Re: [FR] Allow to #+include files verbatim without any processing (was: Have export treat file: paths in INCLUDED file relative to the INCLUDING file's dir)

[Samuel Wales <samologist@gmail.com>]

off topic, but is it possible to leverage such a default into being
able to include a paragraph [or a section] from the current file?
istr this required specifying both dir [fixed with this default] and
the file basename.

here are some of the things i tried.

bad syntax no doubt.

# #+include: [[id:d3df9f9f-946d-44b6-9b58-b3a69e069458][About]] :only-contents t
# #+include: "#about" :only-contents t
# #+include: "*about" :only-contents t
# #+include: [*about] :only-contents t


On 4/3/23, Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net> wrote:
> gnuric@pm.me writes:
>
>> Hi Ihor,
>> Thanks for your reply and clarification on what Timothy meant.
>>
>> 1. Is there a general workaround that could be used as of now?
>
> Nothing great. You may have to use a custom macro, but you will then
> miss auto adjustment of heading levels and other #+INCLUDE features.
>
> A bit more dramatic would be advising `org-export--update-included-link'
> with :around advice #'ignore. That will skip link updates completely.
>
>> 2. Is there something I can do to help with a :dir or similar option's
>> development? I have some (very) basic knowledge of lisp.
>
> You can look into `org-export--prepare-file-contents' that is doing all
> the processing of the included files. It will have to be modified to
> take the new options. The options are parsed by
> `org-export-expand-include-keyword'.
>
> If you have experience with other programming languages, things should
> not be too hard - just follow the existing code.
>
>> 3. If it helps, this behavior has changed since (at least) Org
>> 9.1.9-65-g5e4542, which is the default distributed with GNU Emacs 26.3.
>> With that Org, export to html took the links in the #+INCLUDE'd .org files
>> as being relative to the includer's dir (i.e., the PARENT .org file's
>> dir), which I consider 'verbatim' inclusion.
>
> This behaviour is not documented and not defined.
> The relative file link resolution was requested in
> https://lists.gnu.org/r/emacs-orgmode/2019-02/msg00103.html and then
> implemented in 931b7b8faf9.
>
> Note that #+INCLUDE generally assumes regular Org files and the new
> behaviour you stumbled upon makes more sense as the default.
>
> Unfortunately, this change has not been announced in ORG-NEWS.
>
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