[Rpm-maint] [rpm-software-management/rpm] RFE: Support file classification by MIME type in dependency generation (#1097)

[Panu Matilainen]

Rpm currently uses libmagic strings as one of the matchable file attributes in dependency generation. The libmagic strings are notoriously volatile and are a common source of bugs in terms of missed dependencies when the strings change subtly across libmagic versions. Most dependency generators would be much better off matching for MIME type instead.

As the file attributes are a public "API" of sorts, we can't just switch over, we'll need to at least temporarily provide both types of data for use in file attribute files.

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