diff --git a/config/aarch64/ci.toml b/config/aarch64/ci.toml
index 43a2e349..4dee3649 100644
--- a/config/aarch64/ci.toml
+++ b/config/aarch64/ci.toml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ dejavu = {}
 diffutils = {}
 expat = {}
 extrautils = {}
+file = {}
 findutils = {}
 freefont = {}
 freetype2 = {}
@@ -130,7 +131,6 @@ zstd = {}
 # #dynamic-example = {}
 # #fal
 # #fd = {} # ctrlc-3.1.1
-# #file = {}
 # #flycast = {}
 # #freeciv = {}
 # #freeglut = {}
diff --git a/config/desktop.toml b/config/desktop.toml
index c6c92c18..4f3eb6b8 100644
--- a/config/desktop.toml
+++ b/config/desktop.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ cosmic-files = {}
 cosmic-icons = {}
 cosmic-term = {}
 dejavu = {}
+file = {}
 freefont = {}
 hicolor-icon-theme = {}
 installer-gui = {}
diff --git a/config/i586/ci.toml b/config/i586/ci.toml
index d333d0f8..f393a05c 100644
--- a/config/i586/ci.toml
+++ b/config/i586/ci.toml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ dejavu = {}
 diffutils = {}
 expat = {}
 extrautils = {}
+file = {}
 findutils = {}
 freefont = {}
 freetype2 = {}
@@ -123,7 +124,6 @@ zlib = {}
 # #dynamic-example = {}
 # #fal
 # #fd = {} # ctrlc-3.1.1
-# #file = {}
 # #flycast = {}
 # #freeciv = {}
 # #freeglut = {}
diff --git a/config/riscv64gc/ci.toml b/config/riscv64gc/ci.toml
index ef207e73..a7f99284 100644
--- a/config/riscv64gc/ci.toml
+++ b/config/riscv64gc/ci.toml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ dejavu = {}
 diffutils = {}
 expat = {}
 extrautils = {}
+file = {}
 findutils = {}
 freefont = {}
 freetype2 = {}
@@ -123,7 +124,6 @@ zlib = {}
 # #dynamic-example = {}
 # #fal
 # #fd = {} # ctrlc-3.1.1
-# #file = {}
 # #flycast = {}
 # #freeciv = {}
 # #freeglut = {}
diff --git a/config/x86_64/ci.toml b/config/x86_64/ci.toml
index daddb29b..d34d9888 100644
--- a/config/x86_64/ci.toml
+++ b/config/x86_64/ci.toml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ exampled = {}
 expat = {}
 extrautils = {}
 ffmpeg6 = {}
+file = {}
 findutils = {}
 fish-shell = {}
 fontconfig = {}
@@ -247,7 +248,6 @@ zstd = {}
 #dynamic-example = {}
 #fal
 #fd = {} # ctrlc-3.1.1
-#file = {}
 #flycast = {}
 #freeciv = {}
 #freeglut = {}
diff --git a/recipes/tools/file/recipe.toml b/recipes/tools/file/recipe.toml
index 8d17d754..943b455c 100644
--- a/recipes/tools/file/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/tools/file/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#TODO compilation error
 [source]
 tar = "https://astron.com/pub/file/file-5.46.tar.gz"
 [build]