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+From: David Bremner <david@tethera.net>\r
+To: Tomi Ollila <tomi.ollila@iki.fi>,\r
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+Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 01/16] add util/search-path.{c,\r
+ h} to test for executables in $PATH\r
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+Tomi Ollila <tomi.ollila@iki.fi> writes:\r
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+>\r
+> The probability for user error is pretty small there -- if there is\r
+> typo/thinko there things usually just starts failing. Security is\r
+> easier to break elsewhere than here (e.g. borken PATH...)\r
+>\r
+> I'd keep the current implementation of test_for_executable()...\r
+>\r
+> Tomi\r
+>\r
+\r
+OK\r