Bug#51586: Please Reopen 51586 ("secure" mode in dvips should be the default)
From: Denis
Subject: Re:
Date: Mon,
> > Then I tried to make patch. It is easy to make '-R' as default
> > but I think it needs a bit more.
> >
> > - '-R' option is already used by magicfilter and perhaps there are
> > some who set this personally so '-R' option should be retained as
> > it is now.
> >
> > - So there must be new option which enables the feature that dvips
> > can execute shell commands through \special.
> > I added '-I' option (I mean 'I'nsecure mode)
> >
> > - Documents should reflect these changes.
> >
> > I would like to hear any comments or suggestions.
>
> But how do you run dvips in secure mode by default?
Well, please read my previous mail then you find the patch
(multipart mail) and it contains
--- tetex-bin-1.0.6.orig/texk/dvipsk/dvips.c
+++ tetex-bin-1.0.6/texk/dvipsk/dvips.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
Boolean cropmarks ; /* add cropmarks? */
Boolean abspage = 0 ; /* are page numbers absolute? */
Boolean tryepsf = 0 ; /* should we try to make it espf? */
-Boolean secure = 0 ; /* make safe for suid */
+Boolean secure = 1 ; /* make safe for suid */
int collatedcopies = 1 ; /* how many collated copies? */
okay? "Boolean secure = 1" will make dvips run in secure mode
by default. (But I forgot to say the patch was attached)
About '-R' option I only said that it was needed to remain
for consistency.
> I did not look into dvips, but IMO a better solution is to add an option
> in the config file, not on command line (maybe a `R' without argument is
> a good candidate).
Please read this thread carefully ;-) I just received the mail
From: Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk>
Subject: Bug#51586: Please Reopen 51586 ("secure" mode in dvips should be the default)
Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 14:01:51 +0100
> The info file is incorrect and should be corrected. The -R (secure
> mode) command line option is not settable from a config file.
so config file would not help us.
Please look through the patch attached to my previous mail
or better please try the patch if it works.
Regards, 2000.5.23
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Atsuhito Kohda <kohda@pm.tokushima-u.ac.jp>
Department of Math., Tokushima Univ.
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