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 16:47, Dr. Thomas Orgis wrote:
> Am Mon, 15 Aug 2022 08:04:07 -0500
> schrieb Jason Bacon <jtocino%gmx.com@localhost>:
>
> > > Linux:
> > >
> > > $ /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 -i adwaita-icon-theme-41.0.tar.xz
> > > adwaita-icon-theme-41.0.tar.xz: application/octet-stream; charset=binary
>
> > What Linux are you running?  A RHEL 7 derivative maybe?
>
> I tested on three variants: CentOS 7, Source Mage, Ubuntu 20.
>
> > 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
>
> What does your `file -i` say about that file? I get 'XZ compressed
> data' just fine with any instance of 'file', but the MIME type matching
> doesn't seem to work for XZ (works for others!) with it being installed
> from pkgsrc.
>
> Specifically, on Source Mage, where I got file 5.40 from both sources,
> I get this (the 'file' tool is from pkgsrc here):
>
> $ file -m /usr/share/misc/misc/magic  -i adwaita-icon-theme-42.0.tar.xz
> adwaita-icon-theme-42.0.tar.xz: application/x-xz; charset=binary
> $ file -m /stuff/pkg/share/misc/magic -i adwaita-icon-theme-42.0.tar.xz
> adwaita-icon-theme-42.0.tar.xz: application/octet-stream; charset=binary
>
> The magic database makes a difference. It seems slightly less useful
> when installed with pkgsrc.
>
>
> Alrighty then,
>
> Thomas

Ooops, too tired...  With -i:

NetBSD netbsd9.acadix  bacon ~ 1001: (pkgsrc): which file
        /home/bacon/Pkgsrc/pkg/bin/file

NetBSD netbsd9.acadix  bacon ~ 1002: (pkgsrc): /usr/bin/file -i
/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:
application/x-xz; charset=binary

NetBSD netbsd9.acadix  bacon ~ 1003: (pkgsrc): file -i
/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:
application/octet-stream; charset=binary

Darwin abalone.acadix  bacon ~ 1001: (pkgsrc): which file
        /Users/bacon/Pkgsrc/pkg/bin/file

Darwin abalone.acadix  bacon ~ 1002: (pkgsrc): /usr/bin/file -i
~/Pkgsrc/pkgsrc/distfiles/adwaita-icon-theme-40.1.1.tar.xz
/Users/bacon/Pkgsrc/pkgsrc/distfiles/adwaita-icon-theme-40.1.1.tar.xz:
regular file

Darwin abalone.acadix  bacon ~ 1003: (pkgsrc): file -i
~/Pkgsrc/pkgsrc/distfiles/adwaita-icon-theme-40.1.1.tar.xz
/Users/bacon/Pkgsrc/pkgsrc/distfiles/adwaita-icon-theme-40.1.1.tar.xz:
application/octet-stream; charset=binary

FreeBSD moray.acadix  bacon ~ 1004: file -i adwaita-icon-theme-40.1.1.tar.xz
adwaita-icon-theme-40.1.1.tar.xz: application/x-xz; charset=binary

Looks like pkgsrc file command could be an upgrade for Darwin users with
this little glitch fixed.