Re: [PATCH]: ox-latex: omit empty date

[Max Nikulin]

On 01/08/2022 17:55, emacs--- via General discussions about Org-mode. wrote:
> *later in this mail)*
>       ;; Date.
>       (let ((date (and (plist-get info :with-date) (org-export-get-date 
> info))))
>         (if (string-match-p "^\{.*\}$" (org-export-data date info))
>             (format "\\date%s\n" (org-export-data date info))
>           (format "\\date{%s}\n" (org-export-data date info))))

I am against such code.

> _Why mostly:_
> At the moment the code escapes the provided brackets and the current 
> behaviour is
> #+date: {my}{fancy}{date} -> \date\{my\}\{fancy\}\{date\}

    #+date: @@latex:{my}{fancy}{date}@@

Anyway such date is not suitable for other backends.

I think, custom command name and "#+latex_header:" with such command is 
proper solution.

It is possible to choose some combination of existing options like

    #+options: date:t
    #+date:

as instruction to not add the \date command, but I think it would be 
confusing for users and anyway a breaking change for some of them.

I suppose, reverting the patch was the proper step.