Bug 35284 – python mime-type support not working with app-misc/mime-types

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Jodok Batlogg (RETIRED) 2003-12-07 12:37:39 UTC]

python (at least 2.2) doesn't expect (/usr/lib/python2.2/mimetypes.py) the mime.types file in /etc/mime.types, but the ebuild app-misc/mime-types copy the mime.types file to /etc

[Comment 1 Jodok Batlogg (RETIRED) 2003-12-07 12:42:24 UTC]

Created attachment 21830 [details, diff]
corrected /usr/lib/python2.2/mimetypes.py file

[Comment 2 Alastair Tse (RETIRED) 2003-12-13 17:02:49 UTC]

this is something we definitely need to fix, but only for 2.2, because the changes you suggest are in python-2.3

the other bits like the apache mime.types file needs to be changed for gentoo specific paths too.

web-apps, what are the specific mime.type files that apache1 and apache2 use?

[Comment 3 David Stanek 2003-12-30 06:02:07 UTC]

I believe apache uses /etc/apache/conf/mime.types and apache 2 uses /etc/apache2/conf/mime.types.

[Comment 4 Alastair Tse (RETIRED) 2004-02-14 03:01:24 UTC]

this patch has made it into python-2.3.3.ebuild now. closing. thanks for your report.