Re: [O] org-babel-tangle

[Eric Schulte]

Guido Van Hoecke <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi Bastien,
>
> Guido Van Hoecke <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Hi Bastien
>>
>>> You may need to refresh the configuration by hitting C-c C-c on the
>>> #+PROPERTY line (or on any #+... line).
>>
>> Of course, I should have realised this.
>> After refreshing, the tangle process works as expected.
>>
>> Sorry for the noise,
>
> I did read the org manual very carefully before my initial post, as well
> as after successfully applying the solution. I did not find any
> statement about the need of such a `#+PROPERTY: tangle yes' line, so
> maybe the manual should mention this? At least it would have avoided the
> current noise.
>

The info page on tangling [1], does mention that the default behavior is
for blocks to not be tangled.

,----
| ':tangle no'
|      The default.  The code block is not included in the tangled output.
`----

Could you suggest a note which we could add to that page to improve
clarity and help others avoid the same trap you fell into?

Thanks

>
> Respectfully,
>
>
> Guido
>
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Footnotes: 
[1]  (info "(org)Extracting source code")

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