Package: file
Version: 4.15-2
Severity: important
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Providing magic files list via -m option or MAGIC environment
variable does not work in combination with -i option in version
4.15-2.
This did work in older versions. I can prove this with version
4.12-1:
Test directory is /tmp/file:
0 pit:/tmp/file$ ls -Altr
total 584
-rw-r--r-- 1 grfz grfz 232720 2004-12-06 12:17 libmagic1_4.12-1_i386.deb
-rw-r--r-- 1 grfz grfz 28568 2004-12-06 12:17 file_4.12-1_i386.deb
-rw-r--r-- 1 grfz grfz 259404 2005-10-14 16:47 libmagic1_4.15-2_i386.deb
-rw-r--r-- 1 grfz grfz 30316 2005-10-14 16:47 file_4.15-2_i386.deb
-rw------- 1 grfz grfz 23040 2005-10-27 23:05 ms-word-file.doc
downgrade to version 4.12-1:
0 pit:/tmp/file$ sudo dpkg -i libmagic1_4.12-1_i386.deb file_4.12-1_i386.deb
dpkg - warning: downgrading libmagic1 from 4.15-2 to 4.12-1.
(Reading database ... 138223 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libmagic1 4.15-2 (using libmagic1_4.12-1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libmagic1 ...
Preparing to replace file 4.12-1 (using file_4.12-1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement file ...
Setting up libmagic1 (4.12-1) ...
Setting up file (4.12-1) ...
test file version 4.12-1 with options -i and -m:
0 pit:/tmp/file$ file -m
~/.magic:~/.mutt/.magic:/etc/magic:/usr/share/misc/file/magic -bi
ms-word-file.doc
application/msword
- --> version 4.12-1 worked o.k. with options -m and -i.
Now install new version 4.15-2:
0 pit:/tmp/file$ sudo dpkg -i libmagic1_4.15-2_i386.deb file_4.15-2_i386.deb
(Reading database ... 138222 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libmagic1 4.12-1 (using libmagic1_4.15-2_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libmagic1 ...
Preparing to replace file 4.12-1 (using file_4.15-2_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement file ...
Setting up libmagic1 (4.15-2) ...
Setting up file (4.15-2) ...
test file version 4.15-2 with options -i and -m or MAGIC environment
variable:
0 pit:/tmp/file$ file -m
~/.magic:~/.mutt/.magic:/etc/magic:/usr/share/misc/file/magic -bi
ms-word-file.doc
file: could not find any magic files!
1 pit:/tmp/file$ MAGIC=/etc/magic file -bi ms-word-file.doc
file: could not find any magic files!
- --> file version 4.15-2 gives error code 1 with options -m and -i or
MAGIC environment variable.
test file version 4.15-2 with option -i:
1 pit:/tmp/file$ file -bi ms-word-file.doc
application/msword
- --> file version 4.15-2 identifies correct and gives exit code 0
with option -i.
test file version 4.15-2 with few cominations of magic files list
and -i option and without -i option:
0 pit:/tmp/file$ MAGIC=/etc/magic file ms-word-file.doc
ms-word-file.doc: application/msword
0 pit:/tmp/file$ MAGIC=/etc/magic file -i ms-word-file.doc
file: could not find any magic files!
1 pit:/tmp/file$ MAGIC=/etc/magic file -b ms-word-file.doc
application/msword
0 pit:/tmp/file$
- --> option -m does not work when used in combination with option
-i.
I'll downgrade file until this bug is solved since my mail
handling relys heavily on file (1).
HTH,
Gregor
- -- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
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Architecture: i386 (i686)
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Versions of packages file depends on:
ii libc6 2.3.5-7 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libmagic1 4.15-2 File type determination library us
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3-6 compression library - runtime
file recommends no packages.
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