GNU bug report logs - #33264
Whitelist vc-follow-symlinks as a safe file variable

Previous Next

Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Eugene J." <w3techplayground <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2018 02:56:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Fixed in version 29.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

Full log

Message #26 received at 33264 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Eugene J." <w3techplayground <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 33264 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#33264: Whitelist vc-follow-symlinks as a safe file variable
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 16:44:54 +0100

"Eugene J." <w3techplayground <at> gmail.com> writes:

> It is useful to have directory local `vc-follow-symlinks` with value `nil` when you
> have to use symlink paths in a particular case while having it `ask` or `t` as a
> default. 
> Marking the variable as  "safe file variable" will reduce the friction.

I've now marked the nil value as safe in Emacs 29.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no
This bug report was last modified 3 years and 202 days ago.

Previous Next

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.