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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] org-sbe fixes
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Hello,

Vladimir Panteleev <thecybershadow@gmail.com> writes:

> One ugly fix would be to patch over this by checking for some common
> lisp forms that result in a list, such as (list ...) and (quote ...),
> and treat the remaining ones in a backwards-compatible way. However,
> the more time I spend on org-sbe, the more I think that perhaps
> a better approach would be to deprecate org-sbe (or outright remove
> it, I could argue that due to the overwhelming number of flaws its
> mere presence is downright harmful), and replace it with something
> more sensible: a function (not macro) defined somewhere other than
> ob-table (because it is not specific to tables) without any of the
> crazy string escaping logic.
>
> What do you think?

I have reverted your changes from maint.

I agree "org-sbe" should be rewritten. However, it is specific to tables
because it is meant to be used in a TBLFM line. Its replacement could
live in "org-table.el", though.

Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Goaziou                                                0x80A93738