I've got this in my config.org , which is called by my init.el:

#+begin_src emacs-lisp
  (defun borgauf/execute-startup-block ()
    (interactive)
    (progn (org-babel-goto-named-src-block "startup")
   (org-babel-execute-src-block)))
#+end_src

then in my org-mode file I have this at the bottom:

* Comments

#+name: startup
#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :results silent
;(progn (slime) (org-babel-execute-buffer))
(slime)
(org-babel-execute-buffer)
#+END_SRC

# Local Variables:
# eval: (borgauf/execute-startup-block)
# End:

This is starting the slime repl just fine, but not doing the
(org-babel-execute-buffer). I can then manually run C-c C-v b and it indeed
runs all the code blocks. So, I'm guessing that after the (slime) is
performed, it doesn't return focus to my calling org-mode buffer and
the (org-babel-execute-buffer) is running to no avail in the slime repl
buffer?



On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 1:37 AM Eric S Fraga <esflists@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sunday, 31 Mar 2019 at 21:05, Lawrence Bottorff wrote:
> > I'm trying to figure out how to start up slime and do
> > org-babel-execute-buffer when I open a certain org-mode file full of Lisp
> > source code blocks. I guess
> >
> > Local Variables:
> >  eval: (elisp-function)
> >  End:
> >
> > is discouraged.
>
> It is discouraged but not disallowed.  I use this:
>
> # eval: (esf/execute-startup-block)
>
> where
>
> #+begin_src emacs-lisp
>   (defun esf/execute-startup-block ()
>     (interactive)
>     (org-babel-goto-named-src-block "startup")
>     (org-babel-execute-src-block))
> #+end_src
>
> which will execute any org src block named startup whenever I visit the
> file (but with confirmation required).  It is incumbent on me knowing
> that the src block is safe to execute and I only say yes for files that
> are mine.
>
> --
> Eric S Fraga via Emacs 27.0.50, Org release_9.2.2-324-gd58827
>