# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 1015192533 0
# Node ID d12db931f164df64f27c4854c5e85a359035eb60
# Parent  6493c49c2946e5f626238e4b9569f573b271060e
(Fmake_temp_name): Doc fix.

diff -r 6493c49c2946 -r d12db931f164 src/fileio.c
--- a/src/fileio.c	Sun Mar 03 21:44:59 2002 +0000
+++ b/src/fileio.c	Sun Mar 03 21:55:33 2002 +0000
@@ -980,7 +980,11 @@
 
 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.  */)
+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.  */)
      (prefix)
      Lisp_Object prefix;
 {