Re: [PATCH] ob-lilypond: allow user configuration of header-args

[Jonathan Gregory]

Hi Jamie

On 10 Jan 2021, Jamie Bayne wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I hit the problem described in 
> https://www.mail-archive.com/emacs-orgmode@gnu.org/msg127317.html 
> - I couldn't see that anyone else had fixed it so I had a go.
> The problem is that, unusually, ob-lilypond has some conditional 
> logic on its header-args. Its solution is to set the header-args 
> internally when required, which overrides any user-specified 
> value.
> The quickest way I could see to preserve the conditional logic 
> was to add a new variable to hold the user configuration, which 
> I called ob-lilypond-header-args. Now the conditional logic sets 
> org-babel-header-args:lilypond to the new variable's value when 
> appropriate.
> Another way would be to create a context which sets the variable 
> when needed and then resets it. I opted against this as I'm not 
> sure it would have the same behaviour in all cases. Happy to 
> have a go if it would be preferable, though.
> Cheers, Jamie
I'm not sure I understand the second proposal. Either way, the 
solution looks reasonable.
Thanks for your help

--
Jonathan