* Persisting the current working directory in an org-babel session
@ 2023-01-01 12:34 Adam Sneller
2023-01-01 13:19 ` Ihor Radchenko
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From: Adam Sneller @ 2023-01-01 12:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
For some reason, I am unable to make changes to my working directory persist, from one emacs-lisp SRC block to the next.
For example, consider the following:
* Literate programming in a single session
:PROPERTIES:
:header-args: :var DIR="/Users/adam/Desktop/test"
:END:
#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :session *elisp*
(cd DIR)
#+END_SRC
#+RESULTS:
: /Users/adam/Desktop/test/
#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :session *elisp*
(cd ".")
#+END_SRC
#+RESULTS:
: /Users/adam/org/
The :header-args: define a starting directory (DIR="/Users/adam/Desktop/test"). The first block establishes the *elisp* session and navigates into DIR, using (cd DIR). Confirmation is then seen in the #+RESULTS.
A second block is then created in the same *elisp* session. This simply echos the current working directory with (cd "."). BUT... the #+RESULTS show that the working directory has not persisted from our first block and has instead, defaulted to the default org-mode directory.
Now, I realise that I could have used :dir in my initial :header-args: to set the same working directory for all blocks. But what I am interested in is why my changes are not persisting, when (if I am not mistaken) this is the entire point of establishing a session?
Thanks!
Adam Sneller
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* Re: Persisting the current working directory in an org-babel session
2023-01-01 12:34 Persisting the current working directory in an org-babel session Adam Sneller
@ 2023-01-01 13:19 ` Ihor Radchenko
2024-04-09 13:23 ` Ihor Radchenko
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From: Ihor Radchenko @ 2023-01-01 13:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Adam Sneller; +Cc: emacs-orgmode
Adam Sneller <adam@earth2adam.com> writes:
> For some reason, I am unable to make changes to my working directory persist, from one emacs-lisp SRC block to the next.
>
> For example, consider the following:
>
> * Literate programming in a single session
> :PROPERTIES:
> :header-args: :var DIR="/Users/adam/Desktop/test"
> :END:
>
> #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :session *elisp*
> (cd DIR)
> #+END_SRC
>
> #+RESULTS:
> : /Users/adam/Desktop/test/
>
>
> #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :session *elisp*
> (cd ".")
> #+END_SRC
>
> #+RESULTS:
> : /Users/adam/org/
Confirmed.
This is because `org-babel-execute-src-block' let-binds
`default-directory'. So, your changes to it are only affecting lexical
scope.
Fixes welcome!
--
Ihor Radchenko // yantar92,
Org mode contributor,
Learn more about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>.
Support Org development at <https://liberapay.com/org-mode>,
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* Re: Persisting the current working directory in an org-babel session
2023-01-01 13:19 ` Ihor Radchenko
@ 2024-04-09 13:23 ` Ihor Radchenko
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Ihor Radchenko @ 2024-04-09 13:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Adam Sneller; +Cc: emacs-orgmode
Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net> writes:
>> For example, consider the following:
>>
>> * Literate programming in a single session
>> :PROPERTIES:
>> :header-args: :var DIR="/Users/adam/Desktop/test"
>> :END:
>>
>> #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :session *elisp*
>> (cd DIR)
>> #+END_SRC
> ...
> Confirmed.
Hmm... I am looking at this again, and there is actually no bug here:
1. ob-emacs-lisp.el does not support sessions, so :session *elisp* does
not thing in this case
2. without :session, Org babel does the following:
16.4 Environment of a Code Block
...
The ‘dir’ header argument specifies the default directory during code
block execution. If it is absent, then the directory associated with the
current buffer is used.
So, if we ever add session feature to ob-emacs-lisp, what was tried in
the report should be doable - one could retain working directory across
source blocks. But since ob-emacs-lisp does not support sessions, the
only actual problem is the fact that :session argument is silently
ignored without bringing absence of session support to the user
attention.
Handled, on main.
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=d1c6f91ce
--
Ihor Radchenko // yantar92,
Org mode contributor,
Learn more about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>.
Support Org development at <https://liberapay.com/org-mode>,
or support my work at <https://liberapay.com/yantar92>
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