source: gnome/core/gnome-mime-data.xml@ 1022ddb2

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<!ENTITY gnome-mime-data-md5sum "37242776b08625fa10c73c18b790e552">
<!ENTITY gnome-mime-data-size "849 KB">
<!ENTITY gnome-mime-data-buildsize "12 MB">
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<sect1 id="gnome-mime-data" xreflabel="GNOME MIME Data-&gnome-mime-data-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="gnome-mime-data.html"?>
<title>GNOME MIME Data-&gnome-mime-data-version;</title>
<indexterm zone="gnome-mime-data">
<primary sortas="a-GNOME-MIME-Data">GNOME MIME Data</primary></indexterm>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> 
<acronym>MIME</acronym> Data</application></title>

<para>The <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> <acronym>MIME</acronym> 
Data</application> package contains the base set of file types and 
applications for <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym>-2</application>.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&gnome-mime-data-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&gnome-mime-data-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &gnome-mime-data-md5sum;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &gnome-mime-data-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
&gnome-mime-data-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&gnome-mime-data-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> <acronym>MIME</acronym> 
Data</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para><xref linkend="perl-modules"/>: XML-Parser</para>
</sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> 
<acronym>MIME</acronym> Data</application></title>

<para>Install <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> <acronym>MIME</acronym> 
Data</application> by running the following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=$GNOME_PREFIX --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome &amp;&amp;
make</command></userinput></screen>

<para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>

<para>Now, as the root user:</para>

<screen><userinput role='root'><command>make install &amp;&amp;
install -v -m644 -D man/gnome-vfs-mime.5 \
    $GNOME_PREFIX/man/man5/gnome-vfs-mime.5</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>

<para><parameter>--sysconfdir=/etc/gnome</parameter>: This switch
puts configuration files in <filename class="directory">/etc/gnome</filename> 
instead of <filename class="directory">$GNOME_PREFIX/etc</filename>.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

<seglistitem>
<seg>None</seg>
<seg>None</seg>
<seg>$GNOME_PREFIX/share/application-registry and 
$GNOME_PREFIX/share/mime-info</seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>

<variablelist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>

<varlistentry>
<term><filename class='directory'>application-registry</filename></term>
<listitem><para>contains the application mime database.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><filename class='directory'>mime-info</filename></term>
<listitem><para>contains the mime description database.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</sect2>

</sect1>