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Yes, it got fixed: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file/+bug/248619

The `file` utility failed to recognize PostScript files due to conflicting signature data at the magic file. The issue has been resolved long ago.

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If it was my software, I would not have accepted that as a proper fix though. For me, the real bug is to rely on the "file" command (a user diagnostic tool) to choose different code paths in a printing program.

i doubt that this was a 'system "file $my_file"' as i believe there is a library that contains the file determination functionality in it.i can definitely see this a being an intended use of the file library.

Yep, a month and a half after the bug was filed. Not too shabby for OSS!

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