[R-pkg-team] Bug#991418: /etc/mime.types will replace application/x-xcf with image/x-xcf

[Andreas Tille]

Hi Joost,

I've just fixed both in Git yesterday (unfortunately silently).

We can upload after the freeze.

Kind regards

     Andreas.

On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 05:29:32AM +0200, Joost van Baal-Ilić wrote:
> Package: r-cran-httpuv
> Package: r-cran-mime
> Severity: normal
> 
> Hi Charles,
> 
> Thanks a lot for this heads up, much appreciated!  Turning your message into
> a (maybe superfluous) bug, so it won't get lost.
> 
> Bye,
> 
> Joost
> 
> On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 05:12:04PM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote:
> > Dear maintainers,
> > 
> > I am contacting you because a code search shows that your source package
> > contains the string 'application/x-xcf'.  (Please refer to the attached
> > maintainer list).
> > 
> > After the release I will change /etc/mime.types to use 'image/x-xcf'
> > instead as the GIMP maintainers (and fact checking with search engines)
> > confirmed that this is the intended media type for XCF files
> > (https://bugs.debian.org/991158).  
> > 
> > Just in case I prefer to inform you ahead of the change.  If you think
> > there is no action to take on your side, it is fine and sorry for the
> > noise !
> > 
> > Have a nice day,
> > 
> > Charles
> > 
> > -- 
> > Charles Plessy                         Nagahama, Yomitan, Okinawa, Japan
> > Tooting from work,           https://mastodon.technology/@charles_plessy
> > Tooting from home,                 https://framapiaf.org/@charles_plessy
> 
> [...]
> > Debian R Packages Maintainers <r-pkg-team at alioth-lists.debian.net>
> >    r-cran-httpuv
> >    r-cran-mime
> > 
> [...]
> > 
> > Joost van Baal-Ilić <joostvb at debian.org>
> >    r-cran-httpuv (U)
> >    r-cran-mime (U)
> > 
> [...]
> 
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