[virt-tools-list] [virt-viewer] Update shared mime database on install/uninstall

[Jonathon Jongsma]

This does seem to break distcheck, however, because update-mime-database leaves a bunch of stuff in the _build directory.  Perhaps we should add

DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = --disable-update-mimedb

to Makefile.am?




----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christophe Fergeau" <cfergeau at redhat.com>
> To: "Marc-André Lureau" <mlureau at redhat.com>
> Cc: "virt" <virt-tools-list at redhat.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 9:09:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [virt-tools-list] [virt-viewer] Update shared mime database on install/uninstall
> 
> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 06:34:08AM -0500, Marc-André Lureau wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > I've tested that on a fresh f20 install, if I install virt-viewer,
> > > gvfs-info does not return the right mime type for .vv files.
> > > On my laptop, it's working, but I suspect I ran update-mime-database by
> > > hand at some point for some reason I don't remember.
> > 
> > I probably did the same, then, perhaps a yum does it automatically on
> > update?
> 
> Oh, what can have happened is that another package installation triggered the
> update-mime-database call. I doubt yum would run it on its own on update,
> but not on installation of packages. I've tested that things are not
> working as expected on a fresh f20 install until you run
> update-mime-database (ie same issue as in the bug report).
> 
> Christophe
> 
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