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From: Rasmus <rasmus@gmx.us>
Subject: Re: [RFC] [PATCH] Warn about unexpanded macros on export
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 22:26:21 +0200
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Hi, 

Aaron Ecay <aaronecay@gmail.com> writes:

>> You have two options. Either report an error, as you suggested, or
>> insert an obnoxious message in the output, e.g., "UNKNOWN MACRO", à la
>> "DEFINITION NOT FOUND." for footnote definitions. In any case, this
>> should happen in "org-macro.el", not in the export framework.

This is pretty annoying for footnotes.

> I think error is better than obnoxious message, because it’s possible
> for the latter to slip through into a “production” document.  (We ought
> to proofread our documents carefully, of course...but no one’s perfect).

I think an error is correct, but the message should be informative,
e.g. "macro MACRO undefined at LINE".

—Rasmus

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