Re: org-babel-detangle not working

[Grant Rettke <gcr@wisdomandwonder.com>]

Need any help creating a minimum example?

On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 7:43 PM, Jaakko Järvi <jarvij@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Grant,
>
> This is exactly the behavior I get too.
> Thank you for documenting it precisely.
>
> Let me clarify one step:
>
> “put the cursor on line 2 in ex1.js, _and modify that line_, and
> then call org-babel-detangle”
>
> And no, I don’t think what happens is the expected behavior.
>
> I would expect the contents of the source block in ex1.org
> to be replaced with the modified contents of the block in ex1.js.
>
> But that does not happen.
>
> (One could imagine that org-babel-detangle would detangle the entire
> buffer back to the org file, but based on what I understand of the
> code of org-babel-detangle, it is only trying to detangle one
> block; perhaps another function to do the former, say
> org-babel-detangle-buffer, would be a useful command
> as well)
>
> Best,
>
>   Jaakko
>
>
> On Nov 2, 2014, at 7:23 PM, Grant Rettke <gcr@wisdomandwonder.com> wrote:
>
>> Good evening,
>>
>>
>> 1 Attempt
>> ═════════
>>
>>  Just tried out your example. So it is crystal clear, I did use the
>>  following:
>>
>>
>> 1.1 Source input: ex1.org
>> ─────────────────────────
>>
>>  ┌────
>>  │ * Heading
>>  │
>>  │ #+BEGIN_SRC js :comments noweb :tangle yes :padline no
>>  │   function foo() {}
>>  │ #+END_SRC
>>  └────
>>
>>
>> 1.2 Tangled output: ex1.js
>> ──────────────────────────
>>
>>  ┌────
>>  │ // [[file:~/tmp/ex1.org::*Heading][Heading:1]]
>>  │   function foo() {}
>>  │ // Heading:1 ends here
>>  └────
>>
>>
>> 2 Comments & Questions
>> ══════════════════════
>>
>>  When I open the tangled output file, opened it in a buffer, put the
>>  cursor on line 2, and call `org-babel-detangle', the buffer switches
>>  to ex1.org, and then I get the message:
>>
>>        Return to existing edit buffer ([n] will revert changes)?
>>        (y or n)
>>
>>  Whether I choose yes or not, the current buffer always returns to
>>  ex1.js.
>>
>>  Is this expected?
>>
>>
>> 3 Environment
>> ═════════════
>>
>>  ┌────
>>  │ (print emacs-version)
>>  └────
>>
>>  ┌────
>>  │ "24.3.1"
>>  └────
>>
>>  ┌────
>>  │ (print org-version)
>>  └────
>>
>>  ┌────
>>  │ "8.2.8"
>>  └────
>>
>>  ┌────
>>  │ (print (pp-to-string org-babel-default-header-args))
>>  └────
>>
>>  ┌────
>>  │ "((:eval . \"always\")
>>  │  (:padline . \"no\")
>>  │  (:noweb . \"no-export\")
>>  │  (:exports . \"both\")
>>  │  (:results . \"output replace\")
>>  │  (:comments . \"no\")
>>  │  (:session . \"none\")
>>  │  (:cache . \"no\")
>>  │  (:hlines . \"no\")
>>  │  (:tangle . \"no\"))
>>  │ "
>>  └────
>>
>>  ┌────
>>  │ (print (pp-to-string org-babel-default-header-args:R))
>>  └────
>>
>>  ┌────
>>  │ "((:session . \"*R*\"))
>>  │ "
>>  └────
>>
>> On Sat, Nov 1, 2014 at 1:44 PM, Jaakko Järvi <jarvij@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> There seems to be something wrong with detangling.
>>> Would it be working, it would be a really wonderful feature.
>>>
>>> Detangling moves back to the org buffer and opens a source block editing buffer,
>>> but does not change to block in the org buffer.
>>>
>>> Is detangling working for some? I see this same issue described around
>>> 2013:
>>>
>>>  http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/75290/focus=75299
>>>
>>> Below, a minimal test.org file and its tangled output.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>>  Jaakko Järvi
>>>
>>> - test.org --------------------------------------------
>>> * Heading
>>>
>>> #+BEGIN_SRC js :comments noweb :tangle yes :padline no
>>>  function foo() {}
>>> #+END_SRC
>>> -------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> - test.js ---------------------------------------------
>>> // [[file:~/test/test.org::*Heading][Heading:1]]
>>> function foo() {}
>>> // Heading:1 ends here
>>> -------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Grant Rettke
>> gcr@wisdomandwonder.com | http://www.wisdomandwonder.com/
>> “Wisdom begins in wonder.” --Socrates
>> ((λ (x) (x x)) (λ (x) (x x)))
>> “Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop
>> taking it seriously.” --Thompson
>



-- 
Grant Rettke
gcr@wisdomandwonder.com | http://www.wisdomandwonder.com/
“Wisdom begins in wonder.” --Socrates
((λ (x) (x x)) (λ (x) (x x)))
“Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop
taking it seriously.” --Thompson