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------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Support for Windows is broken since GNU Midnight Commander started using
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glib. If you want to revive the project, it may be your last chance.
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If nobody volonteers, all the code for the native Windows port will be
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removed from the project.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
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GNU Midnight Commander for Win32
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--------------------------------
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@ -7,6 +15,7 @@ GNU Midnight Commander for Win32
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2. Changes made
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3. Authors and maintainers
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0. Introduction
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---------------
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Yes, Midnight Commander can be compiled for Win32 (all versions of
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UNIX-like systems. You should not expect that it will work on your
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system better than a file manager written specifically for your OS.
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1. Compiling
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------------
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1.1. Compiler
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-------------
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If you really want to enjoy free software under your non-free OS,
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and some other Windows-specific features. This is not the Win32 port
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discussed in this document.
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Skeaking of non-free compilers, Microsoft Visual C++ (4.0 and above) and
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Speaking of non-free compilers, Microsoft Visual C++ (4.0 and above) and
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Borland C++ are supported. "Supported" means merely that there are
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specific makefiles for those compilers, but it does not even assume that
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you will compile GNU Midnight Commander out-of-box.
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they will compile GNU Midnight Commander out-of-box.
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1.2. General issues
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-------------------
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See pc/README, pc/BUGS, pc/TODO for the information concerning current
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state of the port. You may need to hack the code in order to compile it.
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state of the port. You will need to hack the code a lot just to
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compile it.
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1.3 Windowing Library
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---------------------
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distribution (see slang/ subdirectory). This is a subset of S-Lang
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0.99.38 distribution with some bugfixes and MC-specific code changes.
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1.4 Features and Limitations
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Internal editor is supported (including syntax highlighting).
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VFS (virtual file system) is not supported.
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Concurrent subshell is not supported.
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2. Changes made
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---------------
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2.1. Changes to main code
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-------------------------
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Changes in the main code are enclosed in #ifdef NATIVE_WIN32 blocks.
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should provide a fake interface for the local filesystem and
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a true one for networked.
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- GID/UID queries (get_user, owner, preserve UID/GID on copy, ...).
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- TERMinals: all the code directly done with terminals must be suppressed.
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- Terminals: all the code directly done with terminals must be suppressed.
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- Signals: deleted. Should support the native ones.
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- pipes: had some trouble in ext.c and with error_pipes but soon will be
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fixed.
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- Chown command: Not supported yet.
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2.2. Files rewritten
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There are several files with so many changes that they have been moved
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system-independent. This would increase code reuse and maintainability.
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See pc/ subdirectory for further details.
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3. Authors and maintainers
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--------------------------
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This port is based on the port for Windows NT by
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Juan Grigera <grigera@isis.unlp.edu.ar>
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The code is not actively maintained, but the patches are applied.
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Please send your changes to the mc-devel list.
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