Checking in the correct versions of the files, sorry, I hade used the files

from an experimental branch.....

doc/misc/ChangeLog

+2008-12-02  Carsten Dominik  <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>
+
+	* org.texi (Using the mapping API): Fix bug in mapping example.
+	(Publishing options): Make the list of properties complete again, in
+	correspondence to the variable `org-export-plist-vars'.
+	(Property searches): Document new special values for time comparisons.
+	(Tag inheritance): Refine the description of tag inheritance.
+	(Project alist): Add info about the publishing sequence of components.
+	(Effort estimates): Document the new relativer timer.
+
 2008-12-04  David Engster  <dengste@eml.cc>
 
 	* gnus.texi (nnmairix): Mention mairix.el.  Point out the importance

lisp/org/ChangeLog

-2008-12-07  Carsten Dominik  <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>
-
-	* org-id.el (org-id-locations-file): Wrap file name with
-	`convert-standard-filename'.
-	(org-id-files): New variable.
-	(org-id-use-hash): New option.
-	(org-id-update-id-locations): Also search in all files current
-	listed in `org-id-files'.  Convert the resulting alist to a hash
-	if the user customation says so.
-	(org-id-locations-save): Handle he case if `org-id-locations' is a
-	hash.
-	(org-id-locations-load): Convert the alist to a hash.
-	(org-id-add-location): Handle the hast case.
-	(kill-emacs-hook): Make sure id locations are saved when Emacs is
-	exited.
-	(org-id-hash-to-alist, org-id-alist-to-hash)
-	(org-id-paste-tracker): New functions.
 
 2008-12-07  Carsten Dominik  <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>
 
@@ -244,9 +227,6 @@
 	(org-remember-mode): New minor mode.
 	(org-remember-apply-template): Turn on `org-remember-mode'.
 
-	* org-id.el (org-id-add-location): Avoid error when no file is
-	given.
-
 	* org-remember.el (org-remember-apply-template): Fix the way how
 	the list of allowed properties is retrieved from the target file.
 

lisp/org/org-clock.el

@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@ be visited."
 	  (const :tag "Clock and history" t)
 	  (const :tag "No persistence" nil)))
 
-(defcustom org-clock-persist-file (convert-standard-filename
-				   "~/.emacs.d/org-clock-save.el")
+(defcustom org-clock-persist-file "~/.emacs.d/org-clock-save.el"
   "File to save clock data to"
   :group 'org-clock
   :type 'string)

lisp/org/org-exp.el

@@ -1465,9 +1465,6 @@ on this string to produce the exported version."
 
       ;; Handle source code snippets
       (org-export-replace-src-segments)
-      
-      ;; Find all headings and compute the targets for them
-      (setq target-alist (org-export-define-heading-targets target-alist))
 
       ;; Get rid of drawers
       (org-export-remove-or-extract-drawers drawers
@@ -1490,6 +1487,9 @@ on this string to produce the exported version."
       ;; Remove todo-keywords before exporting, if the user has requested so
       (org-export-remove-headline-metadata parameters)
 
+      ;; Find all headings and compute the targets for them
+      (setq target-alist (org-export-define-heading-targets target-alist))
+
       ;; Find targets in comments and move them out of comments,
       ;; but mark them as targets that should be invisible
       (setq target-alist (org-export-handle-invisible-targets target-alist))
@@ -1513,6 +1513,7 @@ on this string to produce the exported version."
       ;; Remove comment environment and comment subtrees
       (org-export-remove-comment-blocks-and-subtrees)
 
+
       ;; Find matches for radio targets and turn them into internal links
       (org-export-mark-radio-links)
 
@@ -1570,22 +1571,18 @@ on this string to produce the exported version."
 The new targets are added to TARGET-ALIST, which is also returned."
   (goto-char (point-min))
   (org-init-section-numbers)
-  (let ((re (concat "^" org-outline-regexp
-		    "\\| [ \t]*:ID:[ \t]*\\([^ \t\r\n]+\\)"))
+  (let ((re (concat "^" org-outline-regexp))
 	level target)
     (while (re-search-forward re nil t)
-      (if (match-end 1)
-	  (push (cons (org-match-string-no-properties 1)
-		      target) target-alist)
-	(setq level (org-reduced-level
-		     (save-excursion (goto-char (point-at-bol))
-				     (org-outline-level))))
-	(setq target (org-solidify-link-text
-		      (format "sec-%s" (org-section-number level))))
-	(push (cons target target) target-alist)
-	(add-text-properties
-	 (point-at-bol) (point-at-eol)
-	 (list 'target target)))))
+      (setq level (org-reduced-level
+		   (save-excursion (goto-char (point-at-bol))
+				   (org-outline-level))))
+      (setq target (org-solidify-link-text
+		    (format "sec-%s" (org-section-number level))))
+      (push (cons target target) target-alist)
+      (add-text-properties
+       (point-at-bol) (point-at-eol)
+       (list 'target target))))
   target-alist)
 
 (defun org-export-handle-invisible-targets (target-alist)
@@ -1614,11 +1611,9 @@ Mark them as invisible targets."
   target-alist)
 
 (defun org-export-target-internal-links (target-alist)
-  "Find all internal links and assign targets to them.
+  "Find all internal links and assign target to them.
 If a link has a fuzzy match (i.e. not a *dedicated* target match),
-let the link  point to the corresponding section.
-This function also handles the id links, if they have a match in
-the current file."
+let the link  point to the corresponding section."
   (goto-char (point-min))
   (while (re-search-forward org-bracket-link-regexp nil t)
     (org-if-unprotected
@@ -1630,8 +1625,6 @@ the current file."
 	    (target
 	     (cond
 	      ((cdr (assoc slink target-alist)))
-	      ((and (string-match "^id:" link)
-		    (cdr (assoc (substring link 3) target-alist))))
 	      ((string-match org-link-types-re link) nil)
 	      ((or (file-name-absolute-p link)
 		   (string-match "^\\." link))

lisp/org/org-id.el

-;;; org-id.el --- Global identifiers for Org-mode entries
+;;; org-id.el --- Global identifier for Org-mode entries
 ;; Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 ;;
 ;; Author: Carsten Dominik <carsten at orgmode dot org>
@@ -116,42 +116,17 @@ be added."
   :group 'org-id
   :type 'boolean)
 
-(defcustom org-id-track-globally t
-  "Non-nil means, track ID's trhough files, so that links work globally.
-This work by maintaining a hash table for ID's and writing this table
-to disk when exiting Emacs.  Because of this, it works best if you use
-a single Emacs process, not many.
-
-When nil, ID's are not tracked.  Links to ID's will still work within
-a buffer, but not if the entry is located in another file.
-ID's can still be used if the entry with the id is in the same file as
-the link."
-  :group 'org-id
-  :type 'boolean)
-
 (defcustom org-id-locations-file (convert-standard-filename
-				  "~/.emacs.d/.org-id-locations")
-  "The file for remembering in which file an ID was defined.
-This variable is only relevant when `org-id-track-globally' is set."
+				  "~/.org-id-locations")
+  "The file for remembering the last ID number generated."
   :group 'org-id
   :type 'file)
 
 (defvar org-id-locations nil
-  "List of files with ID's in those files.
-Depending on `org-id-use-hash' this can also be a hash table mapping ID's
-to files.")
-
-(defvar org-id-files nil
-  "List of files that contain ID's.")
+  "List of files with ID's in those files.")
 
 (defcustom org-id-extra-files 'org-agenda-text-search-extra-files
-  "Files to be searched for ID's, besides the agenda files.
-When Org reparses files to remake the list of files and ID's it is tracking,
-it will normally scan the agenda files, the archives related to agenda files,
-any files that are listed as ID containing in the current register, and
-any Org-mode files currently visited by Emacs.
-You can list additional files here.
-This variable is only relevant when `org-id-track-globally' is set."
+  "Files to be searched for ID's, besides the agenda files."
   :group 'org-id
   :type
   '(choice
@@ -159,14 +134,6 @@ This variable is only relevant when `org-id-track-globally' is set."
     (repeat :tag "List of files"
 	    (file))))
 
-(defcustom org-id-search-archives t
-  "Non-nil means, search also the archive files of agenda files for entries.
-This is a possibility to reduce overhead, but it measn that entries moved
-to the archives can no longer be found by ID.
-This variable is only relevant when `org-id-track-globally' is set."
-  :group 'org-id
-  :type 'boolean)
-
 ;;; The API functions
 
 ;;;###autoload
@@ -235,7 +202,7 @@ It returns the ID of the entry.  If necessary, the ID is created."
 (defun org-id-goto (id)
   "Switch to the buffer containing the entry with id ID.
 Move the cursor to that entry in that buffer."
-  (interactive "sID: ")
+  (interactive)
   (let ((m (org-id-find id 'marker)))
     (unless m
       (error "Cannot find entry with ID \"%s\"" id))
@@ -359,153 +326,77 @@ and time is the usual three-integer representation of time."
 
 ;; Storing ID locations (files)
 
-(defun org-id-update-id-locations (&optional files check)
+(defun org-id-update-id-locations ()
   "Scan relevant files for ID's.
-Store the relation between files and corresponding ID's.
-This will scan all agenda files, all associated archives, and all
-files currently mentioned in `org-id-locations'.
-When FILES is given, scan these files instead."
+Store the relation between files and corresponding ID's."
   (interactive)
-  (if (not org-id-track-globally)
-      (error "Please turn on `org-id-track-globally' if you want to track id's.")
-    (let ((files
-	   (or files
-	       (append
-		;; Agenda files and all associated archives
-		(org-agenda-files t org-id-search-archives)
-		;; Explicit extra files
-		(if (symbolp org-id-extra-files)
-		    (symbol-value org-id-extra-files)
-		  org-id-extra-files)
-	      ;; Files associated with live org-mode buffers
-		(delq nil
-		      (mapcar (lambda (b)
-				(with-current-buffer b
-				  (and (org-mode-p) (buffer-file-name))))
-			      (buffer-list)))
-		;; All files known to have id's
-		org-id-files)))
-	  org-agenda-new-buffers
-	  file nfiles tfile ids reg found id seen (ndup 0))
-      (setq nfiles (length files))
-      (while (setq file (pop files))
-	(message "Finding ID locations (%d/%d files): %s"
-		 (- nfiles (length files)) nfiles file)
-	(setq tfile (file-truename file))
-	(when (and (file-exists-p file) (not (member tfile seen)))
-	  (push tfile seen)
-	  (setq ids nil)
-	  (with-current-buffer (org-get-agenda-file-buffer file)
-	    (save-excursion
-	      (save-restriction
-		(widen)
-		(goto-char (point-min))
-		(while (re-search-forward "^[ \t]*:ID:[ \t]+\\(\\S-+\\)[ \t]*$"
-					  nil t)
-		  (setq id (org-match-string-no-properties 1))
-		  (if (member id found)
-		      (progn
-			(message "Duplicate ID \"%s\"" id)
-			(setq ndup (1+ ndup)))
-		    (push id found)
-		    (push id ids)))
-		(push (cons (abbreviate-file-name file) ids) reg))))))
-      (org-release-buffers org-agenda-new-buffers)
-      (setq org-agenda-new-buffers nil)
-      (setq org-id-locations reg)
-      (setq org-id-files (mapcar 'car org-id-locations))
-      (org-id-locations-save) ;; this function can also handle the alist form
-      ;; now convert to a hash
-      (setq org-id-locations (org-id-alist-to-hash org-id-locations))
-      (if (> ndup 0)
-	  (message "WARNING: %d duplicate ID's found, check *Messages* buffer" ndup)
-	(message "%d unique files scanned for ID's" (length org-id-files)))
-      org-id-locations)))
+  (let ((files (append (org-agenda-files)
+		       (if (symbolp org-id-extra-files)
+			   (symbol-value org-id-extra-files)
+			 org-id-extra-files)))
+	org-agenda-new-buffers
+	file ids reg found id)
+    (while (setq file (pop files))
+      (setq ids nil)
+      (with-current-buffer (org-get-agenda-file-buffer file)
+	(save-excursion
+	  (save-restriction
+	    (widen)
+	    (goto-char (point-min))
+	    (while (re-search-forward "^[ \t]*:ID:[ \t]+\\(\\S-+\\)[ \t]*$"
+				      nil t)
+	      (setq id (org-match-string-no-properties 1))
+	      (if (member id found)
+		  (error "Duplicate ID \"%s\"" id))
+	      (push id found)
+	      (push id ids))
+	    (push (cons file ids) reg)))))
+    (org-release-buffers org-agenda-new-buffers)
+    (setq org-agenda-new-buffers nil)
+    (setq org-id-locations reg)
+    (org-id-locations-save)))
 
 (defun org-id-locations-save ()
   "Save `org-id-locations' in `org-id-locations-file'."
-  (when org-id-track-globally
-    (let ((out (if (hash-table-p org-id-locations)
-		   (org-id-hash-to-alist org-id-locations)
-		 org-id-locations)))
-      (with-temp-file org-id-locations-file
-	(print out (current-buffer))))))
+  (with-temp-file org-id-locations-file
+    (print org-id-locations (current-buffer))))
 
 (defun org-id-locations-load ()
   "Read the data from `org-id-locations-file'."
   (setq org-id-locations nil)
-  (when org-id-track-globally
-    (with-temp-buffer
-      (condition-case nil
-	  (progn
-	    (insert-file-contents-literally org-id-locations-file)
-	    (goto-char (point-min))
-	    (setq org-id-locations (read (current-buffer))))
-	(error
-	 (message "Could not read org-id-values from %s. Setting it to nil."
-		  org-id-locations-file))))
-    (setq org-id-files (mapcar 'car org-id-locations))
-    (setq org-id-locations (org-id-alist-to-hash org-id-locations))))
+  (with-temp-buffer
+    (condition-case nil
+        (progn
+          (insert-file-contents-literally org-id-locations-file)
+          (goto-char (point-min))
+          (setq org-id-locations (read (current-buffer))))
+      (error
+       (message "Could not read org-id-values from %s. Setting it to nil."
+                org-id-locations-file)))))
 
 (defun org-id-add-location (id file)
   "Add the ID with location FILE to the database of ID loations."
-  ;; Only if global tracking is on, and when the buffer has a file
-  (when (and org-id-track-globally id file) 
+  (when (and id file) ; don't error when called from a buffer with no file
     (unless org-id-locations (org-id-locations-load))
-    (puthash id (abbreviate-file-name file) org-id-locations)
-    (add-to-list 'org-id-files (abbreviate-file-name file))))
-
-(add-hook 'kill-emacs-hook 'org-id-locations-save)
-
-(defun org-id-hash-to-alist (hash)
-  "Turn an org-id hash into an alist, so that it can be written to a file."
-  (let (res x)
-    (maphash
-     (lambda (k v)
-       (if (setq x (member v res))
-	   (push k (cdr x))
-	 (push (list v k) res)))
-     hash)
-    res))
-
-(defun org-id-alist-to-hash (list)
-  "Turn an org-id location list into a hash table."
-  (let ((res (make-hash-table
-	      :test 'equal
-	      :size (apply '+ (mapcar 'length list))))
-	f i)
-    (mapc
-     (lambda (x)
-       (setq f (car x))
-       (mapc (lambda (i) (puthash i f res)) (cdr x)))
-     list)
-    res))
-
-(defun org-id-paste-tracker (txt &optional buffer-or-file)
-  "Update any ID's in TXT and assign BUFFER-OR-FILE to them."
-  (when org-id-track-globally
-    (save-match-data
-      (setq buffer-or-file (or buffer-or-file (current-buffer)))
-      (when (bufferp buffer-or-file)
-	(setq buffer-or-file (or (buffer-base-buffer buffer-or-file)
-				 buffer-or-file))
-	(setq buffer-or-file (buffer-file-name buffer-or-file)))
-      (when buffer-or-file
-	(let ((fname (abbreviate-file-name buffer-or-file))
-	      (s 0))
-	  (while (string-match "^[ \t]*:ID:[ \t]+\\([^ \t\n\r]+\\)" txt s)
-	    (setq s (match-end 0))
-	    (org-id-add-location (match-string 1 txt) fname)))))))
+    (catch 'exit
+      (let ((locs org-id-locations) list)
+	(while (setq list (pop locs))
+	  (when (equal (file-truename file) (file-truename (car list)))
+	    (setcdr list (cons id (cdr list)))
+	    (throw 'exit t))))
+      (push (list file id) org-id-locations))
+    (org-id-locations-save)))
 
 ;; Finding entries with specified id
 
 (defun org-id-find-id-file (id)
   "Query the id database for the file in which this ID is located."
   (unless org-id-locations (org-id-locations-load))
-  (or (gethash id org-id-locations)
-      ;; ball back on current buffer
-      (buffer-file-name (or (buffer-base-buffer (current-buffer))
-			    (current-buffer)))))
+  (catch 'found
+    (mapc (lambda (x) (if (member id (cdr x))
+			  (throw 'found (car x))))
+	  org-id-locations)
+    nil))
 
 (defun org-id-find-id-in-file (id file &optional markerp)
   "Return the position of the entry ID in FILE.
@@ -524,35 +415,8 @@ optional argument MARKERP, return the position as a new marker."
 		(move-marker (make-marker) pos buf)
 	      (cons file pos))))))))
 
-;; id link type
-
-;; Calling the following function is hard-coded into `org-store-link',
-;; so we do have to add it to `org-store-link-functions'.
-
-(defun org-id-store-link ()
-  "Store a link to the current entry, using it's ID."
-  (interactive)
-  (let* ((link (org-make-link "id:" (org-id-get-create)))
-	 (desc (save-excursion
-		 (org-back-to-heading t)
-		 (or (and (looking-at org-complex-heading-regexp)
-			  (if (match-end 4) (match-string 4) (match-string 0)))
-		     link))))
-    (org-store-link-props :link link :description desc :type "id")
-    link))
-
-(defun org-id-open (id)
-  "Go to the entry with id ID."
-  (org-mark-ring-push)
-  (switch-to-buffer-other-window (current-buffer))
-  (org-id-goto id))
-
-(org-add-link-type "id" 'org-id-open)
-
 (provide 'org-id)
 
 ;;; org-id.el ends here
 
 ;; arch-tag: e5abaca4-e16f-4b25-832a-540cfb63a712
-
-

lisp/org/org-timer.el

+;;; org-clock.el --- The time clocking code for Org-mode
+
+;; Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+;; Author: Carsten Dominik <carsten at orgmode dot org>
+;; Keywords: outlines, hypermedia, calendar, wp
+;; Homepage: http://orgmode.org
+;; Version: 6.14
+;;
+;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
+;;
+;; GNU Emacs is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;; the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+;; (at your option) any later version.
+
+;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;; along with GNU Emacs.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;;
+;;; Commentary:
+
+;; This file contains the relative timer code for Org-mode
+
+(require 'org)
+
+(defvar org-timer-start-time nil
+  "t=0 for the running timer.")
+
+(defconst org-timer-re "\\([-+]?[0-9]+\\):\\([0-9]\\{2\\}\\):\\([0-9]\\{2\\}\\)"
+  "Regular expression used to match timer stamps.")
+
+(defcustom org-timer-format "%s "
+  "The format to insert the time of the timer.
+This format must contain one instance of \"%s\" which will be replaced by
+the value of the relative timer."
+  :group 'org-time
+  :type 'string)
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun org-timer-start (&optional offset)
+  "Set the starting time for the relative timer to now.
+When called with prefix argument OFFSET, prompt the user for an offset time,
+with the default taken from a timer stamp at point, if any.
+If OFFSET is a string or an integer, it is directly taken to be the offset
+without user interaction.
+When called with a double prefix arg, all timer strings in the active
+region will be shifted by a specific amount.  You will be prompted for
+the amount, with the default to make the first timer string in
+the region 0:00:00."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (if (equal offset '(16))
+      (call-interactively 'org-timer-change-times-in-region)
+    (let (delta def s)
+      (if (not offset)
+	  (setq org-timer-start-time (current-time))
+	(cond
+	 ((integerp offset) (setq delta offset))
+	 ((stringp offset) (setq delta (org-timer-hms-to-secs offset)))
+	 (t
+	  (setq def (if (org-in-regexp org-timer-re)
+			(match-string 0)
+		      "0:00:00")
+		s (read-string
+		   (format "Restart timer with offset [%s]: " def)))
+	  (unless (string-match "\\S-" s) (setq s def))
+	  (setq delta (org-timer-hms-to-secs (org-timer-fix-incomplete s)))))
+	(setq org-timer-start-time
+	      (seconds-to-time
+	       (-
+		(time-to-seconds (current-time))
+		(org-timer-hms-to-secs s)))))
+      (message "Timer start time set to %s, current value is %s"
+	       (format-time-string "%T" org-timer-start-time)
+	       (org-timer-secs-to-hms (or delta 0))))))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun org-timer (&optional restart)
+  "Insert a H:MM:SS string from the timer into the buffer.
+The first time this command is used, the timer is started.  When used with
+a `C-u' prefix, force restarting the timer.
+When used with a double prefix arg `C-u C-u', change all the timer string
+in the region by a fixed amount.  This can be used to recalibrate a timer
+that was not started at the correct moment."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (if (equal restart '(4)) (org-timer-start))
+  (or org-timer-start-time (org-timer-start))
+  (insert (format
+	   org-timer-format
+	   (org-timer-secs-to-hms
+	    (floor
+	     (- (time-to-seconds (current-time))
+		(time-to-seconds org-timer-start-time)))))))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun org-timer-change-times-in-region (beg end delta)
+  "Change all h:mm:ss time in region by a DELTA."
+  (interactive
+   "r\nsEnter time difference like \"-1:08:26\". Default is first time to zero: ")
+  (let ((re "[-+]?[0-9]+:[0-9]\\{2\\}:[0-9]\\{2\\}") p)
+    (unless (string-match "\\S-" delta)
+      (save-excursion
+	(goto-char beg)
+	(when (re-search-forward re end t)
+	  (setq delta (match-string 0))
+	  (if (equal (string-to-char delta) ?-)
+	      (setq delta (substring delta 1))
+	    (setq delta (concat "-" delta))))))
+    (setq delta (org-timer-hms-to-secs (org-timer-fix-incomplete delta)))
+    (when (= delta 0) (error "No change"))
+    (save-excursion
+      (goto-char end)
+      (while (re-search-backward re beg t)
+	(setq p (point))
+	(replace-match
+	 (save-match-data
+	   (org-timer-secs-to-hms (+ (org-timer-hms-to-secs (match-string 0)) delta)))
+	 t t)
+	(goto-char p)))))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun org-timer-item (&optional arg)
+  "Insert a description-type item with the curren timer value."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (let ((ind 0))
+    (save-excursion
+      (skip-chars-backward " \n\t")
+      (condition-case nil
+	  (progn
+	    (org-beginning-of-item)
+	    (setq ind (org-get-indentation)))
+	(error nil)))
+    (or (bolp) (newline))
+    (org-indent-line-to ind)
+    (insert "- ")
+    (org-timer (if arg '(4)))
+    (insert ":: ")))
+
+(defun org-timer-fix-incomplete (hms)
+  "If hms is a H:MM:SS string with missing hour or hour and minute, fix it."
+  (if (string-match "\\(?:\\([0-9]+:\\)?\\([0-9]+:\\)\\)?\\([0-9]+\\)" hms)
+      (replace-match
+       (format "%d:%02d:%02d"
+	       (if (match-end 1) (string-to-number (match-string 1 hms)) 0)
+	       (if (match-end 2) (string-to-number (match-string 2 hms)) 0)
+	       (string-to-number (match-string 3 hms)))
+       t t hms)
+    (error "Canot parse HMS string \"%s\"" hms)))
+
+(defun org-timer-hms-to-secs (hms)
+  "Convert h:mm:ss string to an integer time.
+If the string starts with a minus sign, the integer will be negative."
+  (if (not (string-match
+	    "\\([-+]?[0-9]+\\):\\([0-9]\\{2\\}\\):\\([0-9]\\{2\\}\\)"
+	    hms))
+      0
+    (let* ((h (string-to-number (match-string 1 hms)))
+	   (m (string-to-number (match-string 2 hms)))
+	   (s (string-to-number (match-string 3 hms)))
+	   (sign (equal (substring (match-string 1 hms) 0 1) "-")))
+      (setq h (abs h))
+      (* (if sign -1 1) (+ s (* 60 (+ m (* 60 h))))))))
+
+(defun org-timer-secs-to-hms (s)
+  "Convert integer S into h:mm:ss.
+If the integer is negative, the strig will start with \"-\"."
+  (let (sign m h)
+    (setq sign (if (< s 0) "-" "")
+	  s (abs s)
+	  m (/ s 60) s (- s (* 60 m))
+	  h (/ m 60) m (- m (* 60 h)))
+    (format "%s%d:%02d:%02d" sign h m s)))
+
+;; arch-tag: 97538f8c-3871-4509-8f23-1e7b3ff3d107
+
+;;; org-timer.el ends here

lisp/org/org.el

@@ -956,40 +956,6 @@ It should match if the message is from the user him/herself."
   :group 'org-link-store
   :type 'regexp)
 
-(defcustom org-link-to-org-use-id 'create-if-interactive
-  "Non-nil means, storing a link to an Org file will use entry ID's.
-
-Note that before this variable is even considered, org-id must be loaded,
-to please customize `org-modules' and turn it on.
-
-The variable can have the following values:
-
-t     Create an ID if needed to make a link to the current entry.
-
-create-if-interactive