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

[David Masterson]

"Berry, Charles" <address@hidden> writes:

>> On Jan 17, 2019, at 6:59 PM, David Masterson <address@hidden> 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.

I'm using org 9.2.

>> 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.

Ah, "-Q" instead of "-q".  I'll have to see if that inhibits package
initialization.

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

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

Hmm.  Thanks.
--
David