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-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/admin.scm13
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/file.scm3
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/gawk.scm11
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/image.scm12
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/mc.scm11
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/mcrypt.scm7
-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/pretty-print.scm112
7 files changed, 51 insertions, 118 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/packages/admin.scm b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
index c2599746d8..4d60c17989 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/admin.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
@@ -648,18 +648,7 @@ system administrator.")
                       "")
                      (("^install: (.*)install-sudoers(.*)" _ before after)
                       ;; Don't try to create /etc/sudoers.
-                      (string-append "install: " before after "\n")))
-
-                   ;; XXX FIXME sudo 1.8.10p3 was bootstrapped with a
-                   ;; prerelease libtool, which fails on MIPS in the absence
-                   ;; of /usr/bin/file.  As a temporary workaround, we patch
-                   ;; the configure script to hardcode use of the little
-                   ;; endian N32 ABI on MIPS.
-                   ,@(if (equal? "mips64el-linux" (or (%current-target-system)
-                                                      (%current-system)))
-                         '((substitute* "configure"
-                             (("\\$emul") "elf32ltsmipn32")))
-                         '()))
+                      (string-append "install: " before after "\n"))))
                  %standard-phases)
 
        ;; XXX: The 'testsudoers' test series expects user 'root' to exist, but
diff --git a/gnu/packages/file.scm b/gnu/packages/file.scm
index f53c22f4cd..067f20e67c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/file.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/file.scm
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@
             (sha256 (base32
                      "01xz106biz6x4h5ilymg5v3367djvgnfp4lm87132cjqdmqgn6b5"))))
    (build-system gnu-build-system)
-   (native-inputs
-    ;; This package depends upon a native install of itself.
-     (if (%current-target-system) `(("file" ,file)) '() ))
    (synopsis "file, a file type guesser")
    (description
     "The file command is a file type guesser, a command-line tool that tells
diff --git a/gnu/packages/gawk.scm b/gnu/packages/gawk.scm
index 6185409fb7..fd14b4c83e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gawk.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gawk.scm
@@ -55,17 +55,6 @@
                           '((substitute* "extension/Makefile.in"
                               (("^.*: check-for-shared-lib-support" match)
                                (string-append "### " match))))
-                          '())
-
-                    ;; XXX FIXME gawk 4.1.1 was bootstrapped with a prerelease
-                    ;; libtool, which fails on MIPS in the absence of
-                    ;; /usr/bin/file.  As a temporary workaround, we patch
-                    ;; the configure script to hardcode use of the little
-                    ;; endian N32 ABI on MIPS.
-                    ,@(if (equal? "mips64el-linux" (or (%current-target-system)
-                                                       (%current-system)))
-                          '((substitute* "extension/configure"
-                              (("\\$emul") "elf32ltsmipn32")))
                           '())))
                 %standard-phases)))
    (inputs `(("libsigsegv" ,libsigsegv)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/image.scm b/gnu/packages/image.scm
index 014266cbb0..06f62715c4 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/image.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/image.scm
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 (define-module (gnu packages image)
   #:use-module (gnu packages)
   #:use-module (gnu packages compression)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages file)
   #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:renamer (symbol-prefix-proc 'license:))
   #:use-module (guix packages)
   #:use-module (guix download)
@@ -97,20 +96,11 @@ image files in PBMPLUS PPM/PGM, GIF, BMP, and Targa file formats.")
    (inputs `(("zlib" ,zlib)
              ("libjpeg-8" ,libjpeg-8)))
              ;; currently does not compile with libjpeg version 9
-   (native-inputs `(("file" ,file)))
    (arguments
     `(#:configure-flags
       (list (string-append "--with-jpeg-include-dir="
                            (assoc-ref %build-inputs "libjpeg-8")
-                           "/include"))
-      #:phases
-      (alist-cons-before
-       'configure 'patch-configure
-       (lambda _
-         (substitute* "configure"
-           (("`/usr/bin/file")
-            (string-append "`" (which "file")))))
-      %standard-phases)))
+                           "/include"))))
    (synopsis "Libtiff, a library for handling TIFF files")
    (description
     "Libtiff provides support for the Tag Image File Format (TIFF), a format
diff --git a/gnu/packages/mc.scm b/gnu/packages/mc.scm
index aba14d59ac..6e3747c943 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/mc.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/mc.scm
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages ssh)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
   #:use-module (gnu packages check)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages file)
   #:use-module (gnu packages perl))
 
 (define-public mc
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@
       (patches (list (search-patch "mc-fix-ncurses-build.patch")))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (native-inputs `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
-                     ("file" ,file)
                      ("perl" ,perl)))
     (inputs `(("aspell" ,aspell)
               ("ncurses" ,ncurses)
@@ -55,14 +53,7 @@
               ("check" ,check)))
     (arguments
      `(#:configure-flags
-       '("--with-screen=ncurses" "--enable-aspell")
-       #:phases
-       (alist-cons-before
-        'configure 'patch-configure
-        (lambda _
-          (substitute* "configure"
-            (("/usr/bin/file") (which "file"))))
-        %standard-phases)))
+       '("--with-screen=ncurses" "--enable-aspell")))
     (home-page "http://www.midnight-commander.org")
     (synopsis "Graphical file manager")
     (description
diff --git a/gnu/packages/mcrypt.scm b/gnu/packages/mcrypt.scm
index eac8c72c5e..12a4827224 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/mcrypt.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/mcrypt.scm
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
   #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
   #:use-module (gnu packages)
   #:use-module (gnu packages compression)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages perl)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages file))
+  #:use-module (gnu packages perl))
 
 (define-public mcrypt
   (package
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ them.")
        (base32
         "0gipgb939vy9m66d3k8il98rvvwczyaw2ixr8yn6icds9c3nrsz4"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
-    (native-inputs `(("file" ,file)))
     (home-page "http://mcrypt.sourceforge.net/")
     (synopsis "Encryption algorithm library")
     (description
@@ -95,8 +93,7 @@ XTEA, 3WAY, TWOFISH, BLOWFISH, ARCFOUR, WAKE and more.")
       (patches (list (search-patch "mhash-keygen-test-segfault.patch")))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (native-inputs
-     `(("file" ,file)
-       ("perl" ,perl)))                 ;for tests
+     `(("perl" ,perl)))                 ;for tests
     (home-page "http://mhash.sourceforge.net/")
     (synopsis "Thread-safe hash library")
     (description
diff --git a/gnu/packages/pretty-print.scm b/gnu/packages/pretty-print.scm
index 8c51b54f18..07837eb1ac 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/pretty-print.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/pretty-print.scm
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages bison)
   #:use-module (gnu packages flex)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gperf)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages perl)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages file))
+  #:use-module (gnu packages perl))
 
 (define-public a2ps
   (package
@@ -53,45 +52,39 @@
        ("imagemagick" ,imagemagick)))
     (native-inputs
      `(("gperf" ,gperf)
-       ("perl" ,perl)
-       ("file" ,file)))
+       ("perl" ,perl)))
     (arguments
      '(#:phases (alist-cons-before
-                 'configure 'patch-configure
+                 'build 'patch-scripts
                  (lambda _
-                   (substitute* "configure"
-                     (("/usr/bin/file") (which "file"))))
+                   (substitute*
+                       '("afm/make_fonts_map.sh"
+                         "tests/defs"
+                         "tests/backup.tst"
+                         "tests/styles.tst")
+                     (("/bin/rm") (which "rm"))))
                  (alist-cons-before
-                  'build 'patch-scripts
-                  (lambda _
-                    (substitute*
-                        '("afm/make_fonts_map.sh"
-                          "tests/defs"
-                          "tests/backup.tst"
-                          "tests/styles.tst")
-                      (("/bin/rm") (which "rm"))))
-                  (alist-cons-before
-                   'check 'patch-test-files
-                   ;; Alternatively, we could unpatch the shebangs in tstfiles
-                   (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
-                     (let ((perl (assoc-ref inputs "perl")))
-                       (substitute* '("tests/ps-ref/includeres.ps"
-                                      "tests/gps-ref/includeres.ps")
-                         (("/usr/local/bin/perl")
-                          (string-append perl "/bin/perl"))))
-                     ;; Some of the reference postscript contain a 'version 3'
-                     ;; string that in inconsistent with the source text in the
-                     ;; tstfiles directory.  Erroneous search-and-replace?
-                     (substitute* '("tests/ps-ref/InsertBlock.ps"
-                                    "tests/gps-ref/InsertBlock.ps"
-                                    "tests/ps-ref/bookie.ps"
-                                    "tests/gps-ref/bookie.ps")
-                       (("version 3") "version 2"))
-                     (substitute* '("tests/ps-ref/psmandup.ps"
-                                    "tests/gps-ref/psmandup.ps")
-                       (("#! */bin/sh") (string-append
-                                         "#!" (which "sh")))))
-                   %standard-phases)))))
+                  'check 'patch-test-files
+                  ;; Alternatively, we could unpatch the shebangs in tstfiles
+                  (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
+                    (let ((perl (assoc-ref inputs "perl")))
+                      (substitute* '("tests/ps-ref/includeres.ps"
+                                     "tests/gps-ref/includeres.ps")
+                        (("/usr/local/bin/perl")
+                         (string-append perl "/bin/perl"))))
+                    ;; Some of the reference postscript contain a 'version 3'
+                    ;; string that in inconsistent with the source text in the
+                    ;; tstfiles directory.  Erroneous search-and-replace?
+                    (substitute* '("tests/ps-ref/InsertBlock.ps"
+                                   "tests/gps-ref/InsertBlock.ps"
+                                   "tests/ps-ref/bookie.ps"
+                                   "tests/gps-ref/bookie.ps")
+                      (("version 3") "version 2"))
+                    (substitute* '("tests/ps-ref/psmandup.ps"
+                                   "tests/gps-ref/psmandup.ps")
+                      (("#! */bin/sh") (string-append
+                                        "#!" (which "sh")))))
+                  %standard-phases))))
     (home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/a2ps")
     (synopsis "Any file to PostScript, including pretty-printing")
     (description
@@ -115,16 +108,9 @@ special cases, such as pretty-printing \"--help\" output.")
        (base32
         "13rkc0fga10xyf56yy9dnq95zndnfadkhxflnp24skszj21y8jqh"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
-    (native-inputs `(("file" ,file)))
     (arguments
      ;; Must define DIFF_CMD for tests to pass
-     '(#:configure-flags '("CPPFLAGS=-DDIFF_CMD=\\\"diff\\\"")
-       #:phases (alist-cons-before
-                 'configure 'patch-configure
-                 (lambda _
-                   (substitute* "configure"
-                     (("/usr/bin/file") (which "file"))))
-                 %standard-phases)))
+     '(#:configure-flags '("CPPFLAGS=-DDIFF_CMD=\\\"diff\\\"")))
     (home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/trueprint")
     (synopsis "Pretty-print C sources and other plain text to PostScript")
     (description
@@ -178,34 +164,28 @@ different programming languages.")
      `(("boost" ,boost)))
     (native-inputs
      `(("bison" ,bison)
-       ("flex" ,flex)
-       ("file" ,file)))
+       ("flex" ,flex)))
     (arguments
      `(#:configure-flags
        (list (string-append "--with-boost="
                             (assoc-ref %build-inputs "boost")))
        #:parallel-tests? #f             ;There appear to be race conditions
        #:phases (alist-cons-before
-                 'configure 'patch-configure
+                 'check 'patch-test-files
                  (lambda _
-                   (substitute* "configure"
-                     (("/usr/bin/file") (which "file"))))
-                 (alist-cons-before
-                  'check 'patch-test-files
-                  (lambda _
-                    ;; Unpatch shebangs in test input so that source-highlight
-                    ;; is still able to infer input language
-                    (substitute* '("tests/test.sh"
-                                   "tests/test2.sh"
-                                   "tests/test.tcl")
-                      (((string-append "#! *" (which "sh"))) "#!/bin/sh"))
-                    ;; Initial patching unrecoverably removes whitespace, so
-                    ;; remove it also in the comparison output.
-                    (substitute* '("tests/test.sh.html"
-                                   "tests/test2.sh.html"
-                                   "tests/test.tcl.html")
-                      (("#! */bin/sh") "#!/bin/sh")))
-                  %standard-phases))))
+                   ;; Unpatch shebangs in test input so that source-highlight
+                   ;; is still able to infer input language
+                   (substitute* '("tests/test.sh"
+                                  "tests/test2.sh"
+                                  "tests/test.tcl")
+                     (((string-append "#! *" (which "sh"))) "#!/bin/sh"))
+                   ;; Initial patching unrecoverably removes whitespace, so
+                   ;; remove it also in the comparison output.
+                   (substitute* '("tests/test.sh.html"
+                                  "tests/test2.sh.html"
+                                  "tests/test.tcl.html")
+                     (("#! */bin/sh") "#!/bin/sh")))
+                 %standard-phases)))
     (home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite")
     (synopsis "Produce a document with syntax highlighting from a source file")
     (description