Re: [O] installing the OpenDocumentText Exporter

[Julian Burgos]

Ah! That was it!  I got org-odt installed.

On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Jambunathan K <address@hidden> wrote:
> Julian Burgos <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I don´t have the M-x list-packages option.  When I do M-x
>> package-list-packages I get a list of packages, but org-odt is not
>> there.  Not sure what is the problem.  I´m using emacs 23.3.1 in
>> windows xp.
>
> I am assuming that you are using a non-Emacs version of package.el. I
> recommend that you use
>
> 1. This version of
>
> http://repo.or.cz/w/emacs.git/blob_plain/1a0a666f941c99882093d7bd08ced15033bc3f0c:/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
>
> if you are on Emacs-23
>
> and
>
> 2. Delete hand installed package.el if you are on Emacs-24.
>
>> In the meanwhile, could you explain me how to install org-odt "by
>> hand", using the conventional tar file?
>>
>
> Let me know if you are still having issues after "upgrading" the
> package.el.
>
> I will share further instructions with you.
>
> Jambunathan K.
>
>
>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>> Julian
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 4:21 AM, Jambunathan K <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> Julian Burgos <address@hidden> writes:
>>>
>>>> Apologies for the basic question.  I need some help installing the
>>>> OpenDocumentText Exporter using the ELPA (package manager).  I´ve
>>>> added the org-odt repository by adding this to my .emacs file:
>>>>
>>>> (setq package-archives '(("ELPA" . "http://tromey.com/elpa/";)
>>>>                          ("gnu" . "http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/";)
>>>>                                                 ("org-odt" .
>>>> "http://repo.or.cz/w/org-mode/org-jambu.git/blob_plain/HEAD:/packages/";)
>>>>                                                ))
>>>>
>>>> but the OpenDocumentText Exporter does not show up in the list of
>>>> available packages.  What I am missing?
>>>
>>> I am not sure what the problem could be at your end. Does the
>>> archive-contents get downloaded succesfully? Are you able to see
>>> packages from the other repos?
>>>
>>> Does the package manager report any problems in the *Messages* buffer.
>>>
>>> I ran M-x list-packages with the settings that you have. I see that
>>> archive-contents file is getting succesfully downloaded.
>>>
>>> I see the following line in the *Packages* buffer.
>>>
>>> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>>>  org-odt            20110519     available  OpenDocumentText exporter for 
>>> Orgmode
>>> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>>>
>>> I see following lines in the *Messages* buffer:
>>>
>>> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>>> Contacting host: tromey.com:80
>>> Reading [text/plain]... 11k of 11k (100%)
>>> Reading... done.
>>> Saving file c:/Documents and Settings/kjambunathan/My Documents/My
>>> Data/.emacs.d/elpa/archives/ELPA/archive-contents...
>>> Wrote c:/Documents and Settings/kjambunathan/My Documents/My
>>> Data/.emacs.d/elpa/archives/ELPA/archive-contents
>>>
>>> Contacting host: elpa.gnu.org:80
>>> Reading [text/plain]... 738 bytes of 726 bytes (102%)
>>> Reading... done.
>>> Saving file c:/Documents and Settings/kjambunathan/My Documents/My
>>> Data/.emacs.d/elpa/archives/gnu/archive-contents...
>>> Wrote c:/Documents and Settings/kjambunathan/My Documents/My
>>> Data/.emacs.d/elpa/archives/gnu/archive-contents
>>>
>>> Contacting host: repo.or.cz:80
>>> Saving file c:/Documents and Settings/kjambunathan/My Documents/My
>>> Data/.emacs.d/elpa/archives/org-odt/archive-contents...
>>> Wrote c:/Documents and Settings/kjambunathan/My Documents/My
>>> Data/.emacs.d/elpa/archives/org-odt/archive-contents
>>> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Julian
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>
> --
>



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