On 2015-09-18 10:21:16 +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > Package: file > Version: 1:5.24-2 > Severity: important > > "file" mistakes some text as bitmap: > > $ echo P1788 | file - > /dev/stdin: , bitmap, ASCII text > > $ printf "P1788\n82541 2015\n" | file - > /dev/stdin: Netpbm PPM image data, size = 82541 x 2015, bitmap, ASCII text > > Such false positives prevent text files from being viewed by "less" > when using a filter.
I forgot to say that the breakage with lesspipe is a regression. In Debian 8, it outputs "Netpbm PBM image text" instead of "Netpbm PPM image data". The new behavior makes the false positives more important. -- Vincent Lefèvre <[email protected]> - Web: <https://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <https://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / AriC project (LIP, ENS-Lyon)
