14.2-REALEASE I can't start mc

[kerogaz]

common.c: unimplemented subshell type 1
read (subshell_pty...): No such file or directory (2)
pal@:~ $ echo $SHELL
/bin/sh

 

[covacat]

mc -u

 

[kerogaz]

Why can't it just be mc?

 

[Erichans]

Well, probably because, misc/mc/ -> mc - pkg-message:

pkg-message:

    For install:
        Midnight Commander was built with subshell support, which works with most
        popular shells, e.g. bash(1), dash(1), tcsh(1), zsh(1), but not sh(1) due
        to its lack of "precmd" or equivalent hooks which mc(1) needs to read the
        subshell's current directory.

          $ env SHELL=/bin/sh mc
          common.c: unimplemented subshell type 1
          read (subshell_pty...): No such file or directory (2)

        Please either use more advanced interactive shell, or start mc(1) with -u
        (--nosubshell) switch if you're confined to /bin/sh for some reason.

You can also view this when you have it installed on your system: pkg info -D mc.
It is also shown during its installation.