From: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net>
To: "Rudolf Adamkovič" <rudolf@adamkovic.org>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Noisy and unreliable (de-)tangling
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:49:49 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87jze016jm.fsf@localhost> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m27ca1cgly.fsf@adamkovic.org>
Rudolf Adamkovič <rudolf@adamkovic.org> writes:
> 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,
`org-id-link-to-org-use-id' should be respected once you use :comments link
> Also ... anyone with some spare time on their hands? :)
Usually, it is the person most annoyed by the lack of feature ;)
> 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.
Maybe. But I'd prefer the more fundamental problems to be solved first.
See
https://list.orgmode.org/orgmode/20211017021707.Horde.p9ib-mMooANjOrUuCbc5EPl@www.vfemail.net/
https://list.orgmode.org/orgmode/87h6poqq75.fsf@localhost/
https://list.orgmode.org/orgmode/87bk8gk15d.fsf@ucl.ac.uk/
Here is a potential idea on how to make detangling more robust:
https://leo-editor.github.io/leo-editor/appendices.html#the-mulder-ream-update-algorithm
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2024-10-21 21:04 Noisy and unreliable (de-)tangling Rudolf Adamkovič
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