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@@ -1002,6 +1002,36 @@ version information of Emacs (@kbd{M-x emacs-version @key{RET}}) and Org
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that you only need to add your description. If you re not sending the Email
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from within Emacs, please copy and paste the content into your Email program.
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+Sometimes you might face a problem due to an error in your Emacs or Org-mode
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+setup. Before reporting a bug, it is very helpful to start Emacs with minimal
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+customisations and reproduce the problem. Doing so often helps you determine
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+if the problem is with your customisation or with Org-mode itself. You can
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+start a typical minimal session with a command like the example below.
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+
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+@example
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+$ emacs -Q -l /path/to/minimal-org.el
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+@end example
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+
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+However if you are using Org-mode as distributed with Emacs, a minimal setup
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+is not necessary. In that case it is sufficient to start Emacs as @code{emacs
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+-Q}. The @code{minimal-org.el} setup file can have contents as shown below.
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+@example
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+;;; Minimal setup to load latest `org-mode'
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+
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+;; activate debugging
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+(setq debug-on-error t
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+ debug-on-signal nil
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+ debug-on-quit nil)
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+
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+;; add latest org-mode to load path
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+(add-to-list 'load-path (expand-file-name "/path/to/org-mode/lisp"))
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+(add-to-list 'load-path (expand-file-name "/path/to/org-mode/contrib/lisp"))
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+
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+;; activate org
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+(require 'org-install)
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+@end example
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If an error occurs, a backtrace can be very useful (see below on how to
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create one). Often a small example file helps, along with clear information
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about:
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