branch: externals/org
commit 09520a056c5be5622b8c24f3785e0792f767e91f
Author: Cook, Malcolm <m...@stowers.org>
Commit: Ihor Radchenko <yanta...@posteo.net>
org-manual: Document command line installation
* doc/org-manual.org (Using Emacs packaging system): Document how to
upgrade Org mode without risking version conflicts.
TINYCHANGE
---
doc/org-manual.org | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/org-manual.org b/doc/org-manual.org
index 80d41dfd2e..1feb5ed603 100644
--- a/doc/org-manual.org
+++ b/doc/org-manual.org
@@ -120,6 +120,16 @@ visited, i.e., where no Org built-in function have been
loaded.
Otherwise autoload Org functions will mess up the installation.
#+end_quote
+To avoid interference with built-in Org mode, you can use command line:
+
+#+begin_src sh
+emacs -Q -batch -eval "(progn (require 'package) (package-initialize)
(package-refresh-contents) (package-upgrade 'org))"
+#+end_src
+
+This approach has the advantage of isolating the upgrade process from
+a running Emacs session, ensuring that version conflicts can not
+arise.
+
*** Using Org's git repository
:PROPERTIES:
:UNNUMBERED: notoc
