Midnight Commander – always the first command

[pawlsam]

Hi folks,

Just wanted to say thanks for mc. No matter the distro – desktop or industrial Linux – mc is always the first thing I install and launch. It’s been part of my workflow for years.

Even at home or in production, it’s my go-to. I'm mostly a C++/.NET dev, but I'd be happy to contribute somehow if there's ever a chance.

Thanks for keeping it alive. Respect. 🙌

[zyv]

Hey, thank you for your kind words.

Unfortunately, I can't give Midnight Commander even more time, even though it deserves it and there's so much to be done. However, we are doing what we can.

Any help, in any form, is always appreciated. Even if you're not a programmer or are unfamiliar with C, one huge time sink is the ticket system. There are so many open tickets, and they contain a mix of useful, outdated, obsolete, incorrect, and incomplete information.

It really helps if bugs can be investigated to determine whether they are still reproducible, when and how they were fixed, and if clean reproducers or patches can be created to fix them.

There is also so much untested code, and the documentation is in poor shape. These are all areas that can be worked on and that could help take the load off of us.

[WBienePeC]

I feel exactly the same way as pawlsam ...
But if things are to get better, please avoid, for example, ignoring valuable people like “Egmont Koblinger” without explanation.
Wishing you continued success ...

[zyv]

I feel exactly the same way as pawlsam ... But if things are to get better, please avoid, for example, ignoring valuable people like “Egmont Koblinger” without explanation. Wishing you continued success ...

Hey Wolfgang, what are you even talking about? @egmontkob, have I been ignoring you without explanation at any point? 😱

[WBienePeC]

Hey Wolfgang, what are you even talking about? @egmontkob, have I been ignoring you without explanation at any point? 😱

Hi Yury,

thanks for your response.
I have to apologize for the mix-up. I'm sorry.

After reading the communications from “Egmont Koblinger,” “Andrew Borodin,” and
partly “Oswald Buddenhagen” in the request

“Ticket #5047, #5048: Separate mc.keydef file, updated syntax (PR #5061)”

during the period from March 27, 2026, to March 29, 2026 (end), my message to you was sent in error.

I then only had the negative messages in my head and didn’t
think about it anymore; who is actually causing problems?
In my opinion, within the above request, it’s ‚Andrew Borodin‘.

But I thought—you and “Andrew Borodin” are talking to each other, right?

Again, I’m sorry.
Egmont is gone.:(
There really is a lot to do.
Wolfgang

[egmontkob]

I am away for the summer. I'll probably give a chance to return to mc in September (subject to time and motivation). Although right now the story is not blocked on me, it's been waiting for response from both Andrew and Yury for months now.

[WBienePeC]

I am away for the summer. I'll probably give a chance to return to mc in September (subject to time and motivation). Although right now the story is not blocked on me, it's been waiting for response from both Andrew and Yury for months now.

Andrew and Yury should share their thoughts.
Have a nice vacation or some time to relax.
Wolfgang