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30.0.50; `latexenc-find-file-coding-system` uses `TeX-master` before we know it's safe

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 70409 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#70409: 30.0.50; `latexenc-find-file-coding-system` uses `TeX-master` before we know it's safe
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 08:53:13 -0400

> Is it correct for latexenc-find-file-coding-system to use
> find-file-noselect for this purpose?

That's another question.  My question is instead whether it's safe for
`latexenc-find-file-coding-system` to use the `TeX-master` setting in
foo.tex`.  I can imagine cases where that setting could be dangerous
because it tricks the users into accessing a file they shouldn't access.

> Is it really guaranteed that safe local variables will never cause
> similar problems?

No, but at least it gives the users a standard way to control whether to
consider it safe or not.


        Stefan

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