Re: org-open-at-point calls visit-tags-table ?!?

["Berry, Charles" <ccberry@ucsd.edu>]

> On Jan 17, 2019, at 6:59 PM, David Masterson <dsmasterson@outlook.com> wrote:
> 
> I have various Org files with internal hyperlinks of the form
> [[#mylink][My Link]] that should point to a header with the appropriate
> CUSTOM_ID property that I've setup.  For some reason that I can't figure
> out, when I call org-open-at-point (C-c C-o) on the link, it tries to
> open a tags table (visit-tags-table) which is not what I expected.

With org 9.2, this does not occur.

>  Does
> anyone know why?  I'm suspicious that I have a conflicting MELPA package
> for Org of some sort, but I don't know where to start to debug this.
> What's the safest way of turning off the packages in .emacs.d/elpa?  Can
> I just move the elpa directory for testing purposes and then move it
> back later?

I hope someone who uses MELPA will correct me if needed, but I'd start with `emacs -Q' and try out your link to be sure it is not something in your installation. If it works OK start bisecting from there.

Alternatively, you could instrument[1] `org-open-at-point', try the link and see where it goes awry.

HTH,

Chuck

[1] (info "(elisp) Instrumenting")