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From: Daniel P Gomez <gomez.danp@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: How to keep correct filepaths when using the #+INCLUDE
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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 21:11:01 +0100
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To: Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
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Sorry for the ignorance, but where could I look up how to use a parse
tree filter? And where would these modifications make sense?
Any pointers towards documentation, functions, or any help of any kind
would be appreciated. I must say I am a bit lost.

Thank you in advance,

Daniel

On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 6:51 PM, Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Daniel P Gomez <gomez.danp@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> If I include a file child.org in parent.org using the #+INCLUDE
>> derivative, and the following two conditions are true:
>>
>> 1. child.org and parent.org are not in the same directory nor share
>> directory structure,
>> 2. child.org contains file links with relative file paths,
>>
>> then exporting parent.org will produce a file with broken links.
>>
>> Is there a way to have org sort this out?
>>
>> Or even make this optional,
>> say by using:
>>
>> #+INCLUDE: child.org :fix-paths t
>>
>> I guess the quickest (but perhaps not cleanest) way to have this
>> feature would be to convert relative paths in file links into absolute
>> paths within `org-export-expand-include-keyword`. I'm not that well
>> versed in Elisp yet to do this yet, though.
>>
>> Are there any known solutions to this, or suggestions on how to get it
>> working?
>
> As you suggest, I would use a parse tree filter that turns every
> relative file link into an absolute one.
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Nicolas Goaziou