> It's intended to change directory and dont clone base buffer values. I
> tried to accomplish "If the `default-directory' is different from the
> containing file's directory then expand relative links."
Not sure if I understand your use-case. Can you explain why you need to
achieve such behaviour? There might be an easier way to get what you
want.
Best,
Ihor
John Herrlin <jherr...@gmail.com> writes:
> It's intended to change directory and dont clone base buffer values. I
> tried to accomplish "If the `default-directory' is different from the
> containing file's directory then expand relative links." As I
> understands it that's when it inserts a relative link, otherwise it just
> `result'. I was looking from the indirect buffers point of view and from
> there the relative link is off in this case. But from the base buffers
> point of view everything works fine. I guess that it was my use case
> that is strange.
>
> Looks good!
>
> Best regards
> John
>
>>> In my case the result is a relative link, but if I follow the link I end
>>> up in the wrong place.
>>
>> Do you mean that the generated script.sh ends up in your home dir?
>> It is expected since default-directory in your buffer is "~/":
>>
>>> (dired "~/")
>>> (make-indirect-buffer "tmp.org" "tmp-indirect")
>>
>> Note that you called make-indirect-buffer without third argument.
>>
>> According to manual:
>>
>>> (make-indirect-buffer BASE-BUFFER NAME &optional CLONE)
>>> CLONE nil means the indirect buffer's state is reset to default values.
>>
>>> Org first tries to generate the filename from the value of the
>>> ‘file’ header argument and the directory specified using the
>>> ‘output-dir’ header arguments. If ‘output-dir’ is not specified,
>>> Org assumes it is the current directory.
>>
>> No surprise you got your file in the default-directory (~/).
>>
>> If you use (make-indirect-buffer "tmp.org" "tmp-indirect" t) instead,
>> the script.sh link will be relative, as expected.
>>
>> Let me know if I miss something.
>>
>> Best,
>> Ihor
>>
>>
>>> Hey Ihor,
>>>
>>> Could not get the patch to work.
>>>
>>> I used this use case.
>>>
>>> (with-current-buffer
>>> (find-file "/tmp/tmp.org")
>>> (insert "* A\n** b\n** c\n\n some text")
>>> (dired "~/")
>>> (make-indirect-buffer "tmp.org" "tmp-indirect")
>>> (switch-to-buffer "tmp-indirect")
>>> (goto-char (point-max))
>>> (funcall 'org-mode)
>>> (insert (concat "\n\n| default-directory | " default-directory " |\n"
>>> "| org-link-file-path-type | " (symbol-name
>>> org-link-file-path-type) " |\n"
>>> "| (expand-file-name default-directory) | "
>>> (expand-file-name default-directory) " |\n"
>>> "| (buffer-file-name (buffer-base-buffer)) | "
>>> (buffer-file-name (buffer-base-buffer)) " |\n"))
>>> (org-table-align)
>>> (insert "\n\n#+BEGIN_SRC shell :results file :file script.sh
>>> echo \"#!/bin/bash\"
>>> echo \"echo Hey\"\n#+END_SRC")
>>> (org-babel-execute-src-block))
>>>
>>> In my case the result is a relative link, but if I follow the link I end
>>> up in the wrong place.
>>>
>>> src_emacs-lisp{emacs-version} {{{results(=26.3=)}}}
>>> src_emacs-lisp{org-version} {{{results(=9.3.7=)}}}
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>> John
>>>
>>>
>>> Ihor Radchenko <yanta...@gmail.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> Remember to cover the basics, that is, what you expected to happen and
>>>> what in fact did happen. You don't know how to make a good report? See
>>>>
>>>> https://orgmode.org/manual/Feedback.html#Feedback
>>>>
>>>> Your bug report will be posted to the Org mailing list.
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> I noticed that org-babel-result-to-file never expands file: links in
>>>> src block results when ran from indirect buffer and default-directory
>>>> is not same with base buffer file's directory. This is against the
>>>> docstring stating that
>>>>
>>>>> If the `default-directory' is different from the containing
>>>>> file's directory then expand relative links.
>>>>
>>>> The misbehavior happens because buffer-file-name variable is always
>>>> nil in indirect buffers. We need to call (file-name-directory
>>>> (buffer-file-name (buffer-base-buffer))) instead.
>>>>
>>>> The patch is attached.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> Ihor
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/lisp/ob-core.el b/lisp/ob-core.el
>>>> index f86282f0f..d37eef5f9 100644
>>>> --- a/lisp/ob-core.el
>>>> +++ b/lisp/ob-core.el
>>>> @@ -2561,16 +2561,16 @@ If the `default-directory' is different from the
>>>> containing
>>>> file's directory then expand relative links."
>>>> (when (stringp result)
>>>> (let ((same-directory?
>>>> - (and buffer-file-name
>>>> + (and (buffer-file-name (buffer-base-buffer))
>>>> (not (string= (expand-file-name default-directory)
>>>> - (expand-file-name
>>>> - (file-name-directory buffer-file-name)))))))
>>>> + (expand-file-name
>>>> + (file-name-directory (buffer-file-name
>>>> (buffer-base-buffer)))))))))
>>>> (format "[[file:%s]%s]"
>>>> - (if (and default-directory buffer-file-name same-directory?)
>>>> + (if (and default-directory (buffer-file-name
>>>> (buffer-base-buffer)) same-directory?)
>>>> (if (eq org-link-file-path-type 'adaptive)
>>>> (file-relative-name
>>>> (expand-file-name result default-directory)
>>>> - (file-name-directory (buffer-file-name)))
>>>> + (file-name-directory (buffer-file-name
>>>> (buffer-base-buffer))))
>>>> (expand-file-name result default-directory))
>>>> result)
>>>> (if description (concat "[" description "]") "")))))
>>>>
>>>> Emacs : GNU Emacs 28.0.50 (build 4, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version
>>>> 3.24.20, cairo version 1.16.0)
>>>> of 2020-07-27
>>>> Package: Org mode version 9.3.7 (release_9.3.7-728-g1efc4e @
>>>> /home/yantar92/.emacs.d/straight/build/org/)
--
Ihor Radchenko,
PhD,
Center for Advancing Materials Performance from the Nanoscale (CAMP-nano)
State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong
University, Xi'an, China
Email: yanta...@gmail.com, ihor_radche...@alumni.sutd.edu.sg
