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Date:      Tue, 6 Aug 2002 01:21:45 +0400 (MSD)
From:      "."@babolo.ru
To:        fjoe@iclub.nsu.ru (Max Khon)
Cc:        ports@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: /usr/ports/misc/mc
Message-ID:  <200208052121.BAA26705@aaz.links.ru>
In-Reply-To: <20020806012442.A65491@iclub.nsu.ru> from "Max Khon" at "Aug 6, 2 01:24:42 am"

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Max Khon writes:
> hi, there!
> 
> I would like to take /usr/ports/misc/mc maintainership and make the following
> change to the default mc build:
> 
> - enable WITH_SLANG by default (and rename WITH_SLANG -> WITHOUT_SLANG)
> 	this will enable internal editor
> - remove patches that rename mc binary to midc, leaving symlink
> midc -> mc for backward compatibility
> 
> 99% questions from newbies are about internal editor and strange mc naming.
> 
> Because these changes are rather intrusive I decided to ask here before
> committing. Please reply directly (I am not subscribed).
mc -> midc rename was done in 1997 or 1998 for reason.
I do not remember exactly what port bin/mc clash with,
but I see that years ago.

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