[MacPorts] #41069: file @5.15_0 gives errors instead of a result

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#41069: file @5.15_0 gives errors instead of a result
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 Reporter:  ralph@…  |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
     Type:  defect   |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal   |  Milestone:
Component:  ports    |    Version:  2.2.0
 Keywords:           |       Port:  file
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 Having just installed "file" on 10.9, I get errors on trying to use it
 with many files, e.g.
 {{{
 file /opt/local/var/db/texmf/fonts/map/dvipdfm/updmap/dvipdfm_dl14.map
 /opt/local/var/db/texmf/fonts/map/dvipdfm/updmap/dvipdfm_dl14.map: ERROR:
 line 163: regex error 17, (illegal byte sequence)
 }}}

 file ought to tell me what type of file this is.
 Instead, it gives some error message which is nothing to do with the file
 being examined.
 This happens with a wide range of files, giving the same error message in
 each case,

 However, the file type of some files is correctly determined, e.g.
 {{{
 file /Users/someone/Papers/Comment.pdf
 /Users/someone/Papers/Comment.pdf: PDF document, version 1.3
 }}}

 I don't think this is 10.9 specific, and believe I saw it before on 10.8

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/41069>
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