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(Fmake_temp_name): add a ref to `make-temp-file' in the docstring.
author Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
date Fri, 08 Oct 1999 21:42:32 +0000
parents 603508917c34
children 3fe72924110d
files src/fileio.c
diffstat 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/src/fileio.c	Fri Oct 08 21:28:05 1999 +0000
+++ b/src/fileio.c	Fri Oct 08 21:42:32 1999 +0000
@@ -846,7 +846,11 @@
 \n\
 In addition, this function makes an attempt to choose a name\n\
 which has no existing file.  To make this work,\n\
-PREFIX should be an absolute file name.")
+PREFIX should be an absolute file name.\n\
+\n\
+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.")
   (prefix)
      Lisp_Object prefix;
 {