Re: [PATCH] docs: Makefile: Add -no-shell-escape option to LATEXOPTS

From: Akira Yokosawa
Date: Wed Feb 09 2022 - 21:01:11 EST


On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:26:53 +0900,
Akira Yokosawa wrote:
> By adding this option, message of "restricted \write18 enabled" from
> LaTeX can be silenced.
>
> As there is no use of \write18 in LaTeX sources from sphinx-build, it
> is safe to add this option.

Jon,
JFYI, there is a ticket on the message at:

https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/76105/what-does-restricted-write18-enabled-mean-and-why-does-texlive-keep-reporting

I think David Carlisle's answer covers most of your concerns.

Thanks, Akira

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> Reported-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@xxxxxxxxx>
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