Hi Nathan, There are a couple of options here.
If you are only playing around with a couple of functions, or in a single file, you can interactively evaluate single functions by pressing C-M-x `eval-defun' with your cursor over the function, similarly you can interactively evaluate entire files with C-c v `eval-buffer'. In both of these cases the interactively evaluated functions will take precedence over anything loaded on startup, so this is a great way to experiment with new function definitions. As a side note, when you want to debug a function, or closely track it's execution path you can prefix the `eval-defun' function above (i.e. with C-u C-M-x) which instrument the function with edebug (the results of which will become clear next time to use the function). As for make issues, it is possible to use Org-mode without ever running make or make install. I don't know of a way to forcefully reload all of Org-mode, but I find that evaluation at the function/buffer level is generally sufficient for my needs. Best -- Eric Nathan Neff <nathan.n...@gmail.com> writes: > I'm using git to track org-mode, and would like to know if there's a way > to switch branches / mess with code in org-mode without having to > run make and make install when I want to test the new code. > > Currently, I have org-mode code in my ~/.emacs.d/src/org > directory, and I add this directory to my load-path in my emacs file: > > ;; Add org-mode to path > (setq load-path (cons "~/.emacs.d/src/org/contrib/lisp" load-path)) > (setq load-path (cons "~/.emacs.d/src/org/lisp" load-path)) > > If I switch branches, or change some code in the above directory, > I don't think the new code is used by emacs unless I run > > make clean && make && sudo make install > > Is there a way to have emacs read the org-mode source code "on the > fly" without having to run make, make install, etc? > > Is there a way to run new code without restarting Emacs? > > Thanks, > --Nate > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
