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'make' often errors with "Org version mismatch" after pulling a new version of the code

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From: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92 <at> posteo.net>
To: Max Nikulin <manikulin <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 62762 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bzg <at> gnu.org, dmitry <at> gutov.dev, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#62762: 'make' often errors with "Org version mismatch" after pulling a new version of the code
Date: Mon, 08 May 2023 10:05:05 +0000

Max Nikulin <manikulin <at> gmail.com> writes:

>> So, to me, (assuming the above is true) the remaining question is what
>> Org developers want to do about `git pull; make` in Org's own repository.
>
> Perhaps `org-assert-directory' may be added to `org-assert-version'
>
>
> (defun tst-assert-load-dir ()
>    (let ((dir (tst-get-load-dir))
> 	(url "https://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#mixed-install"))
>      (unless (equal tst-load-dir dir)
>        (error "Path shadowing detected, see <%s>. %s vs %s"
> 	     url dir tst-load-dir))))

Sounds reasonable.
I think we can try to do the following:

1. Use the load-dir test, warn, and try to re-load
2. Use org-assert-version, but downgrade error to simple warning

WDYT?

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