[O] Upgrade org-mode over a older distribution version
From:
Michael Baum
Subject:
[O] Upgrade org-mode over a older distribution version
Date:
Thu, 31 May 2012 14:42:22 -0400
I'm sure this is an FAQ, but I haven't been able to find it.
The Org-mode manual says under "Installation", "If you are using a version of Org that is part of the Emacs
distribution or an XEmacs package, please skip this section and go directly
to Activation." The problem is that the distribution version I have, bundled in with the emacs package supplied by openSUSE, is more than a major revision out of date, at least with regard to org-mode. So the question is, what's the proper way to upgrade it without breaking anything by accident?
Let's assume I have root access to the computer. Is it as simple as downloading the current org-mode source, running make and all that, and then replacing the existing .elc files in /usr/share/emacs/23.2/lisp/org with the new ones?
maab
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