Ah! That was it! I got org-odt installed. On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Jambunathan K <kjambunat...@gmail.com> wrote: > Julian Burgos <jmbur...@uw.edu> 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 <kjambunat...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> Julian Burgos <jmbur...@uw.edu> 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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