Where is my 2G? - MC

[Brian Astill]

On Friday 13 April 2007 11:32, you wrote:
> > It seems MC did not close the copied directory when it ran
> > out of space, thus making it "invisible".  That IS a bug,
> > IMHO.
>
> It seems that mc just copied to where you told it to copy. 
> It's not mc's place to read your mind to determine if the
> partition should be mounted.
>
> When you eventually rebooted the partition was mounted and the
> data in it shadowed the files that you'd copied there (that's
> why you couldn't see the files you put there).
>
> Be very careful about pointing out that there's a bug,
> specially given the lengthy discussion you've had trying to get
> you to see the problem with your ways (several people here,
> including me could see where your files would be).
>
> The fact that there was a fsck indicates the machine did not 
> shutdown or unmount the filesystem properly.  That's probably
> because of the partition being full and some important process
> not being able to write and then deciding not to close its open
> files as a result (and hence preventing unmounting at
> shutdown).  I do not see that there is a bug in mc here.
>
> You can head on over to tme mc bugzilla page and submit a bug
> report, or post on their mailing list for all I care.  Better
> buy an asbestos suit on the way because it looks to me like mc
> is doing what it was asked to do without fail.
>
> Random arm flailing and noises made under the guise of
> experience is not a substitute for actual experience.  Suck it
> up as keyboard/chair interface breakdown and add it to your
> list of things you are a better person because you learned
> from.

There is all the difference in the world between a number of 
people trying to help someone in trouble - and succeeding - and a 
smart-arse coming after it is all over to say he knew the answer 
all along. 

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Regards,
Brian