[haiku-bugs] [Haiku] #7353: Expander: use mime type/sniffer to detect archive type as fallback
- From: "umccullough" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2011 04:56:36 -0000
#7353: Expander: use mime type/sniffer to detect archive type as fallback
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Reporter: umccullough | Owner: nobody
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
Component: - General | Version: R1/Development
Keywords: | Blocked By:
Blocking: | Has a Patch: 0
Platform: All |
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It seems that I have downloaded a .tgz file that has the wrong extension
(it's actually a .tar). Someone told me this was possibly a Web+ bug, but
that doesn't matter.
What I'd like is for Expander to not fail trying to extract this file, but
to recognize it's really a .tar file instead. It seems the mime sniffer
has figured this out, so it would be nice if that was the fallback when no
files were located in the archive based on the extension.
The file in question is the tuxpaint archive downloaded from here using
Web+:
http://zeta-games.com/remository/start-
download/13-educational/113-tuxpaint-0.9.21-haiku.html
Note, when I download it with Chrome on Windows, it does appear to be a
proper .tgz, but with Web+ on Haiku, I have to rename it .tar (or
eliminate the extension entirely) before Expander can unarchive it.
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/7353>
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