > C-h i still brings up the old info files. >=20 > files are there: >=20 > org.pdf > rg.texi > rgcard.pdf > rgcard.tex > rgcard_letter.pdf > rgguide.pdf > rgguide.texi >=20 > Any suggestions? >=20 > Thanks >=20 > Mike >=20 > On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 2:40 PM, Nick Dokos wrote: >=20 > Mike Fitzgerald wrote: >=20=20=20=20 > > Great! > > Followed your latest recommendations and all seems well. > > >=20=20=20=20 > Glad to hear it. >=20=20=20=20 > > A couple of things: > > > > 1) The defun > > > > (defun my/compile-org(&optional directory) > > =C2=A0 "Compile all *.el files that come with org-mode." > > > > is at http://orgmode.org/worg/org-hacks.html. > > >=20=20=20=20 > Yeah, Achim pointed it out, so I added a warning to stay away from it= for now. >=20=20=20=20 > > 2) The org mode update info on the net is confusing to me. > > >=20=20=20=20 > You might want to post a note to the list (as detailed as possible > please!) about this. There is always room for improvement in this are= a. >=20=20=20=20 > > 3) The command (require 'org-capture) does not appear anywhere on h= ttp://doc.norang.ca/org-mode.html#Capture > > Which is the most offcical looking page has capture stuff. > > Seems that it should be near the top. > > Tried re-running without (require 'org-capture)=C2=A0 and it still = works. > > Another package must be loading it. > > >=20=20=20=20 > It's probably not necessary, just paranoia on my part. >=20=20=20=20 > > 4) Is there a pain free way to get org mode info files updated? > > >=20=20=20=20 > My preference is to initialize the environment variable INFOPATH to p= oint > to the various directories that contain info files that I'm intereste= d in > (in addition to the standard ones). That might or might not work well= for > you on windows though. >=20=20=20=20 > > 5) How 2 byte compile? > > (perhaps it does not need byte compile, seems fast enough) > > >=20=20=20=20 > I almost always run without byte-compilation (mostly because I don't > really use org-mode to its fullest potential, but I often end up > debugging things: org-mode is more a hobby for me, not so much a > productivity tool). >=20=20=20=20 > You will probably want to learn enough about git and the repo eventua= lly > and use that to (frequently!) update your installation, because org i= s a > fast moving target and eventually you will lust after the latest and > greatest feature which only exists on the bleeding edge version; but > that will mean that you probably will want to install a make tool on > windows: it's too much of a pain otherwise. >=20=20=20=20 > > Thanks 4 being responsive and a clean dispo. > > >=20=20=20=20 > Getting over the initial hump is the biggest obstacle new users face, > so I try to help them do that. >=20=20=20=20 > Nick >=20 >=20 > ---------------------------------------------------- > Alternatives: >=20 > ----------------------------------------------------