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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Let =`make'= be an option to =`org-latex-pdf-process'=.
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To: Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com>
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Hi,

Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com> writes:

> If you don't mind my chiming in, the standard way to customise Emacs
> behaviour (across all modes, not just Org) is through
> customize-variable.  Org cannot keep on introducing new keywords just
> because of convenience.
>
> In any case, this is also a security risk.  This starts an external
> process.  Allowing something like this means one can run an arbitrary
> command just by exporting a file.  I do not think that is wise at all.
> Exactly for this reason we have org-confirm-babel-evaluate defaulting to
> t.

I tend to agree.  Also, the user can setup `org-latex-pdf-process' as
a local variables, which are less error-prone when it comes to security.

-- 
 Bastien