Re: [PATCH] recreate /tmp/mc-$USER if it is deleted.

[Pavel Tsekov <ptsekov gmx net>]

On Sun, 20 May 2007, Denis Vlasenko wrote:

> On Saturday 19 May 2007 15:52, Pavel Tsekov wrote:
> > > I am running a script which deletes ordinary files and directories in
> > > /tmp if they are older than $THRESHOLD seconds. mc falls victim to it:
> > > if I have mc running for days, /tmp/mc-$USER gets deleted and mc
> > > complains that it cannot create temporary files when I, for example,
> > > try to enter a .tar.gz.
> > >
> > > The fix is very non-intrusive and cheap (just an extra lstat). See
> > > attached patch. Run tested.
> >
> > A similiar patch has already been applied to CVS unfortunately it
> > didn't get into the 4.6.1 release:
> >
> > http://cvs.sv.gnu.org/viewvc/mc/mc/src/utilunix.c?r1=1.87&r2=1.88&diff_format=u
> >
> > You might want to check the CVS version of MC - it contains many
> > bugfixes and other changes.
>
> Good.
>
> If I understand it correctly, 4.6.1 os approx. two years old.
> Are there plans to do another point release anytime soon?

I am not in position to answer that question.