GNU bug report logs - #53876
27.2; "eval: (X-mode)" is always safe as file local variable

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ignacio Casso <ignaciocasso <at> hotmail.com>

Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2022 13:34:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug, security

Found in version 27.2

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #16 received at 53876 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 53876 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Ignacio Casso <ignaciocasso <at> hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#53876: 27.2; "eval: (X-mode)" is always safe as file local
 variable
Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2022 09:23:08 +0100

Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Thanks for the report.
>
> Same issue with "-*- mode: not-really-a; -*-".
>
> It's all intentional behaviour, but how sensible it is is a valid question.

I don't think this is something that we can change at this point,
though.  If you've installed a package that defines a mode, then the
assumption is that it's safe.

So I don't think there's anything to fix here, and I'm therefore closing
this bug report.

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