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bug#19858: 25.0.50; Docstring bug in make-temp-name
From: |
Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
bug#19858: 25.0.50; Docstring bug in make-temp-name |
Date: |
Fri, 13 Feb 2015 23:07:57 -0500 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
> The docstring for `make-temp-file' says (among other things):
> "For that reason, you should
> 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."
> However, `make-temp-file' actually can create directories, so the second
> point in the above quote is unnecessary and misleading.
make-temp-file can also create a temp file in the user's home directory
(so your criticism also applies to the first point).
The issue is simply that in cases other than the above two, using
make-temp-name is *dangerous*.
Stefan