P.S.: Thank heavens for Time Machine.
On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 9:50 PM, D. C. Toedt <d...@toedt.com> wrote: > I just updated to 8.3.1 from 8.3beta (from git). That appears to have > been a terrible mistake on my part. > > From this thread > <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2015-09/msg00040.html> > I see that the exporter now throws an error and aborts when it encounters > an unresolvable link. That makes things really, REALLY difficult. It > means I can't get a complete, working export to HTML (in my case) until all > link problems are fixed in my 22KLOC .org file (which I use to generate > http://www.CommonDraft.org/index.html > <http://www.commondraft.org/index.html>). That seems EXTREMELY > suboptimal. (I'm trying to be tactful here.) > > Worse, the exporter doesn't even generate a list of unresolvable links > before aborting. That means the only way that I can find and fix busted > links (so far as I know) is to do an export --- which takes several minutes > given the large file --- and have the export abort on a single link. > Then I fix that one link, export again, and have it abort again. Repeat. > Aaaargggggg. > > I started looking at the hooks, as suggested in a message in the previous > thread, but I'm not nearly skilled enough in elisp to be able to do > anything useful. > > Any suggestions? > > > *D. C. Toedt III **(My last name is pronounced "Tate"; I go by "D. C.," > which stands for Dell Charles**) * > Attorney & neutral arbitrator -- tech contracts & IP | Adjunct > professor, University of Houston Law Center > Author, Common Draft <http://www.commondraft.org/> desk book of > contract clauses & research notes | LinkedIn: dctoedt > <http://www.linkedin.com/in/dctoedt> | Calendar > <https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=dc.to...@toedt.com&mode=WEEK> > (redacted) > E: d...@toedt.com O: +1 (713) 364-6545 C: +1 (713) 516-8968 > > > > Houston, Texas (Central time zone) > > Unless expressly stated otherwise, this message is not intended > to serve as assent to an agreement or other document, whether or not > attached to this message. > > >
