Re: [O] org unavailable in ELPA package manager

[Max Roberts-Zirker]

Not sure what to say Jambunathan:

- I type C-h v and a blue input field (Minibuffer I assume?) appears: "Describe variable:" I type package-archives and hit RET, and it says [no match]. It doesn't report anything. 

- Where would I delete tromey.com from load-path?  It isn't in my ~/.emacs file or ~/elisp

- M-x locate-library RET package RET returns "No library package in search path". I'll guess that that doesn't make sense to you either. Where would M-x package-list-packages be getting the list from?

Max...

On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Jambunathan K <address@hidden> wrote:

Max Roberts-Zirker <address@hidden> writes:

> Thanks for sticking with me Jambunathan,
>
> C-h v package-archives RET reports no match also, though there do
> appear to be commands: package-archive-base,
> package-archive-upload-base, package-archive-version, and
> package-archive-contents.

C-h v package-archives MUST report something like as below.

(("gnu" . "http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/"))

>
> Also, when I run M-x package-list-packages, it connects me to the
> tromey.com site and provides a list of available packages (INCLUDING
> ORG in red, which I assume means it is already installed.)

You aren't following the instructions correctly.

,----

| If you are using package.el from tromey.com then you need to delete it
| from load-path.

`----

Use M-x locate-library RET package RET

and delete those package.el and package.elc files before installing the
package.el file that the FAQ points to.

Jambunathan K.

>
> Max...
>
> P.S. The ~/elisp file was successfully copied, and I'm no longer
> getting a load-path error when I start emacs, so I think that solved
> something.  Thanks.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 9:27 AM, Jambunathan K <
> address@hidden> wrote:
>
>
>     > - I just successfully upgraded to Org-Mode version 7.6 using
>     the "How
>     > do I install Org-mode from a ELPA-compatible tarball?" section
>     from
>     > http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#installing-elpa
>
>     Good. But downloading by hand is kind of a pain.
>
>     > However, I'm not sure why this should have worked, since
>     >
>     > - M-x list-packages RET displays "[No match]" in the bottom
>     bar.
>
>     What does C-h v package-archives report?
>
>     > I'm not sure what to do with http://repo.or.cz/w/emacs.git/
>     blob_plain
>     > /1a0a666f941c99882093d7bd08ced15033bc3f0c:/lisp/emacs-lisp/
>     package.el
>     > but I assume since I'm now running Org-Mode 7.6 it is no longer
>     > necessary.
>
>     If you want to use package manager with emacs-23 this step is
>     necessary. Copy it to "~/elisp" and follow step 2.
>
>     Jambunathan K.