[jira] Resolved: (TOOLS-3) Magic eliminates unix file command

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Message:

   The following issue has been resolved as WON'T FIX.

   Resolver: Niclas Hedhman
       Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 3:52 AM

I suggest that we wait for the Metro proposal and see how that pans out. It is likely that Magic will either be renamed or that the .metro directory is used instead. I will keep the issue open.
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  http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/TOOLS-3

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        Key: TOOLS-3
    Summary: Magic eliminates unix file command
       Type: Bug

     Status: Resolved
   Priority: Critical
 Resolution: WON'T FIX

    Project: Metro Tools
 Components: 
             MAGIC

   Assignee: Niclas Hedhman
   Reporter: Joerg Schaible

    Created: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 4:26 PM
    Updated: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 3:52 AM
Environment: Unix, Cygwin

Description:
Magic creates a .magic directory in the home directory of an user. Unfortunately this breaks the unix file command. As long as this directory exists "file" cannot find its magic files and is no longer able to determin the type of arbitrary files for that particular user. Renaming or removing the .magic directory makes file work again:


joehni@paddy joehni $ file relnote.pdf
file: could not find any magic files!
joehni@paddy joehni $ mv .magic .magic-apache
joehni@paddy joehni $ file relnote.pdf
relnote.pdf: PDF document, version 1.3


Please rename this default directory!


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