https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=207643 Summary: mc - needs to be compiled with --with-samba Product: openSUSE 10.2 Version: Alpha 4 plus Platform: PC OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Enhancement Priority: P5 - None Component: Other AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: mrmazda@ij.net QAContact: qa@suse.de 1-smbfs vfs support is scheduled for imminent removal from kernel (2.6.18 final?) because smbfs is no longer maintained, supposedly replaced by cifs 2-cifs vfs kernel support for old LANMAN versions in OS/2 and Win9x is broken and may never be adequately fixed due to security problems fixing it could impose and/or lack of interest from those with competence to provide the very complex fix 3-It was written on the mc@gnome.org mailing list that mc cannot merely be user recompiled with --with-samba due to conflict with SUSE's implementation of UTF-8 in mc mc compiled with --with-samba provides native samba vfs access to OS/2 and Win9x servers. If 10.2 ships with a kernel that lacks smbfs vfs support, 10.2 will be crippled in its ability to network with OS/2 and/or Win9x servers. Having mc so compiled would provide relief from this problem. Even if release kernel retains smbfs vfs support, it would be nice to have working smbfs vfs support in mc. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.