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Re: Impossible to set org mode variable
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Rusi |
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Re: Impossible to set org mode variable |
Date: |
Fri, 17 Jan 2014 18:38:51 -0800 (PST) |
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On Saturday, January 18, 2014 3:30:58 AM UTC+5:30, Suvayu Ali wrote:
> Hi,
> On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 09:58:05AM -0800, Rusi wrote:
> > There is a variable org-odt-data-dir that I am trying to set for the
> > org-mode exporter to work. However I seem to be completely unable to make
> > a setq or defvar or whatever do what it should.
> > Heres the scenario
> > emacs 23 C-h v
> > ---------------
> > org-odt-data-dir is a variable defined in `org-version.el'.
> > Its value is "~/pdsw/org-mode/etc"
> > Documentation:
> > The location of ODT styles.
> > ------------------
> > So far so good. This is what Ive set and what I want
> > Now emacs 24 C-h v
> > ------------------
> > org-odt-data-dir is a variable defined in `org-version.el'.
> > Its value is "/usr/share/emacs/etc/org"
> > Documentation:
> > The location of ODT styles.
> > The even weirder thing is if I click the org-version link, I see
> > ;;;###autoload
> > (defvar org-odt-data-dir "~/pdsw/org-mode/etc"
> > "The location of ODT styles.")
> > Can someone explain whats going on
> How do you compile Org? As far as I'm aware, org-version.el is
> autogenerated; so it would depend on how you compile Org.
> That said, in my case I see consistent varlues, so I would be inclined
> to think you have shadowing of Org libraries going on.
Of course.
Is it possible to use recent org without shadowing?
> Again how you
> are installing Org matters. To verify the shadowing possibility
> checkout this FAQ: <http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#mixed-install>
Ok -- looked at that again.
1. Looked at all the shadows. As far as I can see in all cases my local org
shadows the system one
2. Looked at org-version: It shows as
----------------
org-version is a variable defined in `org.el'.
Its value is "8.2.5e"
This variable may be risky if used as a file-local variable.
Documentation:
Not documented as a variable.
----------------
This looks a little suspect because it matches neither the good nor the bad in
the wiki you linked!!
How I am installing org:
1. use git
2. make update
3. Point load path to the git-download-dir/lisp
>From the make helpall output
make autoloads - create org-loaddefs.el to load Org in-place
I assume that using org 'in-place' is allowable and legitimate?
Also the first line of the build system
http://orgmode.org/worg/dev/org-build-system.html
says
http://orgmode.org/worg/dev/org-build-system.html
Org can be run directly from sources but...
Maybe the but is a big but!?