Re: Strange behavior rpmfile

[Jeff Johnson <n3npq jbj gmail com>]

On Jul 17, 2006, at 9:38 AM, Tomasz Trojanowski wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm found something strange in "rpmfile" behavior (rpm-4.4.6):
>
> [trojan]$ /usr/lib/rpm/rpmfile libc.la libm.la librpcsvc.la libutil.la
> libc.la:      libtool library file
> libm.la:      libtool library file
> librpcsvc.la: libtool library file
> libutil.la:   ASCII English text
>
> but:
>
> [trojan]$ /usr/lib/rpm/rpmfile libc.la libm.la libutil.la
> libc.la:    libtool library file
> libm.la:    libtool library file
> libutil.la: libtool library file
>
> This breaks internal dependency generator -- some libtool(FOO) aren't
> generated

rpmfile is exactly file(1).

Fix the same way you would fix any magic problem.

Either patch libutil.la so that the contents are matched by the existing
rules in /usr/lib/rpm/magic, or change the rules to match the contents
of the deviant libutil.la.

73 de Jeff