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From: Bastien <bzg@gnu.org>
To: ian martins <ianxm@jhu.edu>
Cc: Org-Mode mailing list <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: default :results
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 09:03:56 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87pn4kcob7.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAC=rjb68oTR3p+f8jzwSJ2X_pBh=RMbGcV7HkvBHkGAru5sfxg@mail.gmail.com> (ian martins's message of "Mon, 26 Oct 2020 22:01:21 -0400")

Hi Ian,

ian martins <ianxm@jhu.edu> writes:

> The doc says functional mode (=:results value=) is the default for
> most Babel libraries [1].  I haven't looked at many, but it is the
> default for ob-python and ob-shell. Scripting mode (=:results output
> =) is the default for ob-C, and the old ob-java (neither of these
> provided a functional mode).
>
> When I added functional mode to ob-java, I made it the default since
> that seemed correct.  But that change breaks anyone that relied on
> the old default (the workaround is to add a =:results output=
> header).  I will change the default in the short term to unbreak the
> experience, but what, if anything, should be done long term?

The default for ob-shell execution was to use the output, not the
value.  Then we had a long discussion, leading to this:

- The default (no :result) is to display the functional value

- For some languages, it may break expectations, so in this case we
  allow a variable that let the default (no :result) use the output
  instead of the functional value.

  This is what is being done for ob-shell.el where we have 
  `org-babel-shell-results-defaults-to-output' set to `t'.

See https://orgmode.org/list/877dt5trjr.fsf@bzg.fr/ for the conclusion
of the discussion.

Also see `org-babel-shell-results-defaults-to-output' docstring:

  Let shell execution defaults to ":results output".
  
  When set to t, use ":results output" when no :results setting
  is set.  This is especially useful for inline source blocks.
  
  When set to nil, stick to the convention of using :results value
  as the default setting when no :results is set, the "value" of
  a shell execution being its exit code.
  
> And is this inconsistent behavior across languages something that
> should be fixed? or is it intentional or at least not worth doing
> anything about?

What was suggested is to have a page on Worg listing the behavior of
various packages regarding block execution.

I started a section on https://orgmode.org/worg/library-of-babel.html
with a table -- feel free to add more to this table.

Thanks,

-- 
 Bastien


  reply	other threads:[~2020-11-11  8:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-10-27  2:01 default :results ian martins
2020-11-11  8:03 ` Bastien [this message]
2020-11-14 10:27   ` ian martins
2020-11-17 12:40     ` ian martins

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