Re: Running babel blocks in :noexport: sections

[John Hendy <jw.hendy@gmail.com>]

Just kidding... just checked *Messages* buffer, and all the headlines
I converted to COMMENT headlines are *not* executing the enclosed
babel blocks.

Is there a setting for this you have and I don't?


John

On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 12:23 PM, John Hendy <jw.hendy@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 5:57 PM, Eric Schulte <schulte.eric@gmail.com> wrote:
>> John Hendy <jw.hendy@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> For papers and beamer presentations, I sometimes hide more "universal"
>>> babel blocks inside a sort of setup headline. I thought I'd done this
>>> before, but perhaps not... The idea would be like so:
>>>
>>> * Data setup     :noexport:
>>>
>>> #+begin_src R :session r
>>>
>>> load libraries
>>> read data files
>>> do universal operations
>>>
>>> #+end_src
>>>
>>> * Slide
>>>
>>> #+begin_src R :session r :exports results :results output graphics
>>>
>>> subset(larger_data_set_from_above)
>>> processing
>>> plot something
>>>
>>> #+end_src
>>>
>>> I noticed today that my :noexport: setup sections (I had a couple)
>>> were not updating. I re-defined a variable name further down in my
>>> file and it was re-using the definition from an above setup section
>>> (tagged with :noexport:). Just because I don't want it export doesn't
>>> mean I don't want to have useful stuff in the headline...
>>>
>>> Is this a bug/inappropriate setting, desirable based on how others use
>>> :noexport: headlines, or would others see value in executing babel
>>> blocks in :noexport: headlines?
>>>
>>> If I /didn't/ want it executed, I'd use :execute no.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for any input,
>>> John
>>>
>>
>> Instead of tagging the headline as :noexport: you can add the COMMENT
>> flag to it.  This should result in your desired behavior.  See the
>> attached example.
>>
>>
>
> Brilliant. That'll do just fine. Never knew about that!
>
> John
>
>>
>> --
>> Eric Schulte
>> http://cs.unm.edu/~eschulte
>>