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* lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el (package-archives): Doc fix re riskiness.

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Glenn Morris 2011-12-06 00:31:42 -08:00
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@ -113,6 +113,8 @@
;;; ToDo:
;; - a trust mechanism, since compiling a package can run arbitrary code.
;; For example, download package signatures and check that they match.
;; - putting info dirs at the start of the info path means
;; users see a weird ordering of categories. OTOH we want to
;; override later entries. maybe emacs needs to enforce
@ -224,7 +226,10 @@ Each element has the form (ID . LOCATION).
LOCATION specifies the base location for the archive.
If it starts with \"http:\", it is treated as a HTTP URL;
otherwise it should be an absolute directory name.
(Other types of URL are currently not supported.)"
(Other types of URL are currently not supported.)
Only add locations that you trust, since fetching and installing
a package can run arbitrary code."
:type '(alist :key-type (string :tag "Archive name")
:value-type (string :tag "URL or directory name"))
:risky t