Re: xpdf needs an entry in mailcap
Brian If you put the if clause around the calls to install-mime, then Brian you don't have to actually depend on 'mime-support'. That is correct. But would I want this? Now that we have mime-support, shouldn't I depend on it? It really is a useful feature. I find it reasonable to enfore this via Depends. Otherwise it fails silently and we gain nada. I think it should depend on it, yes. I just wanted to make sure you knew it wasn't strictly necessary. In the past, some people have complained about depending upon packages that aren't strictly necessary. BTW: I currently use what you posted earlier as calls to install-mime, but added a /dev/null as I don't like the verbosity too much. As the output of # grep install-info /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.postrm | grep -v quiet is empty on my machine, I think you should add a switch --quiet. I can add the --quiet option, but you must not redirect the output. install-mime can become interactive if it encounters a conflict, and with no stdout this would cause problems. Brian ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) --- In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they're not.
Re: xpdf needs an entry in mailcap
As the priority of mime-support is standard and therefore higher than the one of xpdf (extra), I'll add a Depends: mime-support. If anybody has a problem with that, mail me soon, or file a bug report later ... If you put the if clause around the calls to install-mime, then you don't have to actually depend on 'mime-support'. Brian ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) --- In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they're not.
Re: xpdf needs an entry in mailcap
Dirk As the priority of mime-support is standard and therefore higher Dirk than the one of xpdf (extra), I'll add a Depends: Dirk mime-support. If anybody has a problem with that, mail me soon, or Dirk file a bug report later ... Brian If you put the if clause around the calls to install-mime, then Brian you don't have to actually depend on 'mime-support'. That is correct. But would I want this? Now that we have mime-support, shouldn't I depend on it? It really is a useful feature. I find it reasonable to enfore this via Depends. Otherwise it fails silently and we gain nada. BTW: I currently use what you posted earlier as calls to install-mime, but added a /dev/null as I don't like the verbosity too much. As the output of # grep install-info /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.postrm | grep -v quiet is empty on my machine, I think you should add a switch --quiet. -- Dirk Eddelbuttel http://qed.econ.queensu.ca/~edd
Re: xpdf needs an entry in mailcap
Thanks for the suggestion, Brian. I'll do that today. As the priority of mime-support is standard and therefore higher than the one of xpdf (extra), I'll add a Depends: mime-support. If anybody has a problem with that, mail me soon, or file a bug report later ... -- Dirk Eddelbuttel http://qed.econ.queensu.ca/~edd
Re: xpdf needs an entry in mailcap
[ I goofed on the first message. Use this one instead. :-] The xpdf postinst needs to add itself to the mailcap file so it can be spawned by web browsers. I suggest the following in the postinst: if [ -x /usr/sbin/install-mime ] then install-mime --install --package=xpdf --content=application/pdf \ --description='Adobe Acrobat File' --nametemplate=%s.pdf \ --view=/usr/bin/X11/xpdf %s --test='test $DISPLAY != ' fi And the following in the prerm: if [ -x /usr/sbin/install-mime ] then install-mime --remove --package=xpdf fi The 'if' statements can be removed if you want to add a dependancy on mime-support (=2.0). Brian ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) --- In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they're not.
