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From: Cletip Cletip <clement020302@gmail.com>
To: Org Mode List <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: [BUG] Tangle with symbolic links don't work
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2023 17:08:21 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAPHku6O9NfVMAfmE3_ahmpJea_2Qm0mJMFX6qPpT8uiQ94KMZA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)

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Hello everyone,

I'm reaching out to discuss a challenge I've encountered while working with
Org-mode, specifically during the tangling process of code blocks.

The Issue:
I have an Org file, test.org, from which I tangle code blocks into test.py.
The complication arises because test.py is a symbolic link. Each time I
perform the tangling operation, the symbolic link is unfortunately
overwritten.

Interestingly, when exporting documents to formats such as .tex, .html, or
others, Org-mode respects the symbolic link, which is the desired behavior.
However, this is not the case with tangling, which is quite perplexing.

My Org mode version : 9.6.10 (9.6.10-n/a-g902975...)

Proposed Solution:
I've identified a potential fix that involves a minor adjustment in the
ob-tangle.el file:

Original line (259):

(let ((file-name (car by-fn)))

Modified line:

(let ((file-name (file-truename (car by-fn))))

While this solution appears effective at first glance, I haven't
extensively tested all edge cases. I would greatly appreciate your insights
on whether this is a robust solution ^^.

Thanks in advance for your answer.

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next             reply	other threads:[~2023-11-06 16:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-11-06 16:08 Cletip Cletip [this message]
2023-11-06 16:17 ` [BUG] Tangle with symbolic links don't work Ihor Radchenko
2023-11-07 10:55   ` Max Nikulin
2023-11-07 11:30     ` Ihor Radchenko
2023-11-20  9:55       ` Cletip Cletip
2023-12-04 12:58         ` Ihor Radchenko
2023-12-15 11:26           ` Ihor Radchenko

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