[Pkg-mc-devel] [Bug 31757] Re: mc external editor does not write changes on remote file systems

[Yury V. Zaytsev]

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mc external editor does not write changes on remote file systems
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/31757
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Status in Midnight Commander - text-mode file manager: New
Status in “mc” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed

Bug description:
Editing text files on remote file systems using the system editor (vim), not the built in one, does not work as expected. 

The buffer with a temporary file is opened and changed, but not written to target leaving with ":wq" . This is tested on my box for ftp and fish.

to get the effect do the following steps:

if not already done prepare mc not to use built in editor.
On an sshd running system establish a conection with:

1. cd #sh:localhost:
2. browse to an known file and open editor by pressing <F4>
3. do some edit
4. save an leave (use ":wq" on vim)

Editor is quitting without error - now the file should be changed

5. refresh window (ctrl+r)

use <F3> to prove ==> file is _not_ changed an no error was given.

This Bug was confirmed on german user Mailinglist
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.user.german/3618

"can reproduce on breezy"

GNU Midnight Commander 4.6.1
Version: 1:4.6.1-1ubuntu2~breezy1

VIM - Vi IMproved 6.3 (2004 June 7, compiled Aug 22 2005 17:27:07)
Version: 1:6.3-078+1ubuntu3

Friedrich

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07/09/10 - 10:52
Bug reproduced on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.
External editor: "gedit"
Connection: SSH
Editor only edits and saves tmp file, that MC downloads from remote server. No changes are made to actual remote file.