Re: File local setting for export directory?

[Russell Adams <RLAdams@AdamsInfoServ.Com>]

On Tue, Aug 04, 2020 at 08:25:13AM +0200, Loris Bennett wrote:
> > diff --git a/lisp/ox.el b/lisp/ox.el
> > index 9cf62078a..77cafb20d 100644
> > --- a/lisp/ox.el
> > +++ b/lisp/ox.el
> > @@ -6417,6 +6417,20 @@ Return file name as a string."
> >  	      "Output file: " pub-dir nil nil nil
> >  	      (lambda (n) (string= extension (file-name-extension n t))))))
> >  	   extension))
> > +	 (pub-dir (or pub-dir
> > +		      (and subtreep (org-entry-get
> > +				     nil "EXPORT_PUB_DIR" 'selective))
> > +		      (org-with-point-at (point-min)
> > +			(catch :found
> > +			  (let ((case-fold-search t))
> > +			    (while (re-search-forward
> > +				    "^[ \t]*#\\+EXPORT_PUB_DIR:[ \t]+\\S-"
> > +				    nil t)
> > +			      (let ((element (org-element-at-point)))
> > +				(when (eq 'keyword (org-element-type element))
> > +				  (throw :found
> > +					 (org-element-property
> > +					  :value element))))))))))
> >  	 (output-file
> >  	  ;; Build file name.  Enforce EXTENSION over whatever user
> >  	  ;; may have come up with.  PUB-DIR, if defined, always has

Regarding this patch, have you looked at setting up Org's Publish functions in a
local variable? That has a "publish destination" which I believe is the pub-dir
in that export function.

https://orgmode.org/manual/Sources-and-destinations.html#Sources-and-destinations

Perhaps this is fixed by another means?

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