>> 
>> I don’t see org-export-use-babel in available options. I cannot customise it.
>> 
>> '(org-export-use-babel (quote inline-only))
>> 
>> Seems to have no effect. Is that so because, as you say later, users are not supposed to touch this option?
> 
> No.  You must have an older version of org than
> 
> commit 3b5ce449c4b16291ad56e23d5be1e480e57d906f
> Author: Charles Berry <ccberry@ucsd.edu <mailto:ccberry@ucsd.edu>>
> Date:   Sat Nov 12 18:54:20 2016 -0800
> 
>    Replace `org-export-babel-evaluate' with `org-export-use-babel'
> 
> Did you try `C-h v org-export-use-babel RET', click `customize', etc?

I am on the latest version on org mode ELPA. It is dated August 18, 2017, so should include the commit you mention.

> C-h v org-export-use-babel RET’

Does not work (there is no such variable).

> Try
> 
> #+PROPERTY: header-args :eval never-export
> 
> and don't forget C-c C-c to update when you add this.

But this would prevent exporting all code blocks including inline blocks.

Isn’t it?

There seems no way of separately controlling inline and other blocks.

I guess I have to live with that.

Vikas