It sounds a little circular. This org-file adds a hook function when loaded. Maybe you can adapt something like this? ymmv...
#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :tangle my-local-hook.el (+ 9 9) #+END_SRC * hook function #+name: my-hook-function #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (defun my-special-hook () (message-box "tangled from org")) #+END_SRC #+RESULTS: my-hook-function : my-special-hook # Local Variables: # eval: (progn (re-search-forward "my-hook-function") (org-babel-execute-src-block) (add-hook 'org-babel-post-tangle-hook 'my-special-hook)) # End: Grant Rettke writes: > Good morning, > > * Desire > > - I've got a file X > - I've got a hook function H > - It does post-processing, copying the tangled results to different > directories > - I want to defined H in X > - I want H to be evaluated and run when X is tangled > > * Research > > - Emacs 25, Org Git current > - org-babel-post-tangle-hook > - File local variables and eval > > * Question > > What is the best way to do something like this? > > Sincerely, > > Grant Rettke -- Professor John Kitchin Doherty Hall A207F Department of Chemical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-268-7803 @johnkitchin http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu
