The following reply was made to PR pkg/32472; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Zbigniew Baniewski <zb@ispid.com.pl>
To: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/32472
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 05:01:37 +0100

 On Fri, Jan 20, 2006 at 10:00:04AM +0000, Roland Illig wrote:
 
 >  > 1) It doesn't allow to execute any commands in the command line - one
 >  > can type something, but then it's ignored.
 >  
 >  * Are you using mc inside a screen(1)?
 
 Tried it both ways: immediately after logon, and from within screen.
 
 >  * Is the command really ignored, or is it just that the output is not 
 >  shown? To test this, enter the following in the command line:
 >  
 >       ls -l | less
 
 Nothing visible - but I made sure that command is ignored, simply by trying
 to create empty file with `touch file.txt' (from within mc). Nothing has been
 created.
 
 >  > 2) The built-in viewer seem to not be working at all. One can use
 >  > <F3> key only to change directory.
 >  
 >  Please run cat(1) instead of the Midnight Commander, press <F3> and 
 >  <F4>, and tell me what is printed on your terminal. I expect it to look 
 >  similar to "^[[13~^[[14~".
 
 But I wrote already, that currently I'm using ready-made mc package - the
 faulty one was compiled from the sources. Now the viewer seems to be working
 OK.
 
 Didn't you receive my message?
 
 >  > 3) The editor "tied" to <F4> seem not to be available as well. 
 >  > Pressing <F4> key show no reaction.
 >  
 >  Same here.
 
 Yes, it works now too.
 
 Perhaps could be possible to bring back panels toggling ( <Control>-<O> )?
 -- 
 				pozdrawiam / regards
 
 						Zbigniew Baniewski