Re: [O] Can't export LaTeX source code blocks

[Sebastien Vauban]

Hello Thomas,

Thomas S. Dye wrote:
> "Sebastien Vauban"
>>>> #+begin_src latex
>>>> \DescribeMacro{\dummyMacro}
>>>> This macro does nothing.\index{doing nothing|usage} It is merely an
>>>> example.  If this were a real macro, you would put a paragraph here
>>>> describing \textbf{what} the macro is supposed to do, what its mandatory 
>>>> and
>>>> optional arguments are, and so forth.
>>>> #+end_src
>>>>
>>>> As you can see, the code block is NEVER exported. I don't understand
>>>> why?
>>>
>>> I'm not sure either.
>>>
>> The only buggy behavior is the first one: the fact that the "code" block
>> disappears, as you say.
>
> I took a quick look at ob-latex.el. The code there sets `:exports results'
> and then, IIUC, goes on its way without checking if :exports has been set in
> the buffer.

Thanks for giving a look at the right place, and putting me on good tracks.

> IIRC, the main uses of LaTeX code blocks were for tangling .tex documents,
> and for preview snippets. This seems to be supported by the documentation,
> which says "LaTeX source code blocks can be used to tangle a LaTeX source
> file, or to create bitmap images or pdf snippets of arbitrary LaTeX code."
>
> It looks to me like ob-latex.el would need to be revised to work with your
> use case (a document about LaTeX authoring?).

Yes, I want to document (in the LP [1] spirit) the LaTeX classes we've written
at work.

Best regards,
  Seb

[1] Literate Programming

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Sebastien Vauban