click packages not recognised as .ar archives

[Alan Bell]

the new .click package format is a .ar file containing some tar.gz files, file-roller doesn't recognise .click files as ar archives and refuses to open them. Renaming the click to a .ar allows it to open with no issues.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: file-roller 3.10.2.1-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-33.44-generic 3.16.7-ckt7
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-33-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Apr 2 11:56:58 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-05-01 (1065 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120421)
SourcePackage: file-roller
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2015-04-02 (0 days ago)

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The issue you are reporting is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug to the developers of the software by following the instructions at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME. If you have done so, please tell us the number of the upstream bug (or the link), so we can add a bugwatch that will inform us about its status. Thanks in advance.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package file-roller - 3.16.4-1ubuntu3

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file-roller (3.16.4-1ubuntu3) wily; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/bzg_click_support.patch:
    - define clicks as debs compatible so file-roller knows how to open
      those, thanks Alan Bell (lp: #1439640)

 -- Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> Mon, 12 Oct 2015 17:52:40 +0100