Re: [bug #64253] Suggestion - Add support for libmagic and xattr
Andreas Metzler <[email protected]>
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On 2023-06-02 raf <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 01, 2023 at 07:14:55PM +0200, Andreas Metzler <[email protected]> wrote: [...] > > file reads from $(datadir)/misc and libmagic-mgc ships > > /usr/lib/file/magic.mgc which is symlinked to /usr/share/misc/magic.mgc. > > > > cu Andreas > > Thanks. On Debian the symlink is in the other direction. > > > l /usr/share/misc/magic.mgc /usr/share/file/magic.mgc /usr/lib/file/magic.mgc > /usr/lib/file/magic.mgc > /usr/share/file/magic.mgc -> ../../lib/file/magic.mgc > /usr/share/misc/magic.mgc -> ../../lib/file/magic.mgc Eh, no. ;-) That is exactly what I described: "libmagic-mgc ships /usr/lib/file/magic.mgc" (i.e. that is the file) and "it symlinked to" ... (i.e. here is the symlink). cu Andreas -- `What a good friend you are to him, Dr. Maturin. His other friends are so grateful to you.' `I sew his ears on from time to time, sure'