GNU bug report logs - #28597
26.0.60; [Security] Configure should use --without-pop by default

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: nljlistbox2 <at> gmail.com (N. Jackson)

Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 15:12:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 26.0.60

Done: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #98 received at 28597 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: jwiegley <at> gmail.com, 28597 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, nljlistbox2 <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#28597: 26.0.60;
 [Security] Configure should use --without-pop by default
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2017 09:14:06 +0200

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

> On 10/03/2017 01:09 AM, Robert Pluim wrote:
>> I think configure should output
>> *something*  to warn people about the change in behaviour.
>
> That's easy and harmless enough, so I installed the attached into
> emacs-26, after installing the patch I previously mentioned in this
> thread.

I have some minor thoughts about the wording of the warning, but
nothing worth another commit. Looks good to me.

Robert
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