GNU bug report logs - #24994
26.0.50; Emacs doesn't allow viewing .cbr files

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 22:52:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 26.0.50

Fixed in version 26.1

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #23 received at 24994 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 24994 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24994: 26.0.50; Emacs doesn't allow viewing .cbr files
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2016 19:23:35 +0100

Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> writes:

> If you want auto-detection of rar files with arbitrary extensions to
> work, add a "Rar!" + archive-mode entry to magic-fallback-mode-alist.
> I don't know if it's worth it, because compared to zip files, they are
> much less common, plus "Rar!" does not seem as unique an indicator to me
> as eg zip's "PK\003\004".

Ah, I see.  Makes sense.

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