aditya siram wrote:
> Here's the org-file with padlines set to "no" up top:
> #+PROPERTY: :padlines no

              ^
Try without the ":"...

> * Headline
>   #+BEGIN_SRC c :tangle /tmp/padlines-test.c :comments link
>   hello world
>   #+END_SRC
>
> And the tangle file:
>
> /* [[file:/tmp/padlines-test.org::*Headline][Headline:1]] */
>
> hello world
>
> /* Headline:1 ends here */

You see why an ECM is sometimes the best way to find a problem...

Best regards,
  Seb

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Sebastien Vauban