* Noisy and unreliable (de-)tangling
@ 2024-10-21 21:04 Rudolf Adamkovič
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From: Rudolf Adamkovič @ 2024-10-21 21:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
Howdy!
So, I started (de-)tangling heavily, to get some "IDE" support, and
oh-my, what a buggy mess it is. Not only are tangling comments
super-noisy, the `org-babel-detangle' function is *unreliable*. If
multiple sections have the same title, such as "Implementation", it
leads to *data loss*.
I think we should rethink this functionality with *readability* and
*reliability* in mind. The best solution, perhaps, would be to use IDs
for `:comments yes' if `org-id-link-to-org-use-id' is set. Otherwise,
require `#+NAME', or some other reliable mechanism. For example:
# >>> TANGLE: <id>
...
# <<< TANGLE: <id>
(Python '#' comments shown above.)
What do you think?
Also ... anyone with some spare time on their hands? :)
P.S. As a cherry on top, it would be also nice to have a minor mode that
highlights tangling comments, jumps back to the relevant Org heading,
etc.
Rudy
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