I got it working, thanks to an offlist message from Don - copied with
permission below...
----- Original Message -----
From:
"Dan Davison" <
davison@stats.ox.ac.uk>
To: "Gez" <
register@geekanddiva.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010
2:56 PM
Subject: Re: compiling org without make
> Hi
Gez,
>
> It is possible to use the latest version of Org mode very
easily,
> without compiling or installing to system folders. I just posted
example
> instructions in another thread; the link to that thread
is
>
>
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/30973>
>
With this method, the info files in emacs will be out-of-date. Full
>
installation is covered in section 1.2 of the manual:
>
>
http://orgmode.org/manual/Installation.html#Installation>
>
But here are the instructions I posted:
>
> 1. Download the latest
version
> .zip and .tar.gz version are kept
at
>
http://orgmode.org/org-latest.zip>
http://orgmode.org/org-latest.tar.gz>
> 2. Extract the
archived files
> This will create a folder called "org-mode".
Let's say that the
> location of this folder is
"~/path/to/org-mode" (for Windows see
> footnote
[1])
>
> 3. Add the following lines to your .emacs file (note that
we're pointing
> to the "lisp" folder *within* the main
"org-mode" folder):
>
> (setq load-path (cons
"~/path/to/org-mode/lisp" load-path)
> (require
'org-install)
>
> That's it. However, this will not install the
latest info files, so
> these will be out of date (corresponding to
whatever version of Org
> shipped with your emacs). See XXXX for
instructions on installing the
> info files.
>
> Now, Emacs
should load whatever version of Org-mode you put at
>
"~/path/to/org-mode". So to update Org in the future, simply delete that
>
folder and replace it with a new one (steps 1 and 2 above).
>
>
Footnotes:
>
> [1] On Windows, this path might look something
like
> "C:\\path\to\org-mode"
>
>
Dan
>
>
>
> "Gez" <
register@geekanddiva.com> writes:
>
>> I'm a
beginner on windows and I'm prepared to learn slowly and steadily,
>> but I'm having trouble getting started. I have GNU Emacs
23.2.1 and I'd
>> like to get the latest version of orgmode (my
version has no
>> org-capture). I see from
>>
http://orgmode.org/worg/org-hacks.php#compiling-org-without-make
that
>> this problem has been addressed, but I'm still not clear on
what to do...
>>
>> 1. How I find out which version of orgmode
I have? I'm assuming from
>>
http://orgmode.org/ that
it's 6.21b, but is there a way of confirming
>> this?
>
>
M-x org-version
>
>>
>> 2. Do I need to compile at
all? At least in order to get started
>> learning and using
it?
>
> No, it is not necessary to compile. Some experienced Org
users do not
> compile at all, because they upgrade very often and don't
want to risk
> accidentally forgetting to recompile.
>
>>
3. Whether or not I compile, how do I "install" the downloaded org-mode
>> files? Should I just copy them into \emacs-23.2\lisp\org
(where my org
>> lisp files are now) and let them overwrite where
necessary?
>>
>> 3. In the example path in the function on
>>
http://orgmode.org/worg/org-hacks.php#compiling-org-without-make,
the
>> org-lisp-directory is under .emacs.d but my org files are under
>> \emacs-23.2\lisp\org - does this matter?
>>
>> 4.
Assuming the path is ok as it is, how do I enter the path into the
>>
function - do I write the whole path - e.g. Q:\progs\emacs-23.2\lisp\org
>> ?
>>
>> 5. What option should I choose for
org-compile-sources in the function?
>> (I don't know what it
means.)
>>
>> 6. Finally, how do I use this function? Do
I write it to my .emacs and
>> then call it? What is the
command?
>>