GNU bug report logs - #6733
23.2; tags-file-name is not a safe local variable

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Tom Tromey <tromey <at> redhat.com>

Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:31:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Found in version 23.2

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Francesco Potortì <pot <at> gnu.org>
To: Tom Tromey <tromey <at> redhat.com>
Cc: 6733 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org, owner <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#6733: 23.2; tags-file-name is not a safe local variable
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:10:25 +0200

>I found that tags-file-name is not a safe local variable.
>It seems like it should be, 

I think I agree.  etags.el should not execute anything from the TAGS
files.  Worst it can do should be to load the wrong file.  If the file
is huge it can take forever to load.  I cannot think of anything worse...
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