Failed to use export feature in Org-mode

[Fredrik Nyqvist]

When I am trying to export my .org document to another format by using the command C-c C-e I get the response "Can't find library org".

 1) Ubuntu 12.10 Beta 2

 2) emacs24 24.1+1-2ubuntu3

 3) I want to export my .org file to pdf or other format using Emacs.

 4) I get the response "Can't find library org".

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: emacs24 24.1+1-2ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.27-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Oct 8 21:22:29 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
SourcePackage: emacs24
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-09-30 (8 days ago)

[Stefan (stefan-redhat-bugs)]

Description of problem:

In particular, the clocking feature does not work. C-c C-x TAB (org-clock-in) causes this message to be displayed: "Can't find library org".

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

24.0.95-1.fc17

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open a lisp-interaction buffer
2. Type "(require 'org-clock)"
3. Press C-x C-e

Actual results:

Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Can't find library org")
  signal(error ("Can't find library org"))
  error("Can't find library %s" "org")
  find-library-name("org")
  (file-name-directory (find-library-name "org"))
  (expand-file-name "../contrib" (file-name-directory (find-library-name "org")))
  (file-name-as-directory (expand-file-name "../contrib" (file-name-directory (find-library-name "org"))))
  (expand-file-name "scripts" (file-name-as-directory (expand-file-name "../contrib" (file-name-directory (find-library-name "org")))))
  (file-name-as-directory (expand-file-name "scripts" (file-name-as-directory (expand-file-name "../contrib" (file-name-directory (find-library-name "org"))))))
  (expand-file-name "ditaa.jar" (file-name-as-directory (expand-file-name "scripts" (file-name-as-directory (expand-file-name "../contrib" (file-name-directory (find-library-name "org")))))))
  eval((expand-file-name "ditaa.jar" (file-name-as-directory (expand-file-name "scripts" (file-name-as-directory (expand-file-name "../contrib" (file-name-directory (find-library-name "org"))))))))
  custom-initialize-reset(org-ditaa-jar-path (expand-file-name "ditaa.jar" (file-name-as-directory (expand-file-name "scripts" (file-name-as-directory (expand-file-name "../contrib" (file-name-directory (find-library-name "org"))))))))
  custom-declare-variable(org-ditaa-jar-path (expand-file-name "ditaa.jar" (file-name-as-directory (expand-file-name "scripts" (file-name-as-directory (expand-file-name "../contrib" (file-name-directory (find-library-name "org"))))))) ("/usr/share/emacs/24.0.95/lisp/org/org-exp-blocks.elc" . 6097) :group org-babel :type string)
  require(org-exp-blocks)
  byte-code("\300\301!\210\300\302!\210\300\303!\210\300\304!\210\300\305!\210\300\306!\207" [require org org-macs org-agenda org-exp-blocks ob-exp org-src] 2)
  require(org-exp)
  byte-code("\300\301!\210\300\302!\210\303\304\305\306\307\310\311\312&\207" [require org org-exp custom-declare-group org-clock nil "Options concerning clocking working time in Org-mode." :tag "Org Clock" :group org-progress] 8)
  require(org-clock)
  eval((require (quote org-clock)) nil)
  eval-last-sexp-1(nil)
  eval-last-sexp(nil)
  call-interactively(eval-last-sexp nil nil)

Expected results:

org-clock is loaded

Additional info:

With the emacs-el package installed, it works as it should.

[Mihkel (mihkel-redhat-bugs)]

Any news on this one? Or is emacs-el package required now to be able to export org documents?

[Jonathan (jonathan-redhat-bugs)]

My personal feeling is that we should (in the spirit of the emacs add-on packaging guidelines) no longer bother to split out the .el[.gz] files into a sub-package, but rather install them with the main package - they're useful for debugging, doc strings etc. In many ways they're as useful as .py files from python packages.

As to this specific problem, I wonder why org-mode isn't able to use the byte-compiled files, though.

[Karel (karel-redhat-bugs)]

Thank you for such a good bug report.

The issue can be reproduced on emacs-24.1-1.fc17. The workaround (installing emacs-el) works.

Requiring org-clock results in requiring org-exp-blocks, which defines org-ditaa-jar-path. The definition results in evaluating (find-library-name "org"). The find-library-name function specifically looks for .el and .el.gz source code, deliberately ignoring .elc.

I think org-ditaa-jar-path could work with the locate-library function instead of find-library-name. I'm going to try that.

Jonathan, it is a good idea to merge emacs-el into emacs-common. Please, feel free to change the spec file if you want to do it. I think it should go to rawhide only.

[Karel (karel-redhat-bugs)]

The locate-library function works as expected. I'll prepare a patch.

I also checked this bug has been fixed in upstream git repo:

http://orgmode.org/w/?p=org-mode.git;a=blobdiff;f=lisp/org-exp-blocks.el;h=7062759aacc01998671710d178e826f31abe0eb5;hp=7d466cec65db8d90947ad2def8c743eaaa426dc6;hb=bf5b4012e9de9f441ab20c40a259c4fb38c146cf;hpb=b3f60f791e74b880699168aec801900b60342b32

[Fedora (fedora-redhat-bugs)]

emacs-24.1-3.fc17 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 17.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/emacs-24.1-3.fc17

[Fedora (fedora-redhat-bugs)]

Package emacs-24.1-3.fc17:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 17 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing emacs-24.1-3.fc17'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-10635/emacs-24.1-3.fc17
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

[Fedora (fedora-redhat-bugs)]

emacs-24.1-3.fc17 has been pushed to the Fedora 17 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

[Egberto Fuentes (egberto-fuentes-deactivatedaccount)]

I have installed the 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) and have a "Can't find library org" message when "find-library-name" gets called.

Seems that "find-library-name" search for a source file (.el) and not a compiled one (.elc); so I install the "emacs24-el" package and the error gone.

[era (era)]

Marked as Confirmed; this is trivially reproducible out of the box. (Open a new file, enter org mode, enter some content, hit C-c C-e.)

Attaching the resulting Lisp backtrace.

[era (era)]

Perhaps the ditaa add-on, or even the entire scripts directory, should be shipped with emacs24, not with emacs24-el. Anyhow, this bug report belongs upstream. Will forward.

[Andi Albrecht (andialbrecht)]

I've seen the same issue. Installing the org-mode package solved it for me.

[ilia (ilia)]

fedora bug #830162, comment 4 points to the apparent upstream fix:
http://orgmode.org/w/?p=org-mode.git;a=commitdiff;h=bf5b4012e9de9f441ab20c40a259c4fb38c146cf

[Glenn Morris (rgm+lp)]

I believe this is fixed in Emacs 24.3.

[era (era)]

Upstream fixed this in 24.3 and we are on 24.4 already. Marking as Fix Released. Please reopen if you see a regression. Thanks.