From: Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: bug#7617: 24.0.50; `expand-file-name': removal of slashes
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 08:49:17 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4D056D8D.5040801@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <022D0B344DB64B2A9E1B771B0695237E@us.oracle.com>
On 13/12/2010 02:03, Drew Adams wrote:
> In interactive use, `...//abc...' is treated as just `/abc...' by Emacs.
That is a convenient shortcut for interactive use. For expand-file-name
it could open security holes where filename input is coming from
untrusted sources, so code wants to ensure that the files given are
contained in a safe directory.
>>> Finally, I need the Emacs 20 behavior for this for some of my code.
>>>
>> Can you describe the use-case where the old behavior is needed?
>>
> No, and it is irrelevant.
And you have just made this report irrelevant too, as the developers can
see no valid reason to make the change you are requesting.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-12-13 0:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-12-11 21:53 bug#7617: 24.0.50; `expand-file-name': removal of slashes Drew Adams
2010-12-12 15:58 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-12-12 18:03 ` Drew Adams
2010-12-12 19:33 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-12-12 20:21 ` Drew Adams
2010-12-12 20:32 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-12-12 20:36 ` Drew Adams
2010-12-12 20:42 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-12-13 3:53 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-12-13 4:32 ` Drew Adams
2010-12-13 5:23 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-12-13 14:51 ` Drew Adams
2010-12-13 15:17 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-12-13 15:47 ` Drew Adams
2010-12-13 16:17 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-12-13 20:40 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-12-12 22:35 ` Drew Adams
2010-12-12 23:40 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-12-13 5:17 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-12-13 14:51 ` Drew Adams
2010-12-12 20:15 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-12-12 20:25 ` Drew Adams
2010-12-12 20:36 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-12-12 20:42 ` Drew Adams
2010-12-12 21:00 ` Andreas Schwab
2010-12-13 0:49 ` Jason Rumney [this message]
2010-12-12 20:39 ` Eli Zaretskii
2010-12-12 21:04 ` Andreas Schwab
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