The section on org-mode
[[https://orgmode.org/org.html#Installation][Installation]] entitled "Using
Emacs packaging
system" might be improved with the following advice:
** Upgrade org-mode installation from the command-line
The Emacs packaging system can be used to upgrade an org-mode
installation from linux command-line by running emacs in batch mode:
#+begin_src sh
EMACS=emacs # /usr/local/bin/emacs
EMACSQBE=${EMACS} -Q -batch -eval
${EMACSQBE} "(progn (require 'package) (package-initialize)
(package-refresh-contents) (package-upgrade 'org))"
#+end_src
This approach has the advantage of isolating the upgrade process for
any other running emacs session, ensuring that version conflicts can
not arise.
Note: For the upgraded version to be loaded by emacs, you mush place
`package-initialize` early in your init.el. Failure to do so will
result in the old system version to be loaded, as can be seen:
#+begin_src sh :results output
${EMACSQBE} "(progn (print (org-version 'org)))"
${EMACSQBE} "(progn (package-initialize) (print (org-version 'org)))"
#+end_src
#+RESULTS:
:
: "9.6.15"
:
: "9.6.27"
Note further that if the above upgrade command was done in an emacs
shell buffer, you will need to restart emacs to pick up the updated
package. Failing to do so will result in `meta-x org-version`
reporting the old version:
#+begin_src src
Org mode version 9.6.15 (release_9.6.15 @
/usr/local/share/emacs/30.0.50/lisp/org/)
#+end_src
but after restart with my init.el file it reports:
#+begin_src src
Org mode version 9.6.27 ( @ /home/mec/.dotfiles/emacs/.emacs.d/elpa/org-9.6.27/)
#+end_src
