Re: :session question - a simple PATCH

[Achim Gratz <Stromeko@Nexgo.DE>]

Am 28.03.2013 20:35, schrieb Andreas Leha:
> so it seems, currently, I (and John...) can not have both, /file local/
> and /language local/ variables.
>
> - The emacs-lisp-block
>    #+begin_src emacs-lisp
>      (setq org-babel-default-header-args:R
>            '((:session . "org-R")))
>    #+end_src
>    works, of course, but sets the R-session globally.
>
> - The file-local variables (both way to set them) choke on the colon in
>    the varible name.

You could use

eval: (setq etq org-babel-default-header-args:R '((:session . "org-R")))

instead of setting the variable directly.

> I do not know where to search for the reason, these variables work for
> Eric but not for me (and John...).

I don't think they work for Eric if he tries to set them as file variable.

> So attached is a simple patch (search-and-replace) that renames all
> org-babel-default-header-args:* variables to
> org-babel-default-header-args-*

In keeping with the spirit of the original naming I'd suggest switching 
from ":" to "/".  I still think this is a bug in how Emacs evaluates the 
local variables, but since it has been that way for ages it probably has 
become a feature.


Regards,
-- 
Achim.

(on the road :-)