Re: org-latex-to-pdf-process missing?

[Jeff Horn <jrhorn424@gmail.com>]

>> 1) I see stuff floating around the list from time to time about
>> "org-install", which I've never had to use, but I gather takes care of
>> some autoloads. Is this correct?
>
> Yes this is for autoloads.  I think this is provided for you if you use
> the version of org-mode that comes with Emacs.  If you want to use a
> newer org-mode from git then you should require org-install so you get
> the autoload definitions that go with that version of org-mode.

Will do.

>> 3) Shouldn't org-latex be loaded automatically?
>
> You're referencing a variable in org-latex.  It probably doesn't get
> defined until you have auto-loaded org-latex by using some function
> provided by that file.  If you want to use the variable before that I
> think you need to require the package to force loading it early.

I didn't realized that's how autoloads work. So they're "just in time"
loads? Designed to cut back on the initial load time?

>> 5) Aren't (require 'function)'s looked down upon in the user's
>> customization file?
>
> They are?  Not that I'm aware of.  I add require lines for anything I
> want to have setup before it's called the first time (not that I restart
> emacs all that often but it happens.)  I have requires for the following
> org packages in my .emacs
>
>  - (require 'org-install)
>  - (require 'org-protocol)
>  - (require 'org-crypt)
>  - (require 'org-id)
>  - (require 'org-latex)

That's helpful. Part of my confusion was that some of those packages,
like protocol, crypt, and id, are available through the customize
interface (my preferred method of dealing with org-mode setup), but
org-latex was not listed (nor org-install, but that seems reasonable
to me).

Thanks!
Jeff

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