Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:06:02 +0100 From: herbert langhans <herbert.raimund@gmx.net> To: Bernt Hansson <bernt@bah.homeip.net> Cc: "Dave M." <davidf100@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Midnight Commander - Where is the subshell? Message-ID: <20091231120602.GA4597@sandcat> In-Reply-To: <4B3B25EB.6050607@bah.homeip.net> References: <20091229233733.GA22526@sandcat> <59847b700912291822l62093a4fqf154c8f22f42f527@mail.gmail.com> <20091230082147.GA55156@sandcat> <4B3B25EB.6050607@bah.homeip.net>
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On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 11:05:31AM +0100, Bernt Hansson wrote: > herbert langhans said the following on 2009-12-30 09:21: > > On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 02:22:29AM +0000, Dave M. wrote: > >> On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 11:37 PM, herbert langhans > >> <herbert.raimund@gmx.net> wrote: > >>> Hi Daemons, > >>> I have just installed the brandnew mc 4.7 - now there is still an old little annoyance: > >>> > >>> Being root I can switch away the mc-commander and use the shell, CTRL+o does the trick. > >>> > >>> But as a normal user CTRL+o blanks the screen, no shell prompt appears and hitting a key just shows mc again. > >>> > >>> The subshell support must be working, all is fine if I am root. > >>> What is wrong there, anyone knows the trick using the subshell as a normal user?? > >>> > > >> Hello, > >> Check your directory permissions on ~home/.mc > > > > I tried 777 on ~/.mc - still the same problem. > > > > How about other listers Midnight Commander? Is it the same on your computers? > > Maybe I will write to the port maintainerabout it, > > for the case it is a common bug. > > > I have no problems with mc subshell. You can move ~/.mc to some other > name and start over. Fascinating. I have the 'no subshell' phenomenon on the desktop and the laptop. Tried also from another user login, still the same. Root can use mc-subshell, but users get a blank screen with CTRL-o. It even seems to be not a common problem. Just common on my FreeBSD-computers.. Cheers herb langhans -- sprachtraining langhans herbert langhans, warschau http://www.langhans.com.pl herbert dot raimund at gmx dot net +0048 603 341 441
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