file-4.26: update to 5.03

[boeyms@…]

file has been updated to version 5.03; attached is a Portfile patch to perform this update. It performs the following:

• updates the version and revision numbers;
• updates the checksums;
• updates the homepage; and
• removes patch-src-file.h.diff since it has been incorporated into file-5.03.

Additionally, have the other three patches in the files directory (patch-lzma.diff, patch-magic-Magdir-msdos.diff and patch-magic-Makefile.in.diff) been submitted upstream? If not, they might like to hear about them.

[toby@…]

Can we also reconsider the bizarre "--program-prefix=g" option? I don't really understand what that's supposed to accomplish. :(

[blb@…]

I'm guessing it's similar to the same idea with coreutils etc, though file isn't gnu so that doesn't make sense; I don't see having file in ${prefix}/bin overriding the one in /usr/bin as being anywhere near as dangerous as what coreutils provides...

[toby@…]

The only real difference is that /usr/bin/file handles universal binaries to some extent.

[jay-macports@…]

I'm not a big fan of the program-prefix either, but I'm not sure what the MacPorts rules are for when it's OK to override a built-in binary. Anyone know?

As for the patches - I remember thinking that I should do that when I took over the port, but I have no evidence that I actually did it. I have a vague recollection of deciding that some or all were obsolete. I'll take a closer look this weekend, and get these patches pushed. I think the lzma patch was for a "future" file format that never actually made it into the wild...

[snc@…]

It seems that LZMA support is already added, which is handled by patch-lzma.diff

[snc@…]

Committed in r54772. Also removed LZMA patch. Timeout.

[snc@…]

I also went with Toby's advice that the program-prefix be dropped. I further added a note to the port description indicating that the missing functionality can be achieved via otool.

[afb@…]

Replying to jay-macports@…:

I think the lzma patch was for a "future" file format that never actually made it into the wild...

The lzma patch was added upstream, just that "new LZMA" was renamed to XZ. See  http://tukaani.org/xz/