[MacPorts] #38771: file: ERROR: line 5: regexec error 17, (illegal byte sequence) (was: file port)

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Thu Apr 11 19:33:38 PDT 2013


#38771: file: ERROR: line 5: regexec error 17, (illegal byte sequence)
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  Reporter:  zhang.jielai@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  defect          |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal          |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports           |    Version:  2.1.3
Resolution:                  |   Keywords:
      Port:  file            |
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

 * cc: ryandesign@… (added)
 * keywords:  file =>


Old description:

> Hi,
>
> When I run the command
> >>file -b -N -L -k -r an_image_fits_file.fits
> ERROR: line 5: regexec error 17, (illegal byte sequence)
>
> >>file --version
> file-5.12
> magic file from /opt/local/share/misc/magic
>
> >>port installed | grep file
>   file @5.12_2 (active)
>   p5-file-changenotify @0.190.0_3 (active)
>   p5.12-file-changenotify @0.190.0_3 (active)
>   p5.12-file-listing @6.20.0_2 (active)
>
> I have been recommended to report this problem to macports, reading
> Ticket Guidelines makes me think I should report it to whoever uploaded
> the "file" port? I do not know how to find this out- sorry!

New description:

 Hi,

 When I run the command
 {{{
 >>file -b -N -L -k -r an_image_fits_file.fits
 ERROR: line 5: regexec error 17, (illegal byte sequence)

 >>file --version
 file-5.12
 magic file from /opt/local/share/misc/magic

 >>port installed | grep file
   file @5.12_2 (active)
   p5-file-changenotify @0.190.0_3 (active)
   p5.12-file-changenotify @0.190.0_3 (active)
   p5.12-file-listing @6.20.0_2 (active)
 }}}

 I have been recommended to report this problem to macports, reading Ticket
 Guidelines makes me think I should report it to whoever uploaded the
 "file" port? I do not know how to find this out- sorry!

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Comment:

 I also get that kind of error on some files. The "file" port has no
 maintainer, so there is nobody within the MacPorts community who has
 claimed responsibility for this software. Even if there were, I doubt the
 problem is MacPorts-specific, so you should report the bug to the people
 who develop the "file" program; see their homepage at
 http://www.darwinsys.com/file/ for how to do that.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/38771#comment:1>
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