Bug#241222: openoffice.org: user setup should not create entries in ~/.mailcap
Package: openoffice.org
Version: 1.1.1-1
I was able to reproduce this on the 1.1.1 packaging too so it looks like
this needs fixing.
On Tue, 2004-03-30 at 19:42, Lucien Saviot wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is there a good reason why each time setup is run some entries are added
> at the begining of the user ~/.mailcap file?
> This happen when openoffice is run for the first time AND when the
> configuration is upgraded because a new version has been installed.
>
> The openoffice.org-debian-files package provides much better mailcap
> entries in a much better way.
>
> When I remotely read my emails with mutt, I appreciate being able to
> have a quick idea of what's inside MS Word documents. The wv package
> provides good mailcap entries for this. The ~/.mailcap entries created
> by the openoffice setup lacks the 'test=test " $DISPLAY" != ""' field
> and therefore it breaks everything.
>
> Moreover, if you've been using the debian openoffice packages for some
> time, look at your ~/.mailcap file and you'll see how ugly it is. I have
> an example here with 185 lines full of openoffice entries. If you happen
> to force a new installation by removing ~/.sversionrc and ~/.openoffice,
> then you'll get new lines in your ~/.mailcap even if the good
> entries were already there.
>
> Regards,
>
> Lucien.
>
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