Pavel Sanda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > hi, > > i'm thinking about putting the following patch into trunk. > > for problem see for example. > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg02940.html > > this patch is already part of gentoo lyx patch set for about two years. > > but i'm not sure whether this wouldn't break dvips on some older tex distros. > what do others think about it?
I do not think it will break anything that is working now. The question is to know whether there are real security problems with this choice of setting. Since allows dvips to execute some commands, I could presumably send to you a document that deletes you user account. Or maybe am I misreading the purpose of the option. JMarc
