Re: [O] Org Clock Error

[Marco Wahl]

>>> I have ~(setq org-clock-out-when-done t)~ in my Emacs configuration.
>>> 
>>> I get the following back trace when I mark a task as done:
>>> 
>>> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-variable org-state)
>>>
...
> OK - here's some actual research for a change. I was wondering what
>
> (defvar org-state)
>
> actually does, so I looked at the source code for defvar. It contains
> this comment:
>
> ,----
> |   else if (!NILP (Vinternal_interpreter_environment)
> |        && !XSYMBOL (sym)->declared_special)
> |     /* A simple (defvar foo) with lexical scoping does "nothing" except
> |        declare that var to be dynamically scoped *locally* (i.e. within
> |        the current file or let-block).  */
> |     Vinternal_interpreter_environment
> |       = Fcons (sym, Vinternal_interpreter_environment);
> |   else
> `----
>
> so it seems to be only active *for that file*: you need "(defvar org-state)" 
> in
> each file that uses the variable.

Thanks for sharing your insights!  This looks good to me.  I just
committed your suggestion.


Best regards,
-- 
Marco Wahl
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