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* src/fileio.c (Fmake_temp_name): Doc tweaks.

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Fixes: debbugs:19858
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Glenn Morris 2015-02-19 21:42:22 -08:00
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2015-02-20 Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
* fileio.c (Fmake_temp_name): Doc tweaks. (Bug#19858)
2015-02-14 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
* menu.c (Fx_popup_menu) [HAVE_X_WINDOWS]: Call

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@ -828,20 +828,16 @@ make_temp_name (Lisp_Object prefix, bool base64_p)
DEFUN ("make-temp-name", Fmake_temp_name, Smake_temp_name, 1, 1, 0,
doc: /* Generate temporary file name (string) starting with PREFIX (a string).
The Emacs process number forms part of the result,
so there is no danger of generating a name being used by another process.
The Emacs process number forms part of the result, so there is no
danger of generating a name being used by another Emacs process
\(so long as only a single host can access the containing directory...).
In addition, this function makes an attempt to choose a name
which has no existing file. To make this work,
PREFIX should be an absolute file name.
This function tries to choose a name that has no existing file.
For this to work, PREFIX should be an absolute file name.
There is a race condition between calling `make-temp-name' and creating the
file which opens all kinds of security holes. For that reason, you should
probably use `make-temp-file' instead, except in three circumstances:
* If you are creating the file in the user's home directory.
* If you are creating a directory rather than an ordinary file.
* If you are taking special precautions as `make-temp-file' does. */)
file, which opens all kinds of security holes. For that reason, you should
normally use `make-temp-file' instead. */)
(Lisp_Object prefix)
{
return make_temp_name (prefix, 0);