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How can I have the latest version of emacs always

I love using Emacs and I want to have the latest version of Emacs always. But on my Ubuntu machine Emacs won't be upgraded automatically during the regular software updates. Even when I run sudo apt-get upgrade emacs it says I have the latest Emacs…
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Portability of bytecode between Emacs versions

I sometimes run multiple versions of Emacs from the same home directory. I have a number of byte-compiled files. Bytecode is not compatible across all Emacs versions, so I maintain separate directories for .elc files for each version range. What are…
Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'
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Recursive load error in csharp mode on upgrading to 24.4

I'm on OSX 10.9.4 and I was previously running emacs 24.3 installed via brew. This morning I got around to asking brew to upgrade me to 24.4. Everything seemed to go smoothly, except csharp-mode no longer functions correctly. On opening a .cs file I…
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How to ensure latest version of Emacs?

How can I tell emacs init el to tell/warn me if the emacs version behind the latest cutting edge version published on the internet. I forgot to mention: I'm a mostly up to date MacOS user
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(ucs-names) in Emacs 26 is not working for "EURO SIGN"

I have in my .emacs: (when (>= emacs-major-version 23) (define-key global-map "\C-x8g" (lambda nil (interactive) (ucs-insert `,(cdr (assoc-string "HRYVNIA SIGN" (ucs-names) t))))) (define-key global-map "\C-x8e" (lambda nil (interactive)…
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How can I get Cask or Pallet to automatically install packages on startup?

I manage packages in Emacs using Cask and Pallet. Yesterday I upgraded to Emacs 24.4; it went well enough, but all of a sudden all my packages were missing. Cask installs packages in separate directories by Emacs version, so everything was in…
Saint Aardvark the Carpeted
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What happened to org-habits from 8.2 to 9.1?

Orgmode's org-habits appear broken following the upgrade of emacs from version 25 to 26 and orgmode from 8.2 to 9.1 along the way. Specifically, all of my habits don't show as habits in the org-agenda any more. Now they show as regular tasks, they…
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How to configure org-mode properly after upgrading from 7.9.3

On the orgmode site it says that if you upgrade from org-mode v.7.9.4f to v.8+: You must search your configuration for the existence of varaibles starting with org-export- and change their names (e.g. org-export-html-validation-link is now…
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After updating my packages, two packages are not working anymore. How to solve this? Downgrading it? Bug reporting to maintainers? Fixing?

This is my config file. As you can see, on line 351, there is: ;; Update my Emacs' packages every week (use-package auto-package-update :custom (auto-package-update-interval 7) (auto-package-update-prompt-before-update t) …
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How to update emacs on MS Windows?

I have installed emacs 2-3 years ago. The version I'm using now is 25.2.1. I want to update it to the latest version, which is 27.1. I uninstalled it and then installed again to no avail, it is the same old version. I have googled it, read a few…
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Emacs behind firewall cannot download packages from Melpa

I am using emacs behind a firewall in Windows. I configured the access to proxy and I worked with no problems for a week. But now I can't upgrade emacs packages using Melpa, because the proxy refuses to download packages ("Bad request"). Any clue to…
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How to show appointments in org-agenda in Org v.8?

This entry was showing alright in org-agenda in Org 7.8, if I remember correctly. ** Dinner <2016-02-26 Fri 12:00-13:30> Not any more in Org 8.2. Now, it seems I need to have it this way to show up in org-agenda: ** TODO Dinner <2016-02-26 Fri…
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package-autoremove doesn't work

I tried to use M-x package-autoremove but my .emacs.d directory is still a mess: it's full with several versions of the same package. As side info I use the no-littering package, but when I update packages the old versions are kept in the elpa…
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How to apply a patch to a package without upgrading?

When I tried to use google-translate.el, I got a Failed to search TKK error. And according to this page the error caused by bug#11788. So I have to upgrade Emacs 26 or apply the patch. But latest emacs in MacOS is 25.2. And I cound't find where is…
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Problems with upgrading to org-mode 9 and org repository

I have Emacs 25.1 (9.0) on macOS Sierra from Homebrew and M-x org-version shows version 8.2.10. On org-mode official website, I've seen that the latest version is 9.0. It's not that I'd use any of the newest features, but it bothers me that Emacs…
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