On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 3:04 AM Bastien <b...@gnu.org> wrote: > > The default for ob-shell execution was to use the output, not the > value. Then we had a long discussion, leading to this: > > - The default (no :result) is to display the functional value > > - For some languages, it may break expectations, so in this case we > allow a variable that let the default (no :result) use the output > instead of the functional value. > > This is what is being done for ob-shell.el where we have > `org-babel-shell-results-defaults-to-output' set to `t'. > > See https://orgmode.org/list/877dt5trjr....@bzg.fr/ for the conclusion > of the discussion.
I agree with your reasoning. I already reverted the behavior, but Instead of adding a `org-babel-java-results-defaults-to-output variable' I set the default in `org-babel-default-header-args:java'. It was better because it didn't add a new variable, but worse because it isn't customizable. Should I change it? > Also see `org-babel-shell-results-defaults-to-output' docstring: > > Let shell execution defaults to ":results output". > > When set to t, use ":results output" when no :results setting > is set. This is especially useful for inline source blocks. > > When set to nil, stick to the convention of using :results value > as the default setting when no :results is set, the "value" of > a shell execution being its exit code. > > > And is this inconsistent behavior across languages something that > > should be fixed? or is it intentional or at least not worth doing > > anything about? > > What was suggested is to have a page on Worg listing the behavior of > various packages regarding block execution. > > I started a section on https://orgmode.org/worg/library-of-babel.html > with a table -- feel free to add more to this table. Thanks, I will add to it. Would it be better for the table to be on the languages [1] page? If so, I can move it when I update. Also, there are two library of babel pages ([2], [3]) that appear to serve the same purpose. I was thinking of merging them. Is that fine? [1] https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/languages/index.html [2] https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/library-of-babel.html [3] https://orgmode.org/worg/library-of-babel.html
