That is done automatically if you run it like: emacs -q -l /path/to-init.el
the jmax directory is stored at load time (https://github.com/jkitchin/jmax/blob/master/init.el#L16) and the variable is used every where else that is needed. alternatively, you might try (with your path obviously) in your init file: (load-file "~/Dropbox/kitchingroup/jmax/init.el") It should do the same thing. Jeffrey Spencer writes: > Well I installed emacs as you did and still didn't work but if I use your > configuration file it works fine and exports. I like the features for > org-mode so I might merge some of the things in my setup files and just use > your configuration. What's the best way to get it as the default on > macbook? I know I can link the init.el to .emacs but how do I make sure it > knows where the jmax folder resides on the system. > > > On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 12:14 PM John Kitchin <jkitc...@andrew.cmu.edu> > wrote: > >> How did you install emacs? >> >> You can see how I do it here: >> >> https://github.com/jkitchin/jmax/blob/master/install-jmax-mac.sh#L12 >> >> this has worked for me for a long time. >> >> Jeffrey Spencer writes: >> >> > I keep getting the following error when exporting from org-mode but >> > everything else seems to work fine except maybe spell-checking is broken >> > too. I just pulled the newest version from git as well. >> > >> > ``` >> > File mode specification error: (void-function exec-installed-p) >> > Debug (ox-odt): Searching for OpenDocument styles files... >> > Debug (ox-odt): Trying /usr/share/emacs/etc/org/styles/... [2 times] >> > Debug (ox-odt): Trying >> > /Users/big/Dropbox/SyncedPrograms/emacs/loadPath/etc/styles/... >> > Debug (ox-odt): Trying >> > >> /Users/big/Dropbox/SyncedPrograms/emacs/loadPath/org-mode/lisp/etc/styles/... >> > Debug (ox-odt): Trying >> > /usr/local/Cellar/emacs/24.5/share/emacs/24.5/etc/org/... >> > Debug (ox-odt): Using styles under >> > /usr/local/Cellar/emacs/24.5/share/emacs/24.5/etc/org/ >> > Debug (ox-odt): Searching for OpenDocument schema files... >> > Debug (ox-odt): Trying /usr/share/emacs/etc/org/schema/... [2 times] >> > Debug (ox-odt): No OpenDocument schema files installed >> > and: Symbol's function definition is void: exec-installed-p >> > ``` >> > >> > cheers, >> > Jeff >> >> >> -- >> Professor John Kitchin >> Doherty Hall A207F >> Department of Chemical Engineering >> Carnegie Mellon University >> Pittsburgh, PA 15213 >> 412-268-7803 >> @johnkitchin >> http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu >> -- Professor John Kitchin Doherty Hall A207F Department of Chemical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-268-7803 @johnkitchin http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu