bug#51815: 27.2; Strange interaction between Org and Diary

bug#51815: 27.2; Strange interaction between Org and Diary

[Robert Thorpe]

Stephen Berman <stephen.berman@gmx.net> writes:

> On Sat, 13 Nov 2021 21:29:03 +0200 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:
>
>>> From: Robert Thorpe <rt@robertthorpeconsulting.com>
>>> Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2021 19:16:16 +0000
>>>
>>> I use Org mode but I also use the normal calendar and diary.
>>>
>>> This has an unwanted effect if I open an org file.  After org has been
>>> started the calendar no longer functions as expected.  If I press "i d"
>>> then it fails to insert an entry in the diary file.  A warning in
>>> *Messages* says:
>>>
>>> "command-execute: Wrong type argument: commandp, org-agenda-diary-entry"
>>>
>>> I don't use org-agenda, BTW.
>>>
>>> To clarify there are two conditions that are needed to see this
>>> behaviour.
>>>
>>> 1) Org-mode has been started in the Emacs session.
>>>
>>> It does not happen if org-mode hasn't been started (e.g. by opening an
>>> org file in another buffer).
>>>
>>> 2) Org-mode must be started first before calendar.
>>>
>>> If calendar is started first and org-mode is started second then the
>>> calendar works.
>>
>> Which version of Org are you using? the one that came with Emacs 27.2
>> or something else?
>
> This is bug#48199, which was fixed in Org bundled with Emacs 28, so the
> version of Org in GNU ELPA should have the fix.
>
> Steve Berman

I'm using Org 9.4.4 which came with Emacs 27.2.  I'll upgrade.

Thank you all for the info.

Rob