From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Martyn Jago Subject: Re: error on opening org-file with #+startup: indent Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:45:24 +0100 Message-ID: References: <87mx62dopc.fsf@gnu.org> <933A277B-281C-40C0-B647-4616C31E67DB@pobox.com> <87mx61c513.fsf@Rainer.invalid> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:44204) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SMnYM-00067C-4N for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:45:43 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SMnYJ-0001Ny-MY for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:45:41 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:44353) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SMnYJ-0001Nu-FT for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:45:39 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1SMnYG-00083f-Bh for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:45:36 +0200 Received: from 88-96-171-142.dsl.zen.co.uk ([88.96.171.142]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:45:36 +0200 Received: from martyn.jago by 88-96-171-142.dsl.zen.co.uk with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:45:36 +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 Hi Achim Achim Gratz writes: > Fritz Kunze writes: >>      I ran M-x load-library org followed by M-x org-version - which >> returned 7.8.09.  > > You didn't generate and (require 'org-install). > >>           (Incidentally, and for the sake of completeness in this >> report, I built the compiled version of this upgrade by using  >> >>             M-x cd ~/.emacs.d/org-7.8.09/ followed by C-u 0 M-x >> byte-recompile-directory) > > You still don't have org-install.el > I think this tone of reply is very harsh, and I feel for the OP. Has it suddenly become a requirement to know emacs-lisp, and have a reasonable understanding of `autoload' to even install? A very formal announcement and good documentation would perhaps have been a good idea. Don't get me wrong - I like the new makefile, but there *is* now magic that there never was, without question. I think it would be better to refer to some good documentation rather than short terse admonishment over something that `used to work'. My 2c. Best, Martyn >>      I renamed the org-6.36 folder. I started up emacs and the error >> still appeared.  > > You do not have org-install.el and you are picking up outdated autoload > definitions from your emacs installation. > >> As an experiment, I modified the load-path to consist only of one >> statement: >>      (add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/org-7.8.09/") >>      ; (add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/org-7.8.09/contrib/lisp") >> And suddenly the "bug" vanished.  What's going on - do you have any >> idea?  I thought I would certainly need this >> directory "~/.emacs.d/org-7.8.09/contrib/lisp" in my load-path. > > Fix the installation first and then worry about things in contrib/. > > > Regards, > Achim.