Remember to cover the basics, that is, what you expected to happen and what in fact did happen. You don't know how to make a good report? See
https://orgmode.org/manual/Feedback.html#Feedback Your bug report will be posted to the Org mailing list. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ When trying to create a link in an Org file, I get the following errors immediately after typing '[['. I can continue filling in the link and autocomplete kicks in fine as I am typing the link. When closing the link with ']]', the link is collapsed properly. What is the error trying to tell me? A problem with the "org-ac" package? No completions ac-candidates-1: Symbol’s value as variable is void: org-link-types No completions Error running timer ‘ac-update-greedy’: (void-variable org-link-types) PS: I removed unprintable characters from the stuff below so the mailer wouldn't complain. Emacs : GNU Emacs 30.1 (build 2, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.38, cairo version 1.16.0) of 2025-05-30 Package: Org mode version 9.7.31 (9.7.31-4e6d38 @ /home/dsmasterson/.emacs.d/elpa/org-9.7.31/) current state: ============== (setq org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-done t org-noter-get-selected-text-hook '(org-noter-djvu--get-selected-text org-noter-nov--get-selected-text org-noter-pdf--get-selected-text) org-yank-image-file-name-function 'org-yank-image-autogen-filename org-persist-before-write-hook '(org-element--cache-persist-before-write) org-agenda-entry-text-exclude-regexps '("^ *- State.*\\\\\n .*\n" "^ *- State.*[^\\]\n") org-html-format-headline-function 'org-html-format-headline-default-function org-indirect-buffer-display 'current-window org-agenda-add-entry-text-maxlines 5 org-reveal-start-hook '(org-decrypt-entry) org-html-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS)"] org-noter--get-current-view-hook '(org-noter-djvu--get-current-view org-noter-nov--get-current-view org-noter-pdf--get-current-view) org-default-notes-file "/home/dsmasterson/DSM/MyOrg/notes.org" org-refile-allow-creating-parent-nodes 'confirm org-directory "/home/dsmasterson/DSM/MyOrg/" org-latex-format-inlinetask-function 'org-latex-format-inlinetask-default-function org-use-property-inheritance '("DOCTOR") org-agenda-include-diary t org-noter--pretty-print-location-for-title-hook '(org-noter-djvu--pretty-print-location org-noter-nov--pretty-print-location org-noter-pdf--pretty-print-location-for-title) org-export-with-planning t org-agenda-custom-commands '(("w" "Large View" ((agenda "a" ((org-agenda-span 'week) (org-agenda-include-deadlines t) (org-super-agenda-groups '((:name "" :time-grid t :order 1)))) ) (alltodo "b" ((org-agenda-overriding-header "\nGroupings") (org-agenda-sorting-strategy '(priority-down category-up)) (org-super-agenda-keep-order) (org-agenda-todo-list-sublevels t) (org-super-agenda-groups '((:name "Important" :todo "TODAY" :todo "NEXT" :tag "NEXT" :priority "A" :order 6) (:name "Overdue" :deadline past :order 7) (:name "Consider" :tag "CONSIDER" :priority "B" :order 8) (:name "Due Soon" :deadline future :order 10) (:name "Trivial" :discard (:anything t) :order 90)) ) ) ) (alltodo "x" ((org-agenda-overriding-header "\nSpecial") (org-super-agenda-groups '((:name "Phone" :todo "PHONE" :order 13) (:name "Meetings" :todo "MEETING" :order 15) (:name "Hold" :todo "HOLD" :order 17) (:name "Waiting" :todo "WAITING" :order 20) (:name "Trivial" :discard (:anything t) :order 90)) ) ) ) ) ) ("x" "Priority sorted TODOs" alltodo "" ((org-agenda-sorting-strategy '(priority-down todo-state-up category-up)) (org-agenda-with-colors t) (org-agenda-remove-tags t)) ("prioties.txt")) ("y" "Tagged items" tags "+CONSIDER" ((org-agenda-sorting-strategy '(priority-down category-up todo-state-up)) (org-agenda-with-colors t) (org-agenda-remove-tags t)) ("consider.txt")) ("z" "Super View" ((agenda "a" ((org-agenda-span 'week) (org-agenda-include-deadlines t) (org-super-agenda-groups '((:name "" :time-grid t :order 1)))) ) (alltodo "b" ((org-agenda-overriding-header "\nGroupings") (org-agenda-sorting-strategy '(priority-down category-up)) (org-super-agenda-keep-order) (org-agenda-todo-list-sublevels t) (org-super-agenda-groups '((:name "Important" :todo "TODAY" :todo "NEXT" :tag "NEXT" :priority "A" :order 6) (:name "Overdue" :deadline past :order 7) (:name "Consider" :tag "CONSIDER" :priority "B" :order 8) (:name "Due Soon" :deadline future :order 10) (:name "Trivial" :discard (:anything t) :order 90)) ) ) ) (alltodo "x" ((org-agenda-overriding-header "\nSpecial") (org-super-agenda-groups '((:name "Phone" :todo "PHONE" :order 13) (:name "Meetings" :todo "MEETING" :order 15) (:name "Hold" :todo "HOLD" :order 17) (:name "Waiting" :todo "WAITING" :order 20) (:name "Trivial" :discard (:anything t) :order 90)) ) ) ) (alltodo "c" ((org-agenda-overriding-header "\nCategories") (org-super-agenda-groups '((:name "Others" :auto-category 1 :order 25)))) ) ) ) ) org-noter--get-highlight-location-hook '(org-noter-pdf--get-highlight) org-speed-command-hook '(org-speed-command-activate org-babel-speed-command-activate) org-persist-after-read-hook '(org-element--cache-persist-after-read) org-agenda-compact-blocks t org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p org-latex-format-headline-function 'org-latex-format-headline-default-function org-agenda-window-setup 'only-window org-noter--convert-to-location-cons-hook '(org-noter-pdf--convert-to-location-cons) org-latex-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn _ CONTENTS)"] org-blank-before-new-entry '((heading) (plain-list-item . auto)) org-mode-hook '(org-pdftools-setup-link #<subr F616e6f6e796d6f75732d6c616d626461_anonymous_lambda_4> #[0 "\301\211\207" [imenu-create-index-function org-imenu-get-tree] 2] #[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" [add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-fold-show-all append local] 5] #[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" [add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-babel-show-result-all append local] 5] org-babel-result-hide-spec org-babel-hide-all-hashes beginend-org-mode org-ac/setup-current-buffer) org-latex-default-packages-alist '(("" "titletoc" nil nil) ("" "amsmath" t ("lualatex" "xetex")) ("" "fontspec" t ("lualatex" "xetex")) ("AUTO" "inputenc" t ("pdflatex")) ("T1" "fontenc" t ("pdflatex")) ("" "graphicx" t nil) ("" "longtable" nil nil) ("" "wrapfig" nil nil) ("" "rotating" nil nil) ("normalem" "ulem" t nil) ("" "amsmath" t ("pdflatex")) ("" "amssymb" t ("pdflatex")) ("" "capt-of" nil nil) ("" "hyperref" nil nil)) org-noter--doc-approx-location-hook '(org-noter-djvu--approx-location-cons org-noter-nov--approx-location-cons org-noter-pdf--approx-location-cons) org-noter--pretty-print-highlight-location-hook '(org-noter-pdf--pretty-print-highlight) org-agenda-todo-list-sublevels nil org-texinfo-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS)"] org-noter-set-up-document-hook '(org-noter-djvu--setup-handler org-noter-nov--setup-handler org-noter-pdf--doc-view-setup-handler org-noter-pdf--pdf-view-setup-handler) outline-mode-hook '(#[0 "\301\300!\210\302\211\207" [smart-outline-cut make-local-variable nil] 2] beginend-outline-mode) org-refile-targets '((nil :maxlevel . 9) (org-agenda-files :maxlevel . 9) (org-agenda-files :tag . "RFL")) org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p org-odt-format-headline-function 'org-odt-format-headline-default-function org-archive-hook '(org-attach-archive-delete-maybe) org-super-agenda-mode t org-noter--show-arrow-hook '(org-noter-pdf--show-arrow) org-metaup-hook '(org-babel-load-in-session-maybe) org-agenda-text-search-extra-files '(agenda-archives) org-export-with-properties '("DOCTOR") org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter) org-tag-alist '((:startgrouptag) ("Special") (:grouptags) ("RFL" . 82) ("TBD" . 84) ("FLAGGED" . 102) ("NEXT" . 78) ("TODAY" . 89) ("CONSIDER" . 67) ("crypt" . 99) (:endgrouptag) (:startgroup) ("Context") (:grouptags) ("@Bank") ("@Car") ("@Computer") ("@Dentist") ("@Doctor") ("@EyeDoc") ("@Grocery") ("@Hardware") ("@Home") ("@Internet") ("@Lawyer") ("@Library") ("@LWV") ("@Mechanic") ("@MedLab") ("@Meeting") ("@Pharmacy") ("@Phone") ("@Retail") ("@School") ("@Transit") ("@TV") ("@Work") (:endgroup) (:startgrouptag) ("People") (:grouptags) ("DAVID" . 68) ("SUSAN" . 83) ("SANAH" . 115) ("FAMILY" . 70) ("David") ("Susan") ("Sanah") ("Mom") ("Rob") ("Val") ("Brenda") ("Behrouz") ("Ashi") ("Nayer") (:endgrouptag)) org-agenda-timegrid-use-ampm t org-link-search-must-match-exact-headline nil org-html-format-inlinetask-function 'org-html-format-inlinetask-default-function org-pdftools-markup-pointer-function 'pdf-annot-add-underline-markup-annotation org-ascii-format-drawer-function #[771 "\207" [] 4 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS WIDTH)"] org-fold-reveal-start-hook '(org-decrypt-entry) org-bibtex-headline-format-function 'org-bibtex-headline-format-default org-link-parameters '(("pdf" :follow org-pdftools-open :complete org-pdftools-complete-link :store org-pdftools-store-link :export org-pdftools-export) ("eww" :follow org-eww-open :store org-eww-store-link) ("rmail" :follow org-rmail-open :store org-rmail-store-link) ("mhe" :follow org-mhe-open :store org-mhe-store-link) ("irc" :follow org-irc-visit :store org-irc-store-link :export org-irc-export) ("info" :follow org-info-open :export org-info-export :store org-info-store-link :insert-description org-info-description-as-command) ("gnus" :follow org-gnus-open :store org-gnus-store-link) ("docview" :follow org-docview-open :export org-docview-export :store org-docview-store-link) ("bibtex" :follow org-bibtex-open :store org-bibtex-store-link) ("bbdb" :follow org-bbdb-open :export org-bbdb-export :complete org-bbdb-complete-link :store org-bbdb-store-link) ("w3m" :store org-w3m-store-link) ("doi" :follow org-link-doi-open :export org-link-doi-export) ("paperless" :store paperless--org-paperless-store-link) ("attachment" :follow org-attach-follow :complete org-attach-complete-link) ("id" :follow org-id-open :store org-id-store-link-maybe) ("elfeed" :follow elfeed-link-open :store elfeed-link-store-link) ("nov" :follow nov-org-link-follow :store nov-org-link-store) ("file+sys") ("file+emacs") ("shell" :follow org-link--open-shell) ("news" :follow #[514 "\301\300\302Q\"\207" ["news" browse-url ":"] 6 "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"]) ("mailto" :follow #[514 "\301\300\302Q\"\207" ["mailto" browse-url ":"] 6 "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"]) ("https" :follow #[514 "\301\300\302Q\"\207" ["https" browse-url ":"] 6 "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"]) ("http" :follow #[514 "\301\300\302Q\"\207" ["http" browse-url ":"] 6 "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"]) ("ftp" :follow #[514 "\301\300\302Q\"\207" ["ftp" browse-url ":"] 6 "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"]) ("help" :follow org-link--open-help :store org-link--store-help) ("file" :complete org-link-complete-file) ("elisp" :follow org-link--open-elisp)) org-noter-create-skeleton-functions '(org-noter-djvu--create-skeleton org-noter-nov--create-skeleton-epub org-noter-pdf--create-skeleton) org-noter-get-buffer-file-name-hook '(org-noter-nov--get-buffer-file-name org-noter-pdf--get-buffer-file-name) org-refile-use-outline-path t org-cycle-tab-first-hook '(org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe org-babel-header-arg-expand) org-crypt-key nil org-todo-keywords '((sequence "TODO(t)" "TODAY(y)" "NEXT(n)" "PHONE(p@/!)" "MEETING(m@/!)" "|" "CANCELED(c@/!)" "DONE(d!)") (type "WAITING(w@/!)" "HOLD(h@/!)" "SOMEDAY(s)" "|" "REF(r@/!)")) org-return-follows-link t org-noter--get-containing-element-hook '(org-noter--get-containing-heading org-noter--get-containing-property-drawer) org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text) org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe) org-tab-first-hook '(org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe org-babel-header-arg-expand) org-sort-function 'string-collate-lessp org-export-backends '(ascii asciidoc beamer html icalendar latex odt org texinfo) org--warnings nil org-startup-folded t org-babel-pre-tangle-hook '(save-buffer) org-publish-project-alist '(("orgfiles" :base-directory "~/DSM/MyOrg/" :base-extension "org" :publishing-directory "~/Publish/html/" :publishing-function org-html-publish-to-html :headline-levels 6 :section-numbers t :makeindex t :auto-sitemap t :exclude "\\(init\\|bcal\\)\\.org" :with-toc nil) ("asciiDrop" :base-directory "~/DSM/MyOrg/" :base-extension "org" :publishing-directory "~/Publish/asciiDrop" :publishing-function org-ascii-publish-to-ascii :exclude "\\(init\\|bcal\\)\\.org" :section-numbers t) ("asciidocDrop" :base-directory "~/DSM/MyOrg/" :base-extension "org" :publishing-directory "~/Publish/asciidocDrop" :publishing-function org-asciidoc-publish-to-asciidoc :exclude "\\(init\\|bcal\\)\\.org") ("mkdnDrop" :base-directory "~/DSM/MyOrg/" :base-extension "org" :publishing-directory "~/Publish/mkdnDrop" :publishing-function org-md-publish-to-md :exclude "\\(init\\|bcal\\)\\.org" :section-numbers t) ("beamers" :base-directory "~/DSM/MyOrg/" :base-extension "bmr" :publishing-directory "~/Publish/beamers" :publishing-function org-beamer-publish-to-pdf) ("orgDrop" :base-directory "~/DSM/MyOrg/" :base-extension "org" :htmlized-source t :exclude "\\(init\\|bcal\\)\\.org" :publishing-directory "~/Publish/orgDrop/" :publishing-function org-org-publish-to-org) ("pdfDrop" :base-directory "~/DSM/MyOrg/" :base-extension "org" :headline-levels 10 :section-numbers t :makeindex t :auto-sitemap t :exclude "\\(init\\|bcal\\)\\.org" :latex-prefer-user-labels t :publishing-directory "~/Publish/pdfDrop/" :publishing-function org-latex-publish-to-pdf) ("images" :base-directory "~/DSM/images/" :base-extension "jpg\\|gif\\|png" :publishing-directory "~/Publish/images/" :publishing-function org-publish-attachment) ("other" :base-directory "~/DSM/other/" :base-extension "css\\|el" :publishing-directory "~/Publish/other/" :publishing-function org-publish-attachment) ("website" :components ("orgfiles" "beamers" "images" "asciiDrop" "asciidocDrop" "mkdnDrop" "orgDrop" "pdfDrop" "other") ) ) org-noter--get-precise-info-hook '(org-noter-djvu--get-precise-info org-noter-nov--get-precise-info org-noter-pdf--doc-view-get-precise-info org-noter-pdf--pdf-view-get-precise-info) org-tags-column 0 org-export-before-parsing-hook '(org-attach-expand-links) org-link-shell-confirm-function 'yes-or-no-p org-fold-core-isearch-open-function 'org-fold--isearch-reveal org-texinfo-format-headline-function 'org-texinfo-format-headline-default-function org-tags-exclude-from-inheritance '("crypt" "RFL" "CONSIDER") outline-isearch-open-invisible-function 'outline-isearch-open-invisible org-latex-classes '(("beamer" "\\documentclass[presentation]{beamer}" ("\\section{%s}" . "\\section*{%s}") ("\\subsection{%s}" . "\\subsection*{%s}") ("\\subsubsection{%s}" . "\\subsubsection*{%s}")) ("article" "\\documentclass[11pt]{article}" ("\\section{%s}" . "\\section*{%s}") ("\\subsection{%s}" . "\\subsection*{%s}") ("\\subsubsection{%s}" . "\\subsubsection*{%s}") ("\\paragraph{%s}" . "\\paragraph*{%s}") ("\\subparagraph{%s}" . "\\subparagraph*{%s}")) ("report" "\\documentclass[11pt]{report}" ("\\part{%s}" . "\\part*{%s}") ("\\chapter{%s}" . "\\chapter*{%s}") ("\\section{%s}" . "\\section*{%s}") ("\\subsection{%s}" . "\\subsection*{%s}") ("\\subsubsection{%s}" . "\\subsubsection*{%s}")) ("book" "\\documentclass[11pt]{book}" ("\\part{%s}" . "\\part*{%s}") ("\\chapter{%s}" . "\\chapter*{%s}") ("\\section{%s}" . "\\section*{%s}") ("\\subsection{%s}" . "\\subsection*{%s}") ("\\subsubsection{%s}" . "\\subsubsection*{%s}")) ) org-texinfo-format-inlinetask-function 'org-texinfo-format-inlinetask-default-function org-noter--doc-goto-location-hook '(org-noter-djvu--goto-location org-noter-nov--goto-location org-noter-pdf--goto-location) org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-babel-configure-edit-buffer org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer) org-agenda-mode-hook '(beginend-org-agenda-mode) outline-minor-mode-hook '(#[0 "\301\300!\210\302\211\207" [smart-outline-cut make-local-variable nil] 2]) org-agenda-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region nil org-priority-lowest 70 org-agenda-start-on-weekday 0 org-agenda-files '("/home/dsmasterson/DSM/MyOrg/") org-noter-create-session-from-document-hook '(org-noter--create-session-from-document-file-default) org-link-elisp-confirm-function 'yes-or-no-p org-outline-path-complete-in-steps nil org-noter--add-highlight-hook '(org-noter-pdf--highlight-location) org-pdftools-get-desc-function 'org-pdftools-get-desc-default org-startup-indented t org-odt-format-inlinetask-function 'org-odt-format-inlinetask-default-function org-src-lang-modes '(("beamer" . LaTeX) ("latex" . LaTeX) ("C" . c) ("C++" . c++) ("asymptote" . asy) ("beamer" . latex) ("calc" . fundamental) ("cpp" . c++) ("ditaa" . artist) ("desktop" . conf-desktop) ("dot" . fundamental) ("elisp" . emacs-lisp) ("ocaml" . tuareg) ("screen" . shell-script) ("sqlite" . sql) ("toml" . conf-toml) ("shell" . sh) ("ash" . sh) ("sh" . sh) ("bash" . sh) ("jsh" . sh) ("bash2" . sh) ("dash" . sh) ("dtksh" . sh) ("ksh" . sh) ("es" . sh) ("rc" . sh) ("itcsh" . sh) ("tcsh" . sh) ("jcsh" . sh) ("csh" . sh) ("ksh88" . sh) ("oash" . sh) ("pdksh" . sh) ("mksh" . sh) ("posix" . sh) ("wksh" . sh) ("wsh" . sh) ("zsh" . sh) ("rpm" . sh)) org-agenda-skip-deadline-if-done t org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees org-cycle-show-empty-lines org-cycle-optimize-window-after-visibility-change org-cycle-display-inline-images) org-persist-before-read-hook '(org-element--cache-persist-before-read) org-noter--pretty-print-location-hook '(org-noter-djvu--pretty-print-location org-noter-nov--pretty-print-location org-noter-pdf--pretty-print-location) org-ascii-format-inlinetask-function 'org-ascii-format-inlinetask-default org-odt-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS)"] org-agenda-sorting-strategy '((agenda habit-down time-up priority-down category-keep) (todo category-up priority-down deadline-up) (tags priority-down category-keep) (search category-keep)) org-priority-default 70 ) -- David Masterson