Earl Chase <[email protected]> writes:

> +*** New custom variable ~org-export-file-links-verbatim~
> +
> +~org-export-file-links-verbatim~ controls whether Org
> +mode exports file links that start with "/" verbatim.
> +Set it to t to export said links without first appending
> +~file:~ to them.
> +
> +This variable has no effect on links that are already prefixed with
> +=file:= or links that start with a =~=.

I have doubts about this approach.
First, it will not work for publishing, because publishing will turn
absolute links into relative.
Second, the links like you described will not be valid links in Org mode
buffers.
Third, we have a very similar functionality in :html-link-home.
Finally, it is not clear why this option is global. Yes, it can be
useful for markdown export as you described, but, say, in odt export, it
will break things.

Could you please describe in more details about your use case, providing
some examples? I feel that we need to discuss the overall export
workflow first and possibly come up with something that does not involve
creating broken links that do not work in Org buffers.

Meanwhile, I have reverted the patch. Let's discuss the general feature
request first, and how to design the suggested feature better.
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=2277d10ac

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