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

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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.

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Message #8 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: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 15:11:56 +0200

"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.

That seems reasonable.  Does anybody else object to marking this
variable as a safe file variable?

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