mc v 4.5.55 shows strange bug

[Reynir Stefansson]

Chris Glur wrote:
> mc v 4.5.55 shows  strange bug.
> ===============================
>
> file  /2dest/c.l.4th locks mc for F3 or  F4
> but allows the same file renamed [to 'dog'].
>
> This happens also when I copy the original file to other dirs.
>
> My partial 'pstree' shows:
>
>   
>> `-su---bash---mc-+-bash
>>                  `-mcextYXx2Za---nroff---groff-+-grotty
>>     
>
>   which, I think, shows that mc spawns bash & mcextYXx2Za;
> which spawns roff---groff-+-grotty  ??
>
> and when I 'kill' the parent-pid of mcextnhTdHc, this frees the VT
>
> BTW I have to use pstree & pgrep to find the pid of the problem,
> because I've lost the name of the graphic 'ps-family' utility
> which tabulates the pids with their names and numbers etc.
> What is it ?
>
> ------------
> I'm guessing that the file-name/extention is causiing *off* to be called,
> which starts the problem.
>
> Except that 'this' file too is named 'c.l.4th' &m it's ok; so only the
> original file with the name 'c.l.4th' is problematic.
>
> There's no problem to: cat  /2dest/c.l.4th
>  but to mc > <F3> or <F4> causes the VT to hang.
>
> I haven't tried re-booting 'cos I'm not a M$ user, and we don't do that.
>
> == Chris Glur.
>
> PS. <F9> / c / f = findFile with 'contents'
> is very useful when it works.
> I needed to find the file containing "23:26:25"
> in a small dir. mc failed, but cat <theFile> | grep '23:26:25' found it ?
>   

You will find the clue in mc.ext. The files you are having trouble with 
are named as if they were 'man' (software manual) files. Try Shift-F3 
(or Shift-F1 if that fails) to view the file raw.

Why it affects F4 I do not know. I haven't used 4.5.55 for a while now. 
I'd be moving from 4.6.2-pre to 4.6.2 if www.midnight-commander.org 
didn't constantly shut me out after the first megabyte or so with no 
continue-where-left-off.. Grumble-mumble-grumble...

Reynir H. Stefánsson (reynirhs at mi.is)
-- 
The Piper Cub is the safest 'plane in the world.
It can just barely kill you.