Re: [O] error on opening org-file with #+startup: indent

[Martyn Jago]

Hi Achim

Achim Gratz <address@hidden> 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 You do not have org-install.el and you are picking up outdated autoload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.