Index: Lib/platform.py
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--- Lib/platform.py	(révision 83968)
+++ Lib/platform.py	(copie de travail)
@@ -990,9 +990,8 @@
     """ Interface to the system's file command.
 
         The function uses the -b option of the file command to have it
-        ommit the filename in its output and if possible the -L option
-        to have the command follow symlinks. It returns default in
-        case the command should fail.
+        ommit the filename in its output. Follow the symlinks. It returns
+        default in case the command should fail.
 
     """
     if sys.platform in ('dos','win32','win16','os2'):
@@ -1000,7 +999,7 @@
         return default
     target = _follow_symlinks(target).replace('"', '\\"')
     try:
-        f = os.popen('file "%s" 2> %s' % (target, DEV_NULL))
+        f = os.popen('file -b "%s" 2> %s' % (target, DEV_NULL))
     except (AttributeError,os.error):
         return default
     output = f.read().strip()