GNU bug report logs - #57972
29.0.50; Autoloaded function raises (void-function org-element-cache-reset) when called within major-mode body

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From: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92 <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 57972 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#57972: 29.0.50; Autoloaded function raises (void-function
 org-element-cache-reset) when called within major-mode body
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2022 10:10:32 +0800

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>   (or (eq this-command 'eval-buffer)  <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>       (condition-case nil
> 	  (load (concat (file-name-directory load-file-name)
> 			"org-loaddefs")
> 		nil t nil t)
> 	(error
> 	 (message "WARNING: No org-loaddefs.el file could be found from where org.el is loaded.")
> 	 (sit-for 3)
> 	 (message "You need to run \"make\" or \"make autoloads\" from Org lisp directory")
> 	 (sit-for 3))))
>
> explicitly avoids loading org-loaddefs.el if org.el was loaded via
> eval-buffer.  Which is exactly the case here, isn't it, and explains
> why the loaddefs aren't loaded?
>
> So now the question becomes: why does org.el treat eval-buffer in this
> special way?  Perhaps because of byte-compilation or something?

I have no clue. I will ask Bastien (he authored this piece of code).

I hence see this Emacs bug report as resolved (it is not an Emacs bug).

Side question: Could you point me towards documentation on how to
properly do autoloading in Emacs packages? Maybe Org is doing things
wrongly?

-- 
Ihor Radchenko,
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