Bug#215946: /etc/kde3/magic/*.magic
On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 12:39:43AM +0100, Dominique Devriese wrote:
> >> Please let us know if this fixes your problem, and if this bug can
> >> be closed.
>
> > Until this is properly documented, the bug should not be closed.
>
> How would you suggest this should be documented.
It is Debian specific ? if not it should go in the KDE documentation
in the 'How I add a new mime-type section'.
You can also add a file
/etc/kde3/magic/README
that explain the format, etc... and drop a note in README.Debian.
> > Also that does not address why KDE need its own mime-magic system.
> > Why not using the /etc/mime-magic file ?
>
> Because the existing system was not sufficient. KDE apps ( like
> e.g. kolf ) need to be able to install a file which contains some more
> data for the magic system. It would not be a good idea ( imho, hope
> you agree with me on this ) to let them each edit the /etc/magic
> file. The KDE system allows this by letting them put a *.magic file
> in $kde_prefix/config/magic/ or /etc/kde3/magic/ or
> ~/.kde/config/magic/.
>
> I do disagree with your point about KDE not needing its own mime-magic
> system. It would of course be better if it would use a general
> mime-magic system, but I'm currently not aware of any such things or
> whatever, that provide the functionality described above.
KDE need a mime-magic system. But it don't need to be private to KDE.
I mean, it make sense to configure KDE and GNOME to use different
programs for the same mime-type but not to see the same file with two
different mime-type.
It would make a lot of sense to add mime-magic support to mime-support.
> > Does the kolf magic file required to be a config files ? If not, why
> > not drop it under a directory that is not in /etc ?
>
> I'm not sure about this issue ( I can see how it's not a user-editable
> config file, and thus it might not belong in /etc ( what are the
> criteria exactly ? As I see it, there are lots of things in /etc that
> don't really belong there ), but I'm not sure how technically possible
> it is to put it elsewhere ).
If you support both $kde_prefix/config/magic/ and /etc/kde3/magic/, I
don't see why kolf magic cannot go in $kde_prefix/config/magic.
In fact I am not sure why /etc/kde3/magic/ need to be a directory if
$kde_prefix/config/magic/ for application plug-in.
Cheers,
Bill.
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