On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 11:28 PM, Kevin Vesga <31337h4ck3r@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > It's a bug: > > http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/2013/001158.html Thanks, so its a priority thing in the magic.mgc I guess. On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 11:06 PM, Chris “Kwpolska” Warrick <kwpolska@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Oon-Ee Ng <ngoonee.talk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi, I previously used the output from `file /boot/*` on the various >> vmlinuz files in /boot/* to detect what kernels were installed on a >> machine. As of file 5.14 this no longer works[1]. >> >> I'm not sure what's changed, perhaps the magic.mgc file? When I copy >> the magic.mgc file from previous (5.13) version of the file package I >> get the 'expected' output[2]. >> >> Not sure if this is a bug or simply a change in behaviour. >> >> [1] - /boot/vmlinuz-linux: x86 boot sector >> >> [2] - /boot/vmlinuz-linux: Linux kernel x86 boot executable bzImage, >> version 3.8.5-1-ARCH (tobias@T-POWA-LX) #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Mar 29 >> 19:18, RO-rootFS, swap_dev 0x3, Normal VGA > > file -k gives better results[1]. I believe that happens because “x86 > boot sector” has a higher priority or something like that in the new > version. > > [1]: /boot/vmlinuz-linux: x86 boot sector\012- Linux kernel x86 boot > executable bzImage, version 3.8.5-1-ARCH (tobias@T-POWA-LX) #1 SMP > PREEMPT Fri Mar 29 19:18, RO-rootFS, swap_dev 0x3, Normal VGA PE32+ > executable (EFI application) x86-64 (stripped to external PDB), for MS > Windows This is useful, should prevent such a 'bug' regarding priority ever affecting my script again, thanks =)
