From: Peter Volkov <pva@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-devhelp@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-devhelp] How to install MIME types?
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:28:05 +0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1314257285.21876.18.camel@tablet> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <j2riuc$28o$1@dough.gmane.org>
В Вск, 21/08/2011 в 21:32 +0300, Nikos Chantziaras пишет:
> I have an XML file that specifies MIME types for an application. In my
> ebuild, I install it like this:
>
> insinto /usr/share/mime/packages
> doins someapp_mime_types.xml
>
> I then use these calls (from fdo-mime.eclass):
>
> fdo-mime_desktop_database_update
> fdo-mime_mime_database_update
>
> However, this results in:
>
> * Updating desktop mime database ...
> ACCESS DENIED open_wr: /usr/share/applications/.mimeinfo.cache.ORB20V
> * Updating shared mime info database ...
> /usr/bin/update-mime-database: I don't have write permission on
> /usr/share/mime. Try rerunning me as root.
>
> What am I doing wrong? I *am* running "emerge" as root.
These functions should be executed in pkg_postinst() and pkg_postrm().
BTW, you don't need to run fdo-mime_desktop_database_update for mime
files.
--
Peter.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-08-25 7:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-08-21 18:32 [gentoo-devhelp] How to install MIME types? Nikos Chantziaras
2011-08-25 7:28 ` Peter Volkov [this message]
2011-08-25 10:48 ` [gentoo-devhelp] " Nikos Chantziaras
2011-08-25 12:32 ` Peter Volkov
2011-08-25 12:44 ` Nikos Chantziaras
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