mc-4.8.4 - mcedit no longer remembers line number the user left the previous edit

[Polynomial-C]

mcedit from mc-4.8.4 no longer remembers the line a user was in the last edit.

Steps to reproduce:
1.) # mcedit /etc/passwd
2.) move cursor to line 20
3.) exit mcedit
4.) # mcedit /etc/passwd

given result:
cursor in mcedit is in line 1

expected result:
cursor in mcedit is in line 20 as in previous versions

# mc -V
GNU Midnight Commander 4.8.4
Built with GLib 2.32.4
Using the S-Lang library with terminfo database
With builtin Editor
With subshell support as default
With support for background operations
With mouse support on xterm
With internationalization support
With multiple codepages support
Virtual File Systems: cpiofs, tarfs, sfs, extfs, ext2undelfs, ftpfs, fish
Data types: char: 8; int: 32; long: 64; void *: 64; size_t: 64; off_t: 64;

[andrew_b]

Works fine for me.

Please check [x] Save file position option and permissions of ~/.local/share/mc/filepos.

[Polynomial-C]

"Save file position" is checked. The permissions of ~/.mc/filepos are good as well. But I am using --with-homedir=.mc when compiling mc. Does that make any difference?

# mc -F
Root directory: /root

[System data]
    Config directory: /etc/mc/
    Data directory:   /usr/share/mc/
    VFS plugins and scripts: /usr/libexec/mc/
        extfs.d:        /usr/libexec/mc/extfs.d/
        fish:           /usr/libexec/mc/fish/

[User data]
    Config directory: /root/.mc/
    Data directory:   /root/.mc/
        skins:          /root/.mc/skins/
        extfs.d:        /root/.mc/extfs.d/
        fish:           /root/.mc/fish/
        mcedit macros:  /root/.mc/mc.macros
        mcedit external macros: /root/.mc/mcedit/macros.d/macro.*
    Cache directory:  /root/.mc/

[andrew_b]

Аh, indeed. Standalone mcedit doesn't use saved file position.

[andrew_b]

Branch: 2853_mcedit_filepos (parent: master).
changeset:972beef6ea2392ab30d755e3421b3dd0b4e2a3df

[Polynomial-C]

Yes, that patch fixes the problem. Thank you very much :)

[andrew_b]

Merged to master: [e39c697df47fe1beb727e0cb890a4c27c22cef09].

[Saha]

Problem is reappeared in 4.8.11 (and in 4.8.9 also). But now file position is not remembered neither in standalone mcedit nor in editing (and viewing) from mc.

"Save file position" option is checked and permissions of ~/.local/share/mc/filepos is 664 (belongs to user).

P.S. Tested on fresh mc-4.8.11 installation from sources with default flags.
P.P.S. ~/.local/share/mc/filepos is created (if it is absent) with permissions 640 but it is empty.

[andrew_b]

Replying to Saha:

P.S. Tested on fresh mc-4.8.11 installation from sources with default flags.
P.P.S. ~/.local/share/mc/filepos is created (if it is absent) with permissions 640 but it is empty.

Unreproducable for me. Everything works fine.

[Saha]

I am sorry: the problem is appeared only on GlusterFS file system (mounted through Fuse).
I will check more accurately the origin of the problem...

[Saha]

I am really sorry: it seems to be a problem with file system. Please close this bug

[andrew_b]

Ok.

Closed with restored status, milestone and resolution.