Max Roberts-Zirker <mmma...@gmail.com> writes: > Thanks for sticking with me Jambunathan, > > C-h v package-archives RET reports no match also, though there do > appear to be commands: package-archive-base, > package-archive-upload-base, package-archive-version, and > package-archive-contents.
C-h v package-archives MUST report something like as below. (("gnu" . "http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/")) > > Also, when I run M-x package-list-packages, it connects me to the > tromey.com site and provides a list of available packages (INCLUDING > ORG in red, which I assume means it is already installed.) You aren't following the instructions correctly. ,---- | If you are using package.el from tromey.com then you need to delete it | from load-path. `---- Use M-x locate-library RET package RET and delete those package.el and package.elc files before installing the package.el file that the FAQ points to. Jambunathan K. > > Max... > > P.S. The ~/elisp file was successfully copied, and I'm no longer > getting a load-path error when I start emacs, so I think that solved > something. Thanks. > > > > On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 9:27 AM, Jambunathan K < > kjambunat...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > - I just successfully upgraded to Org-Mode version 7.6 using > the "How > > do I install Org-mode from a ELPA-compatible tarball?" section > from > > http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#installing-elpa > > Good. But downloading by hand is kind of a pain. > > > However, I'm not sure why this should have worked, since > > > > - M-x list-packages RET displays "[No match]" in the bottom > bar. > > What does C-h v package-archives report? > > > I'm not sure what to do with http://repo.or.cz/w/emacs.git/ > blob_plain > > /1a0a666f941c99882093d7bd08ced15033bc3f0c:/lisp/emacs-lisp/ > package.el > > but I assume since I'm now running Org-Mode 7.6 it is no longer > > necessary. > > If you want to use package manager with emacs-23 this step is > necessary. Copy it to "~/elisp" and follow step 2. > > Jambunathan K.