Re: [O] Stop export on bad link?

[Jacob Gerlach]

On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 7:27 AM, Bastien <address@hidden> wrote:

Hi Jacob,

Jacob Gerlach <address@hidden> writes:

> Is it possible to configure the exporter to stop and throw an error
> for a bad link?

No.  But what is really a "bad link"?  Is it bad because it cannot be
exported to a specific backend?

By bad, I meant a link that can't be resolved (perhaps because of a typo). Org already handles this by formatting the "bad" link with texttt in latex. For example:

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* First

In [[frst]], we see the ECM.

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Exports to:

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\section{First}

\label{sec-1}

In \texttt{frst}, we see the ECM.

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Whereas 

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* First

In [[First]], we see the ECM.

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exports as:

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\section{First}

\label{sec-1}

In \ref{sec-1}, we see the ECM.

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After further digging, I found org-latex-link-with-unknown-path-format. Since I usually export directly to pdf, I can achieve my desired result by customizing this variable to some undefined control sequence (i.e. \BADLINK), in which case latex complains, but I have to hunt down the error in the *Org PDF LaTeX Output* buffer. It would be great if the export would just quit and move point to the offending link

 

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 Bastien