Re: [FR] Make :var foo=name-of-src-block assign the source block code instead of currently assigned result of evaluation (was: [PATCH] Add :noweb-prefix and :noweb-trans babel header arguments)

[Ihor Radchenko]

Greg Minshall <minshall@umich.edu> writes:

>> The current behaviour of :var foo=name-of-src-block is assigning result
>> of evaluation. However, this behaviour is actually not documented.
>> 16.4 Environment of a Code Block section of the manual only documents
>> uses like
>
> in fact, the text of the info page (on my system?) says
>> code block without arguments
>>      A code block name, as assigned by ‘NAME’ keyword from the example
>>      above, optionally followed by parentheses.
>
> note the "optionally".

Hmm. You are right. I missed "optionally".

Still, I find this idea as the best solution for people who want to
process the source block text during noweb expansion.

Alternative ideas are welcome though. I'd prefer to avoid breaking
change if we can find an equally simple syntax alternative to assign
source block code to a variable.

Best,
Ihor