[GRASS-dev] Re: [GRASS GIS] #39: r.in.srtm fails to validate zip files

[Glynn Clements]

GRASS GIS wrote:

> #39: r.in.srtm fails to validate zip files
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>   Reporter:  kyngchaos  |       Owner:  grass-dev at lists.osgeo.org
>       Type:  defect     |      Status:  new                      
>   Priority:  major      |   Milestone:  6.3.0                    
>  Component:  default    |     Version:  unspecified              
> Resolution:             |    Keywords:                           
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> Comment (by kyngchaos):
> 
>  I guess my main concerns are:
> 
>   * the "--mime" flag is standard on modern systems - it looks like it.
>   * I've noticed that people tend to avoid the double-dash long versions of
>  flags, but I don't know if there is a technical reason other than less
>  typing.  In this case it avoids confusion in the -i/-I short flag.
> 
>  If there are no objections to "--mime", I'll patch r.in.srtm.

I'd suggest skipping the use of "file" altogether. It isn't a standard
utility on Windows.

I would assume that the filename ending in .zip is at least prima
facie evidence of the file actually being a ZIP file.

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>