[Bug 1919562] [NEW] /etc/mime.types is ignored

[Andy Spiegl]

Public bug reported:

Today I noticed that pdf attachments aren't declared as application/pdf anymore but application/octet-stream.
I found that /etc/mime.types seems to be ignored and
it only works again if I add "application/pdf   pdf" to my $HOME/.mime.types.

However the fine mutt manual says:
 When you add an attachment to your mail message, Mutt searches your personal
 mime.types file at $HOME/.mime.types, and then the system mime.types file at
 /usr/local/share/mutt/mime.types or /etc/mime.types

Actually strace shows only this:
 openat(AT_FDCWD, "/home/andy/.mime.types", O_RDONLY) = 3
 openat(AT_FDCWD, "/usr/local/etc/mime.types", O_RDONLY) = 3
 openat(AT_FDCWD, "/usr/local/share/mutt/mime.types", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)

Any idea what might have happened recently?

Thanks,
 Andy

PS: "SYSCONFDIR" is looking strange - So I assume this is an ubuntu
specific bug

$ mutt -v
Mutt 2.0.0 (2020-11-07)
...
SYSCONFDIR="/usr/local/etc"

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: mutt 1.13.2-1ubuntu0.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-62.70-generic 5.4.78
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-62-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Wed Mar 17 22:50:43 2021
SourcePackage: mutt
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-07-26 (233 days ago)

** Affects: mutt (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal third-party-packages

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Title:
  /etc/mime.types is ignored

Status in mutt package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Today I noticed that pdf attachments aren't declared as application/pdf anymore but application/octet-stream.
  I found that /etc/mime.types seems to be ignored and
  it only works again if I add "application/pdf   pdf" to my $HOME/.mime.types.

  However the fine mutt manual says:
   When you add an attachment to your mail message, Mutt searches your personal
   mime.types file at $HOME/.mime.types, and then the system mime.types file at
   /usr/local/share/mutt/mime.types or /etc/mime.types

  Actually strace shows only this:
   openat(AT_FDCWD, "/home/andy/.mime.types", O_RDONLY) = 3
   openat(AT_FDCWD, "/usr/local/etc/mime.types", O_RDONLY) = 3
   openat(AT_FDCWD, "/usr/local/share/mutt/mime.types", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)

  Any idea what might have happened recently?

  Thanks,
   Andy

  PS: "SYSCONFDIR" is looking strange - So I assume this is an ubuntu
  specific bug

  $ mutt -v
  Mutt 2.0.0 (2020-11-07)
  ...
  SYSCONFDIR="/usr/local/etc"

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: mutt 1.13.2-1ubuntu0.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-62.70-generic 5.4.78
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-62-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  Date: Wed Mar 17 22:50:43 2021
  SourcePackage: mutt
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-07-26 (233 days ago)

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