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Re: looking for a macro eval workaround (9.1 vs 9.2 and +) for export ba


From: Bruno BEAUFILS
Subject: Re: looking for a macro eval workaround (9.1 vs 9.2 and +) for export backend test
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2020 21:49:15 +0100

On Sun, Nov 22, 2020 at 12:18:07AM +1100, Tim Cross wrote:
> Hmm, I just use backend specific blocks for this purpose. e.g.
> 
> #+begin_export latex
>   \hfil{}
> #+end_export

Yes but it is what I try to avoid in order to let the file as simple
and readable as possible.

> IMO the org #+MACRO is really just a text substitution mechanism (like
> C), not a 'real' macro (like elisp has) and as is the case with C, you
> really need to keep them pretty simple. Once you start using them to
> evaluate code, it isn't hard to find yourself in a mine field.

I agree but as the possibility was offered I used it ;-)

The only trouble is that this eval feature changed in a hard way
between 9.1 and 9.2.

-- 
Bruno BEAUFILS

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