Bug#644227: lighttpd create-mime.assign.pl ignores ~/.mime.types
Package: lighttpd Version: 1.4.28-2 Lighttpd gets its MIME configuration from output of /usr/share/lighttpd/create-mime.assign.pl. This script only reads MIME types from /etc/mime.types. However, the mime-support package also keeps per-user MIME-types in ~/.mime.types. These are ignored in the Lighttpd configuration, even if kept in www-data home-dir. The only way to add new per-user MIME types that are also picked up by Lighttpd is through /etc/mime.types, which is not recommended. I propose that create-mime.assign.pl also reads .mime.types in the home-dir of lighttpd user (lighttpd.conf::server.username) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#644227: [pkg-lighttpd] Bug#644227: lighttpd create-mime.assign.pl ignores ~/.mime.types
On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Magnus Olsson mag...@minimum.se wrote: Lighttpd gets its MIME configuration from output of /usr/share/lighttpd/create-mime.assign.pl. This script only reads MIME types from /etc/mime.types. However, the mime-support package also keeps per-user MIME-types in ~/.mime.types. These are ignored in the Lighttpd configuration, even if kept in www-data home-dir. The only way to add new per-user MIME types that are also picked up by Lighttpd is through /etc/mime.types, which is not recommended. I propose that create-mime.assign.pl also reads .mime.types in the home-dir of lighttpd user (lighttpd.conf::server.username) Hi Magnus, The www-data home dir is /var/www This is certainly not the right place to put mime types. What exactly does mime-support do? Olaf -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#644227: [pkg-lighttpd] Bug#644227: lighttpd create-mime.assign.pl ignores ~/.mime.types
On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Magnus Olsson mag...@minimum.se wrote: On 10/04/2011 10:22 AM, Olaf van der Spek wrote: On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Magnus Olssonmag...@minimum.se wrote: I want to add support for .json files which currently are treated as some kind of binary file by lighttpd. This is mostly a webserver extension, so I guess it also applies to apache It sounds like a global mime type, not restricted to the domain of web servers. and other webservers. I am unsure if these too use the /etc/mime.types files, if they do, it makes sense adding it to the mime-support package and I think they do. integrate .json files into upstream /etc/mime.types However, I also plan on using a custom file extension, for which I need a mime-type. I don't really care if it's per-user (as long as www-data counts as a user), per-daemon (as long as lighttpd is included) or system-wide way to define the mime-type for this custom file ext.. I simply need a way of doing it. With the current system, how do you suggest adding a new mime-type? The only way I see is editing /etc/mime.types, which will cause conflicts for every update of mime-support package. I've never needed to alter mime types, but you're right, editing mime.types isn't ideal. Unfortunately the file name and type of mime types is hard-coded (at least in Lighttpd), so I think there's no better option. Ideally there'd be a mime.user.types or so for the sys admin to use. A mime.user.types would be ideal. Do you propose adding this to lighttpd or should this be added to the mime-support package? It's not Lighttpd specific, so it shouldn't be in the Lighttpd pkg. Your best bet is to ask the developers of mime-support how this should be handled properly. Olaf -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#644227: lighttpd create-mime.assign.pl ignores ~/.mime.types
On 10/04/2011 09:29 AM, Magnus Olsson wrote: Lighttpd gets its MIME configuration from output of /usr/share/lighttpd/create-mime.assign.pl. This script only reads MIME types from /etc/mime.types. However, the mime-support package also keeps per-user MIME-types in ~/.mime.types. These are ignored in the Lighttpd configuration, even if kept in www-data home-dir. The only way to add new per-user MIME types that are also picked up by Lighttpd is through /etc/mime.types, which is not recommended. Files in /etc are there to be changed. To avoid update conflicts, the mime-support package should be fixed to either allow additional config files in /etc (like /etc/mime.types.d) or to put the current data in /usr/share, and only have custom types in /etc/mime.types. I propose that create-mime.assign.pl also reads .mime.types in the home-dir of lighttpd user (lighttpd.conf::server.username) Reading from any user home dir is certainly not an option. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#644227: lighttpd create-mime.assign.pl ignores ~/.mime.types
On 10/04/2011 11:11 AM, Stefan Bühler wrote: On 10/04/2011 09:29 AM, Magnus Olsson wrote: Lighttpd gets its MIME configuration from output of /usr/share/lighttpd/create-mime.assign.pl. This script only reads MIME types from /etc/mime.types. However, the mime-support package also keeps per-user MIME-types in ~/.mime.types. These are ignored in the Lighttpd configuration, even if kept in www-data home-dir. The only way to add new per-user MIME types that are also picked up by Lighttpd is through /etc/mime.types, which is not recommended. Files in /etc are there to be changed. To avoid update conflicts, the mime-support package should be fixed to either allow additional config files in /etc (like /etc/mime.types.d) or to put the current data in /usr/share, and only have custom types in /etc/mime.types. I like the idea of a drop-directory! I propose that create-mime.assign.pl also reads .mime.types in the home-dir of lighttpd user (lighttpd.conf::server.username) Reading from any user home dir is certainly not an option. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#644227: [pkg-lighttpd] Bug#644227: lighttpd create-mime.assign.pl ignores ~/.mime.types
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 reassign 644227 mime-support retitle 644227 Please add support for /etc/mime.types.d or alternatives affects 644227 lighttpd thanks Hello, On 04.10.2011 11:11, Stefan Bühler wrote: Files in /etc are there to be changed. To avoid update conflicts, the mime-support package should be fixed to either allow additional config files in /etc (like /etc/mime.types.d) or to put the current data in /usr/share, and only have custom types in /etc/mime.types. Either one is a good idea I like. That's the right approach, and one which also works globally. Unfortunately many packages may rely on a single /etc/mime.types file, so I guess mime-support's maintainer would need to add a update-mime-types helper or something which merges changes upon request to a single file. Having that said, I think this is not a problem specific to Lighttpd and while it would be easy to implement that for us, because we do have a mime.types wrapper already, I believe a proper solution would work for any program relying on the mime.types file. Hence I reassign this bug to to mime-support in hope maintainers there will agree. If you there think this is not a more generic problem, please reassign the bug back to us. - -- with kind regards, Arno Töll IRC: daemonkeeper on Freenode/OFTC GnuPG Key-ID: 0x9D80F36D -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJOitUpAAoJEMcrUe6dgPNtdQkP/3YJEhCN7NNypoXxfrlHiqFW dGdbfB9MLC66EBboPj8UFucHVvPMij34ovhvyY/cv8k2RlkrhdY+yZnSLRoUD0f5 2ZczZO2G9yQPIt5QY0wZKPMJTwKjiQXvCIKKW1AmRCQ3PH72/Z9qtB96dtXe6n4J UyYGwDMiu8h8GNF4aWYGXckFlAESkzKBvUnpjo3EdtCADZkegIHZpMUN2HgbJVsk LPNcCk/m0Jy2FCOnXsav/PRBMUhQLsxWl7wW2uVCCU4dHkeRmULrTmS3L8HnY2fJ 2h7YtLNio9MIgEwmz+Q5oVpxU0vqW2SY6nuzOpDyDYnE5uXQpqRbNXTnUj7J0Z/p u/2FhavpTepaOdMTZQ4UKN83p/139BsGHwzUsFk5qAL9A/2P7qcDD449QeDlgFBI V57DHDKipUPcbJMP3eAjWY4AA3YqleWDmJGpzQ6p6GdwxGIs2qdl4OuR6gp67z60 +D3L+qI70V6zUFj6LT8w6GtWhT3nIsuEWLGjhwWndqDOXQOVeBWVwpazbIwqTxZ5 Ajum5FC5ZwALq+hGv45u2ghLnc/OiJNiFtD6Ibbb2NbpUg7xcOGCTb87bACO6Gkd 18Gmw7Uwc+GrEMmAqkXhSHq0PszxVOeliV7aFmcJPLcp9Dv9jNY2t4fga5FbhBRz SXFpeJ3lc/pAk30/AD+J =rNAy -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
