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From: Kaushal Modi <kaushal.modi@gmail.com>
To: Help Gnu Emacs mailing list <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Can I share ~/.emacs.d/elpa with two machines?
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 09:56:52 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAFyQvY0nmT7QmcU467SUWX8ziv0JP5NDze4sbxJqdPMmq6N71Q@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20151005131633.GY15858@chitra.no-ip.org>

> I don't think it's a good idea to mix the git version of Org with elpa. It
needlessly complicates the setup, and you are more likely fall foul to the
infamous mixed install issue.

Yes, I am aware of the risk factor.

I add the dev version org-mode lisp/ dir to the very top in the `load-path`
array. So as long as a package is found in the dev version lisp/ dir, emacs
will not try to hunt for those in the package manager installed
org-plus-contrib dir. So only the contrib/ area packages end up being
picked from the org-plus-contrib.

I am using this mixed installation for few months now without any problem.
That said, now that I know of local.mk, I know what to do if this setup
starts giving me trouble!


--
Kaushal Modi

On Mon, Oct 5, 2015 at 9:16 AM, Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Mon, Oct 05, 2015 at 08:46:33AM -0400, Kaushal Modi wrote:
> > > My only question is the contrib directory. I assume I simply also have
> to
> > copy the files in the same version specific lisp dir?
> >
> > For contrib packages (well, only one package that I use from there), I
> use
> > the org-plus-contrib package from the Org Elpa
>
> I don't think it's a good idea to mix the git version of Org with elpa.
> It needlessly complicates the setup, and you are more likely fall foul
> to the infamous mixed install issue.
>
> http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#mixed-install
>
> --
> Suvayu
>
> Open source is the future. It sets us free.
>
>


  reply	other threads:[~2015-10-05 13:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-10-02 14:03 Can I share ~/.emacs.d/elpa with two machines? Jorge
2015-10-02 15:54 ` Stefan Monnier
2015-10-02 17:05   ` Kaushal Modi
2015-10-02 19:05     ` Rainer M Krug
2015-10-02 19:23       ` Kaushal Modi
2015-10-05  7:54         ` Rainer M Krug
2015-10-05 10:19           ` Suvayu Ali
2015-10-05 11:34             ` Rainer M Krug
2015-10-05 13:13               ` Suvayu Ali
2015-10-05 13:45                 ` Rainer M Krug
2015-10-05 12:55             ` Kaushal Modi
2015-10-05 12:46           ` Kaushal Modi
2015-10-05 13:16             ` Suvayu Ali
2015-10-05 13:56               ` Kaushal Modi [this message]
2015-10-05 15:21             ` Solved: " Rainer M Krug
2015-10-03 20:04       ` Phillip Lord
2015-10-02 19:35     ` Stefan Monnier
2015-10-02 15:59 ` Kaushal Modi

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