Bug Fix Advisory mc bug fix and enhancement update

Advisory: RHBA-2007:0382-2
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2008-05-21
Last updated on: 2008-05-21
Affected Products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
OVAL: N/A

Details

An updated mc package that fixes various bugs is now available.

Midnight Commander is a visual shell much like a file manager. It is a text
mode application but also includes mouse support. Aside from standard
file-management tasks, Midnight Commander can connect to FTP servers, view
the contents of tar and zip archives, and look inside RPMs for specific
files.

Fixes included in this update include:

* not being able to change to a sub-directory containing the underscore
character.

* viewer not remembering the last search string entered.

Users of Midnight Commander are advised to upgrade to this updated package,
which resolves these issues.


Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)

SRPMS:
mc-4.6.1a-35.el5.src.rpm     6cd5756ae2d1ab58bfd0bc5878df9da5
 
IA-32:
mc-4.6.1a-35.el5.i386.rpm     e31d5de3214ad4231663a3c2df4b8152
 
IA-64:
mc-4.6.1a-35.el5.ia64.rpm     1a01c51c401740f878805033eb3b5517
 
PPC:
mc-4.6.1a-35.el5.ppc.rpm     0e2578418faffaa71e77ddc3e8d24238
 
s390x:
mc-4.6.1a-35.el5.s390x.rpm     a1fa36a7e51698060982d3eb71ee4cc5
 
x86_64:
mc-4.6.1a-35.el5.x86_64.rpm     38bf5834861242625022dbc6467f8428
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)

SRPMS:
mc-4.6.1a-35.el5.src.rpm     6cd5756ae2d1ab58bfd0bc5878df9da5
 
IA-32:
mc-4.6.1a-35.el5.i386.rpm     e31d5de3214ad4231663a3c2df4b8152
 
x86_64:
mc-4.6.1a-35.el5.x86_64.rpm     38bf5834861242625022dbc6467f8428
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

236550 - mc cannot change to subdir containing '_'
238417 - Search in viewer does not remember its last search string



These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from:
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

The Red Hat security contact is secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at http://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/