I use FreeBSD 7.2 with GENERIC kernel updated by a few ALTQ options and I encountered different problems using Midnight Commander.
1. mc -- first take
Yesterday I installed Midnight Commander using misc/mc port. Unfortunately I couldn't change Midnight Commander's configuration. When I tried to write the changes the program displayed the message:
but didn't created ~/.mc/ini file and when I exited it and started for the next time the program ran in the default configuration.
Moreover it didn't allow me to copy a marked text to a file.
Default Midnight Commander's settings are very uncomfortable and the lacking of a text buffer is a serious limitation from my point of view.
2. mc-light -- first take
So I removed Midnight Commander and installed Midnight Commander Light using misc/mc-light port. That program allowed me to store the configuration permanently but used an ugly color scheme (and I couldn't find the default scheme in Internet) as well as blocked the terminal didn't allowing me to use it as a console.
3. mc -- second take
Today before writing my first post here I reinstalled FreeBSD 7.2 from the scratch. Then I installed Midnight Commander once again. As before it didn't allowed me to store the configuration. Moreover after a few exits and runs the program slowed down the startup procedures.
Now it takes 31 seconds from running Midnight Commander with mc command to seeing the panels of the program. It works the same in X Window and in the console mode; in root's account and in regular user's account; before and after the reboot.
4. tricky installation
So finally I tried simple trick. I installed Midnight Commander Light, I changed its configuration, stored it in ~/.mc/ini file, and finally removed light version and installed the full one. Midnight Commander works well with Midnight Commander Light's configuration files
Now Midnight Commander uses my settings and allows me to write and read selected text to and from a file.
Unfortunately it still runs in 31 seconds.
5. Questions and suggestions
I have one question and one suggestion...
Question: what can I do to avoid described above slow startup of Midnight Commander?
Suggestion: It will be good idea to improve misc/mc port to avoid the problems described above. I'll send e-mail about it to the maintainer of that port.
1. mc -- first take
Yesterday I installed Midnight Commander using misc/mc port. Unfortunately I couldn't change Midnight Commander's configuration. When I tried to write the changes the program displayed the message:
Code:
Setup saved to ~/.mc/inibut didn't created ~/.mc/ini file and when I exited it and started for the next time the program ran in the default configuration.
Moreover it didn't allow me to copy a marked text to a file.
Default Midnight Commander's settings are very uncomfortable and the lacking of a text buffer is a serious limitation from my point of view.
2. mc-light -- first take
So I removed Midnight Commander and installed Midnight Commander Light using misc/mc-light port. That program allowed me to store the configuration permanently but used an ugly color scheme (and I couldn't find the default scheme in Internet) as well as blocked the terminal didn't allowing me to use it as a console.
3. mc -- second take
Today before writing my first post here I reinstalled FreeBSD 7.2 from the scratch. Then I installed Midnight Commander once again. As before it didn't allowed me to store the configuration. Moreover after a few exits and runs the program slowed down the startup procedures.
Now it takes 31 seconds from running Midnight Commander with mc command to seeing the panels of the program. It works the same in X Window and in the console mode; in root's account and in regular user's account; before and after the reboot.
4. tricky installation
So finally I tried simple trick. I installed Midnight Commander Light, I changed its configuration, stored it in ~/.mc/ini file, and finally removed light version and installed the full one. Midnight Commander works well with Midnight Commander Light's configuration files
Now Midnight Commander uses my settings and allows me to write and read selected text to and from a file.
Unfortunately it still runs in 31 seconds.
5. Questions and suggestions
I have one question and one suggestion...
Question: what can I do to avoid described above slow startup of Midnight Commander?
Suggestion: It will be good idea to improve misc/mc port to avoid the problems described above. I'll send e-mail about it to the maintainer of that port.