From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "D. C. Toedt" Subject: Re: Exporter aborts upon encountering even one unresolvable link Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 22:00:37 -0500 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e0115f240bb15c90520898f56 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:54329) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZfJGD-0004ib-Eb for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 24 Sep 2015 23:01:22 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZfJGA-0005pM-7Z for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 24 Sep 2015 23:01:21 -0400 Received: from mail-ob0-f180.google.com ([209.85.214.180]:36135) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZfJGA-0005pI-2h for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 24 Sep 2015 23:01:18 -0400 Received: by obbmp4 with SMTP id mp4so73221461obb.3 for ; Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:01:17 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --089e0115f240bb15c90520898f56 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable P.S.: Thank heavens for Time Machine. On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 9:50 PM, D. C. Toedt wrote: > I just updated to 8.3.1 from 8.3beta (from git). That appears to have > been a terrible mistake on my part. > > From this thread > > I see that the exporter now throws an error and aborts when it encounters > an unresolvable link. That makes things really, REALLY difficult. It > means I can't get a complete, working export to HTML (in my case) until a= ll > link problems are fixed in my 22KLOC .org file (which I use to generate > http://www.CommonDraft.org/index.html > ). That seems EXTREMELY > suboptimal. (I'm trying to be tactful here.) > > Worse, the exporter doesn't even generate a list of unresolvable links > before aborting. That means the only way that I can find and fix busted > links (so far as I know) is to do an export --- which takes several minut= es > given the large file --- and have the export abort on a single link. > Then I fix that one link, export again, and have it abort again. Repeat. > Aaaargggggg. > > I started looking at the hooks, as suggested in a message in the previous > thread, but I'm not nearly skilled enough in elisp to be able to do > anything useful. > > Any suggestions? > > > *D. C. Toedt III **(My last name is pronounced "Tate"; I go by "D. C.," > which stands for Dell Charles**) * > Attorney & neutral arbitrator -- tech contracts & IP | Adjunct > professor, University of Houston Law Center > =E2=80=8BAuthor, =E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8BCommon Draft desk book of > contract clauses & research notes | LinkedIn: dctoedt > | Calendar > > (redacted) > E: dc@toedt.com O: +1 (713) 364-6545 C: +1 (713) 516-8968 > =E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B > > =E2=80=8B > Houston, Texas (Central time zone) > > Unless expressly stated otherwise, this message is not intended > to serve as assent to an agreement or other document, whether or not > attached to this message. > > > --089e0115f240bb15c90520898f56 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 9:50 PM, D. C. Toedt= <dc= @toedt.com> wrote:
I just updated to 8.3.1 from 8.3beta (from git).=C2= =A0 That appears to have been a terrible mistake on my part.

From thi= s thread I see that the exporter now throws an error and aborts when it= encounters an unresolvable link.=C2=A0 That makes things really, REALLY di= fficult.=C2=A0 It means I can't get a complete, working export to HTML = (in my case) until all link problems are fixed in my 22KLOC .org file (whic= h I use to generate=C2=A0http://www.CommonDraft.org/index.html).=C2=A0 That se= ems EXTREMELY suboptimal. (I'm trying to be tactful here.)
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Worse, t= he exporter doesn't even generate a list of unresolvable links before a= borting.=C2=A0 That means the only way that I can find and fix busted links (so far as I= know) is to do an export --- which takes several minutes given the large f= ile =C2=A0--- and have the export abort=C2=A0on a single link. Then I fix that one link,= export again, and have=C2=A0it abort again. Repeat.=C2=A0 Aaaargggggg.

I started looking at the = hooks, as suggested in a message in the previous thread, but I'm not ne= arly skilled enough in elisp to be able to do anything useful.

Any suggestions?
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