Re: org-enforce-todo-dependencies setting

[Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com>]

Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca> wrote:

> Hi Carsten,
> 
> Are the last three lines of the description for
> org-enforce-todo-dependencies correct? --------------------------------------------------+
>                                                                                          |
> ,----[ C-h v org-enforce-todo-dependencies RET ]                                         |
> | org-enforce-todo-dependencies is a variable defined in `org.el'.                       |
> | Its value is t                                                                         |
> |                                                                                        |
> | Documentation:                                                                         |
> | Non-nil means undone TODO entries will block switching the parent to DONE.             |
> | Also, if a parent has an :ORDERED: property, switching an entry to DONE will           |
> | be blocked if any prior sibling is not yet done.                                       |
> | Finally, if the parent is blocked because of ordered siblings of its own,              |
> | the child will also be blocked.                                                        |
> | This variable needs to be set before org.el is loaded, and you need to   <--+          |
> | restart Emacs after a change to make the change effective.  The only way <--+-- HERE <-+
> | to change is while Emacs is running is through the customize interface.  <--+
> `----
> 
> I set this variable with a setq in my .emacs long after loading org-mode
> (uncompiled) and have never run into any issues with it.
> 
> ,----[ my .emacs lines 16-18 ]
> | (add-to-list 'load-path (expand-file-name "~/git/org-mode/lisp"))
> | (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.\\(org\\|org_archive\\|txt\\)$" . org-mode))
> | (require 'org-install)
> `----
> 
> ,----[ my .emacs line 1568 ]
> | (setq org-enforce-todo-dependencies t)
> `----
> 
> From the description it doesn't sound like my setup is supposed to work.
> 

Well, yes - but Carsten knew[fn:1] there'd be someone (we won't mention
names :-) ) who would do that and took care to do the
add-hook/remove-hook thingie while setting up the mode when you open an
org file: see line 5016ff in org.el. So it sounds a bit more ominous
than it actually is.

OTOH, if your .emacs opens an org file between lines 18 and 1568, all
bets are off.

Nick

Footnotes:

[fn:1] ... or maybe somebody did it and complained about it already: I
didn't search the ML.