Re: setting minor mode via file local variable from function

[Rainer M Krug]

Stephen Berman <stephen.berman@gmx.net> writes:

> On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:16:40 +0200 Rainer M Krug <Rainer@krugs.de> wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I have the following function definition:
>>
>> ,----
>> | (defun org-babel-mark-file-as-tangled ()
>> |   (when  (string-match "[.]R" (buffer-file-name))
>> |       (add-file-local-variable 'org-babel-tangled-file t)
>> |       (add-file-local-variable 'buffer-read-only t)
>> |       (basic-save-buffer)))
>> `----
>>
>> Now I would like to set the minor mode (auto-revert-mode) as
>> well. According to the manual, one should use
>>
>> ,----
>> | eval: (auto-revert-mode)
>> `----
>>
>> But how can I include this in my function above?
>
> How about this:
>
>  (defun org-babel-mark-file-as-tangled ()
>    (when  (string-match "[.]R" (buffer-file-name))
>        (add-file-local-variable 'org-babel-tangled-file t)
>        (add-file-local-variable 'buffer-read-only t)
>        (add-file-local-variable 'eval '(auto-revert-mode))
>        (basic-save-buffer)))

Haven't thought about that - but it makes perfect sense now.

Have somehow thought, the function add-file-local-variable is limited to
variables - and as eval: is not a variable, I discarded this option
before trying it.

Thanks,

Rainer



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