GNU bug report logs - #15866
Gnutls elisp code doesn't properly check for file existence

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "" <emacs <at> kosowsky.org>

Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 00:22:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Fixed in version 25.1

Done: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #20 received at 15866 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 15866 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, emacs <at> kosowsky.org
Subject: Re: bug#15866: Gnutls elisp code doesn't properly check for file
 existence
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 15:02:40 -0500

> So I think we should do ii], but not i].

Please go ahead, yes.

> Btw, I think many Emacs packages don't make sense with remote files,
> so they should also ignore file handlers.  IOW, this is not specific
> to gnutls.el.

Not sure how widespread this problem is.  At least the gnutls case is
rather special since most other C calls that manipulate files are
wrapped with a magic file handler.

But please do submit the other cases you bump into for consideration.


        Stefan
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