Re: [O] Org version mix-up

[Bastien]

Hi Peter,

Peter Davis <address@hidden> writes:

> I've been running Org-mode 8 on my MacBook, and Org-mode 7.something
> on my office Mac. I've tried to upgrade the office one to 8 using the
> list-packages', and it seems to install, but org-version always shows
> up as 7.something afterwards.
>
> Now, completely outside emacs, I installed some software and my
> MacBook using MacPorts. But now somehow the org-mode on my MacBook as
> been downgraded to 7.9.3f and, of course, using list-packages to
> upgrade doesn't work.
>
> Does anyone have any clue what's going on here? I'd like to upgrade to
> 8.whatever on all machines.

Please read the Installation section of the manual carefully.
If you install from ELPA, you need to do it from a fresh Emacs
session where Org has not been loaded.

Otherwise I'd suggest installing from git directly.

HTH,

-- 
 Bastien