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From: Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.de>
To: gentoo-devhelp@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-devhelp] How to install MIME types?
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:32:13
Message-Id: j2riuc$28o$1@dough.gmane.org
1 I have an XML file that specifies MIME types for an application. In my
2 ebuild, I install it like this:
3
4 insinto /usr/share/mime/packages
5 doins someapp_mime_types.xml
6
7 I then use these calls (from fdo-mime.eclass):
8
9 fdo-mime_desktop_database_update
10 fdo-mime_mime_database_update
11
12 However, this results in:
13
14 * Updating desktop mime database ...
15 ACCESS DENIED open_wr: /usr/share/applications/.mimeinfo.cache.ORB20V
16 * Updating shared mime info database ...
17 /usr/bin/update-mime-database: I don't have write permission on
18 /usr/share/mime. Try rerunning me as root.
19
20 What am I doing wrong? I *am* running "emerge" as root.

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Re: [gentoo-devhelp] How to install MIME types? Peter Volkov <pva@g.o>