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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-28 09:52:52 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-28 09:52:52 +0000 |
commit | 424f663819ec59abc4edab03a667845835e57ac1 (patch) | |
tree | 63b79645aaee07c3de90e4b70dd8d6371faa1747 /debian/file.README.Debian | |
parent | Adding upstream version 1:5.44. (diff) | |
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Adding debian version 1:5.44-3.debian/1%5.44-3debian
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/debian/file.README.Debian b/debian/file.README.Debian new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2d44ae3 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/file.README.Debian @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +file for Debian +=============== + +additional magic files +---------------------- + +How users can inject their own magics for fun: + + 1. open /etc/magic and /etc/magic.mime with a text editor, as root, + and add your own magics. + + 2. have fun. + + +How package maintainers can inject their own magics for profit: + + 1. place your magics as plain text files in + /usr/share/file/${binary_package_name}. + + 2. call 'file --compile ${binary_package_name}' from /usr/share/file + in your postinst script (maybe we should have a trigger for that + at some point). this will produce the binary magics + /usr/share/file/${binary_package_name}.mgc. + + 3. remove the binary magics in your postrm script. + + 4. profit. + + +seccomp support +--------------- + +Starting with version 1:5.37-1, file is built using libseccomp. This +will introduce a regression if applications call the program with the +--uncompress option, and file(1) needs the help of external programs +for uncompression. |