Re: org-export-babel-evaluate=nil ignores ":exports results" setting - this has changed

[Colin Baxter <m43cap@yandex.com>]

On Wed, Feb 22 2017, Derek Feichtinger wrote:

Dear Derek,

> Hi Colin
>
> On 22.02.2017 16:27, Colin Baxter wrote:
>> Hi.
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 21 2017, Charles C. Berry wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 20 Feb 2017, Derek Feichtinger wrote:
>>>
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> Based on the documentation one can set the header arguments system wide 
> using these variables:
>
> org-babel-default-header-args (for all)
> org-babel-default-header-args:<lang>   (language specific)
>
> File wide using PROPERTY:
>
> #+PROPERTY: header-args :eval never-export
>
> Org heading wide using a local property setting:
>       * sample header
>         :PROPERTIES:
>         :header-args:    :eval never-export
>         :END:
>
> The last two ways I tested. So, in the end, with some changes to most of 
> my files I can get the same behavior again, which is good.
>
> It's a matter of taste or use case whether to define the default 
> behavior to eval on export. I would have made the case the eval on 
> export is the more rare use case. I almost never have this, except for 
> certain kinds of reports, e.g. if you want to gather the state of a 
> server with a number of prepared queries in the org file. For me, most 
> org files are like a number of measurements taken at a certain point in 
> time, and I want to conserve the output of the evaluation exactly like 
> it was. E.g. when working at speeding up code, I very much like to do 
> the whole thing inside of an org file where I document the speed 
> measurements, my changes to code and what the effect was. So, more like 
> some kind of interactive lab journal.
>
> But as I said, it is a matter of taste, and I am happy that I can get 
> the original functionality without too much effort.
>
> Best regards,
> Derek

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Thank you, I really appreciate this information. You have saved me a
couple of hours work. I'll probably end up setting
org-babel-default-header-args as a local variable.

Thanks again.

Best wishes.