Index: contributions/modules/mimedetect/README.txt
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/mimedetect/README.txt,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -u -p -r1.1 README.txt
--- contributions/modules/mimedetect/README.txt	5 Jan 2008 05:04:09 -0000	1.1
+++ contributions/modules/mimedetect/README.txt	19 Jun 2009 11:03:10 -0000
@@ -5,3 +5,12 @@ fails it will select a MIME type based o
 
 MimeDetect is Distributed with a magic database to make FileInfo based MIME
 detection more consistent across servers. 
+
+In some cases this database file, 'magic', does not work with your server. You have to use the 'magic' file of your distribution, which usually comes with File 4.x on your server.
+Then in your settings.php, you add a new variable that tells Mimedetect the absolute path of the magic file to use :
+
+$conf = array(
+  'mimedetect_magic' => 'usr/share/file/magic',
+);
+
+Replace 'usr/share/file' by the magic file path if it's different on your server.
Index: contributions/modules/mimedetect/mimedetect.install
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/mimedetect/mimedetect.install,v
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -u -p -r1.7 mimedetect.install
--- contributions/modules/mimedetect/mimedetect.install	15 Apr 2009 19:19:18 -0000	1.7
+++ contributions/modules/mimedetect/mimedetect.install	19 Jun 2009 11:03:10 -0000
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function mimedetect_requirements($phase)
 
   if (extension_loaded('fileinfo')) {
     $requirement['value'] = $t('PHP Fileinfo Extension');
-    if (!$finfo = @finfo_open(FILEINFO_MIME, drupal_get_path('module', 'mimedetect') .'/magic')) {
+    if (!$finfo = @finfo_open(FILEINFO_MIME, variable_get('mimedetect_magic', drupal_get_path('module', 'mimedetect') .'/magic'))) {
       $requirement['description'] = $t('Fileinfo could not load the magic file. It could be corrupted. Try reinstalling the magic file distributed with the MimeDetect module.');
       $requirement['severity'] = REQUIREMENT_ERROR;
     }
Index: contributions/modules/mimedetect/mimedetect.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/mimedetect/mimedetect.module,v
retrieving revision 1.12
diff -u -p -r1.12 mimedetect.module
--- contributions/modules/mimedetect/mimedetect.module	9 May 2009 17:42:01 -0000	1.12
+++ contributions/modules/mimedetect/mimedetect.module	19 Jun 2009 11:03:10 -0000
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function mimedetect_mime($file) {
   );
 
   $mime = FALSE;
-  $magic_file = drupal_get_path('module', 'mimedetect') . '/magic';
+  $magic_file = variable_get('mimedetect_magic', drupal_get_path('module', 'mimedetect') .'/magic');
 
   // Try to use the fileinfo extension first.
   if (extension_loaded('fileinfo')) {