Re: Is it normal for file from pkgsrc not to recognize MIME for application/x-xz?

[Jason Bacon <jtocino%gmx.com@localhost>]

On 8/15/22 03:31, Dr. Thomas Orgis wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I just noticed that file as installed by pkgsrc does not report the
> MIME for XZ files.
>
> Linux:
>
> $ /usr/bin/file    adwaita-icon-theme-41.0.tar.xz
> adwaita-icon-theme-41.0.tar.xz: XZ compressed data, checksum CRC64
> $ /usr/bin/file -i adwaita-icon-theme-41.0.tar.xz
> /var/spool/sorcery/adwaita-icon-theme-41.0.tar.xz: application/x-xz; charset=binary
>
> pkgsrc:
>
> $ /stuff/pkg/bin/file    adwaita-icon-theme-41.0.tar.xz
> adwaita-icon-theme-41.0.tar.xz: XZ compressed data, checksum CRC64
> $ /stuff/pkg/bin/file -i adwaita-icon-theme-41.0.tar.xz
> adwaita-icon-theme-41.0.tar.xz: application/octet-stream; charset=binary
>
> I don't see something special in my Linux build about hacking in XZ
> MIME … so I wonder if it is consinstent that pkgsrc's file doesn't
> return application/x-xz and then, why that — and if we can fix it;-)
>
>
> Alrighty then,
>
> Thomas

What Linux are you running?  A RHEL 7 derivative maybe?

NetBSD netbsd9.acadix  bacon ~ 1013: (pkgsrc): which file 
        /home/bacon/Pkgsrc/pkg/bin/file

NetBSD netbsd9.acadix  bacon ~ 1014: (pkgsrc): file 
~/Pkgsrc/pkgsrc/distfiles/adwaita-icon-theme-40.1.1.tar.xz
/home/bacon/Pkgsrc/pkgsrc/distfiles/adwaita-icon-theme-40.1.1.tar.xz: XZ 
compressed data, checksum CRC64

NetBSD netbsd9.acadix  bacon ~ 1015: (pkgsrc): /usr/bin/file 
/home/bacon/Pkgsrc/pkgsrc/distfiles/adwaita-icon-theme-40.1.1.tar.xz
/home/bacon/Pkgsrc/pkgsrc/distfiles/adwaita-icon-theme-40.1.1.tar.xz: XZ 
compressed data

Darwin abalone.acadix  bacon ~ 1003: (pkgsrc): which file 
        /Users/bacon/Pkgsrc/pkg/bin/file

Darwin abalone.acadix  bacon ~ 1004: (pkgsrc): file 
~/Pkgsrc/pkgsrc/distfiles/adwaita-icon-theme-40.1.1.tar.xz
/Users/bacon/Pkgsrc/pkgsrc/distfiles/adwaita-icon-theme-40.1.1.tar.xz: 
XZ compressed data, checksum CRC64

Linux alma8.localdomain  bacon ~ 1011: (pkgsrc): which file 
        /home/bacon/Pkgsrc/pkg/bin/file

Linux alma8.localdomain  bacon ~ 1012: (pkgsrc): file 
~/Pkgsrc/pkgsrc/distfiles/adwaita-icon-theme-40.1.1.tar.xz
/home/bacon/Pkgsrc/pkgsrc/distfiles/adwaita-icon-theme-40.1.1.tar.xz: XZ 
compressed data, checksum CRC64