GNU bug report logs - #33587
[PROPOSED] Default to disabling ImageMagick

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2018 18:10:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: security

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #13 received at 33587 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: 33587 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Paul Eggert <eggert <at> Penguin.CS.UCLA.EDU>
Subject: Re: bug#33587: [PROPOSED] Default to disabling ImageMagick
Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2018 20:13:16 +0100

On Dez 02 2018, Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu> wrote:

> +** Emacs no longer defaults to using ImageMagick to display images,
> +due to security and stability concerns.  To override the default, use
> +'configure --with-imagemagick'.

ImageMagick is the only backend that supports scaling.

Andreas.

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