Re: Correct / best way of loading packages in contrib when using org compiled from git?

[Achim Gratz <Stromeko@nexgo.de>]

Rainer M Krug writes:
> Ok - that makes sense. I just checked in my contrib/lisp and I only have .el there, so none are
> compiled.

Look in lisp, not contrib/lisp.

>> If you set the load-path to include the "contrib/lisp/" directory, then you don't need to
>> install org-notmuch, and (require 'org-notmuch) will find it.
>
> Well - I don't install org, but just specify the load-path, so I have to specify that one as well.
> No problem.

No, you don't want that if you use ORG_ADD_CONTRIB.

> Yes - that is what I am doing as well.

Just curious, what would change for you if you installed Org into a user
directory (besides using "make up2" instead of "make update")?

> Just for clarifications: is there any problem with adding
>
> ORG_ADD_CONTRIB = *
>
> to the local.mk file, apart from slightly longer compilation times?

Yes, you don't want all of contrib (htmlize.el in particular).

>>> PS: I update my git almost daily via the following script:
>> 
>> This should be enough

Actually, the "git checkout master" at the beginning should probably
stay there as a defensive measure.
 

Regards,
Achim.
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