Bug 419267

Summary:	kdiff3 ftp:// files not working anymore
Product:	[Applications] kdiff3	Reporter:	goo <restlessbrain>
Component:	application	Assignee:	michael <reeves.87>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	1.8.x
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Debian stable
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:	1.8.2
Sentry Crash Report:

Description goo 2020-03-26 13:18:16 UTC

SUMMARY
Comparing a file on a ftp server with a local file leads to file not found error

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. run kdiff3 ftp://192.168.0.1/remote.txt /home/user/local.txt
2. kdiff3 reports error that remote.txt was not found 
3. it does not seem to try to access the file on ftp but on local file system


OBSERVED RESULT
kdiff3 does not open file on ftp server but reports file not found error

EXPECTED RESULT
kdiff3 opens file on ftp server and compares it to local file

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Debian 10.3.0 MATE 1.20.4
kdiff3 1.8.01-1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
kdiff3 version 0.9.98 is working with ftp files as expected

Comment 1 michael 2020-03-29 21:12:11 UTC

Should be fixed in 1.8.2. Just released at https://download.kde.org/stable/kdiff3/kdiff3-1.8.2.tar.xz.mirrorlist.