>On Thu, 5 Jun 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> >> Starting mc or mcedit causes the following assertion violation: >> >> >> >> ** CRITICAL **: file /tmp/build/mc-4.6.0/src/utilunix.c: line 81 >> >> (init_groups): >> >> assertion `pwd != NULL' failed. >> >> Segmentation fault (core dumped) >Okay, Ronald, you're suffering from the UID wrapping problem. >Cygwin UIDs >are currently 16 bit, so any number higher than 65535 will get wrapped >(and did). You can change your UID to any unique number smaller than >65535 (56297 should do as well as any other). I don't know that that's >the cause of your mc problem, but it's something to fix nonetheless. > >If it turns out to fix your problem, it's a bug in 'mc', IMO.
It indeed does fix the problem! Thank you. Ronald -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
