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From: Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.de>
To: gentoo-devhelp@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-devhelp] Re: How to install MIME types?
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:48:12
Message-Id: j3597v$jle$1@dough.gmane.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-devhelp] How to install MIME types? by Peter Volkov
1 On 08/25/2011 10:28 AM, Peter Volkov wrote:
2 > В Вск, 21/08/2011 в 21:32 +0300, Nikos Chantziaras пишет:
3 >> I have an XML file that specifies MIME types for an application. In my
4 >> ebuild, I install it like this:
5 >>
6 >> insinto /usr/share/mime/packages
7 >> doins someapp_mime_types.xml
8 >>
9 >> I then use these calls (from fdo-mime.eclass):
10 >>
11 >> fdo-mime_desktop_database_update
12 >> fdo-mime_mime_database_update
13 >>
14 >> However, this results in:
15 >>
16 >> * Updating desktop mime database ...
17 >> ACCESS DENIED open_wr: /usr/share/applications/.mimeinfo.cache.ORB20V
18 >> * Updating shared mime info database ...
19 >> /usr/bin/update-mime-database: I don't have write permission on
20 >> /usr/share/mime. Try rerunning me as root.
21 >>
22 >> What am I doing wrong? I *am* running "emerge" as root.
23 >
24 > These functions should be executed in pkg_postinst() and pkg_postrm().
25 > BTW, you don't need to run fdo-mime_desktop_database_update for mime
26 > files.
27
28 Thanks, that works.
29
30 I running fdo-mime_desktop_database_update needed when installing a
31 desktop file with make_desktop_entry?

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