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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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: 33587 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, eggert <at> Penguin.CS.UCLA.EDU
Subject: bug#33587: [PROPOSED] Default to disabling ImageMagick
Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2018 20:15:07 +0200

> From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
> Date: Sun,  2 Dec 2018 10:09:19 -0800
> Cc: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> Penguin.CS.UCLA.EDU>
> 
> From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> Penguin.CS.UCLA.EDU>
> 
> ImageMagick has continuing stability and security problems, suggesting
> that 'configure' should disable it by default.  See Glenn Morris's notes
> at: https://lists.gnu.org/r/emacs-devel/2018-12/msg00036.html
> * INSTALL, etc/NEWS: Mention this.
> * configure.ac (imagemagick): Default to off.

No objections from me, but let's please wait for a week, to let people
chance to voice objections.

Thanks.
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