Re: [RFC/PATCH] naming src/bin files in ob-C.el

[Ihor Radchenko]

Leo Butler <Leo.Butler@umanitoba.ca> writes:

>> IMHO, it will be more consistent with other backends to use :results file 
>> :file /path/to/executable
>
> No, I don't think this is the way to do it. What happens in this
> case is:
>
> 1. `org-babel-C-execute' creates a named source file, compiles it to the
>    named binary file;
> 2. then executes that binary file, producing output;
> 3. that output is inserted into the named binary file, overwriting its
>    contents.

What I am suggesting is making :results file :file /path/to stop after 1
and produce a link to the binary file.

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