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Alex Dubov commented on MNG-6387: --------------------------------- # Make sure that my "/etc/mime.types" is up to date, so Java's "Files.probeContentType" works as expected. # Wait for other tools to incorporate the up to date version of the mime database (this happens fairly regularly). :) > Pom files should have a dedicated mime type registered ("application/pom+xml" > or similar) > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: MNG-6387 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-6387 > Project: Maven > Issue Type: Wish > Components: POM > Reporter: Alex Dubov > Priority: Trivial > > For the sake of convenience working with ever growing abundance of packages, > and, thus, pom files, is not it time to give the humble pom file its own, > dedicated mime type (something to the tune of "application/pom+xml")? > Presently, the fact that pom files don't have a dedicated mime type causes > all kinds of minor but annoying issues in all kinds of least expected places. > Considering that registering a mime type with IANA is a pretty > straightforward process and that pom files are widely used for all kinds of > automation purposes (and not exclusively by maven anymore), I, on behalf of > the wider community, urge you to consider registering a dedicated pom mime > type. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v7.6.3#76005)