On Wed, Jun 03, 2015 at 07:06:54AM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote: > Package: base-files > Severity: wishlist > X-Debbugs-CC: debian-devel@lists.debian.org > > Dear Santiago, > > the mime-support package that I maintain can be thought of two compontents: > > - the /etc/mime.types file, that is parsed directly by some indepentent > packages > such as apache2, and > > - the mailcap system, with its executables, its configuration files, its dpkg > triggers, etc... > > I am currently planning to separate these components and one possibility would > be to have a single package for /etc/mime.types, that would track the one in > Fedora's Git repository. I detailed this in <https://bugs.debian.org/786889>. > > Alternatively, we could ship this file in base-files, since it is among these > traditional Unix files that one always expects to be available. But it has > frequent updates, to it may be extra work for you. > > What do you think about this ?
Your proposal would make the file to be essential, because base-files is essential. In general, I don't like non-essential files becoming essential unless they are really essential to the system, which I think it is a property this file does not have (mime-support is currently "standard", not even "important" or "required"). I've applied this rationale before. See Bug#745876 for an example. OTOH, mime-support is really small. If I was the maintainer, I would not split it, but this is up to you. To summarize: Because this would imply a change in the essentialness of the file, I don't think it would be a good idea. Thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150602230426.ga1...@cantor.unex.es