I think you need to do it like this:


#+BEGIN_SRC test.ml -r

(* Object projection functions  *) (ref:opf)


#+END_SRC


[[file:2020-02-05.org::(opf)]]

The -r in the header removes the coderef when you run it.

John

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On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 9:48 AM Alan Schmitt <alan.schmitt@polytechnique.org>
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to create an org link to a specific place in an OCaml file. I
> thought I would use some specific target in an OCaml comment, but it
> does not work.
>
> Here is an OCaml comment:
>
> (* Object projection functions *)
>
> Here is the link create by `org-store-link` (I put it here with no
> description)
>
> [[file:~/work/jsexplain/jsexplain/jsref/JsSyntax.ml::(* Object projection
> functions *)]]
>
> When I try to follow this link, I get the following error (note the
> missing parentheses):
>
> org-open-file: No match for coderef: * Object projection functions *
>
> and I am moved to the top of the file (instead of where I stored the
> link).
>
> Is there an escape problem here? And if so, is it a bug of
> `org-store-link` of not doing the escaping?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alan
>
>