GNU bug report logs - #27986
26.0.50; `rename-file' can rename files without confirmation

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Philipp <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2017 15:41:02 UTC

Severity: important

Tags: security

Found in version 26.0.50

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #145 received at 27986 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: John Wiegley <jwiegley <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 27986 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, rms <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#27986: 26.0.50; 'rename-file' can rename files without
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2017 13:33:46 -0700

>>>>> "EZ" == Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

EZ> Thanks. I do indeed think that making this an error even if B is an empty
EZ> directory would be better, as it will reveal the cases that need to be
EZ> fixed more prominently.

I prefer that to renaming a directory when the target is a directory.  That's
not how /bin/mv behaves, so I'd be surprised if (rename-file) did differently.
Making the Emacs version more restrictive, however, makes sense.

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