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[ELPA] core packages need generated files

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Cc: 32544 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Subject: bug#32544: [ELPA] core packages need generated files
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2018 22:13:06 -0400

Stefan Monnier wrote:

> I think the reasons why I'm more worried about elpa.gnu.org than the
> end-user's machines include:
>
> - very little time between the moment we receive the commit-diffs by
>   email and the moment the code is run.  So even if we notice the
>   offending code on the spot, there's not much time to react.
> - elpa.gnu.org is part of infrastructure that Emacs users trust when
>   downloading GNU ELPA packages (e.g. it holds the PGP signing key), so
>   a breach could affect all GNU ELPA users (especially if not
>   noticed).

Sounds very sensible, best of luck! :)

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