Re: [O] Contrib missing from (Cygwin) Emacs

[Charles]

On 1/24/2013 1:27 PM, Sebastien Vauban wrote:
> Hi Bastien,
>
> Bastien wrote:
> > "Sebastien Vauban" writes:
> >
> > > It seems that `org-ditaa' and `org-exp-blocks' both expect to find an
> > > "../contrib" directory. Such is not bundled with Emacs. Isn't the assumption
> > > wrong, then or should `contrib' be bundled as well?
> > I don't know how Cygwin builds the Emacs package...
> >
> > If this is a problem in Cygwin, it's a miracle (?) no Org user
> > reported it before!
> >
> > I don't know how to fix this, things are fine in Org >=7.9.
> I don't think it's related to Cygwin per se. AFAIK:
>
> - `contrib' is not bundled within Emacs, while
>
> - `org-ditaa' and `org-exp-blocks' both expect that directory along where
>    org.el resides
>
> in the current Org version...
>
> Just grep for "../contrib":
>
> ./ob-ditaa.el:55:                                  "../contrib"
> ./org-exp-blocks.el:252:                                   "../contrib"
>
> I guess the (relative) hardcoding should be avoided.
>
> Best regards,
>    Seb
For my Org-mode in Cygwin I followed the instructions at

http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#keeping-current-with-Org-mode-development

This not allows you to have "bleeding edge" org-mode, but the contrib 
directory is now present in my Cygwin; I do  not believe that the Org 
contrib directory is in the Cygwin Emacs.

Regards,
Charlie Millar