Bug 443096

Summary: Music is not detected when music folder is symlinked
Product: [Applications] Elisa Reporter: Ignacio Serantes <kde>
Component: balooAssignee: Matthieu Gallien <matthieu_gallien>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: major CC: christoph, nate
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 21.08.1   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: openSUSE   
OS: Linux   
See Also: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=468987
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In: 24.02.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Ignacio Serantes 2021-09-28 22:30:12 UTC
SUMMARY

Using fast native indexer when your music folder is symlinked no music at all is detected by Elisa.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Symlink your music folder.
2. Start Elisa.

OBSERVED RESULT
No music at all.

EXPECTED RESULT
Music must be detected exactly like "scan the filesystem directly" do.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.22.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.86.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Maybe related to https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=435383
Comment 1 Christoph Cullmann 2023-11-17 15:32:53 UTC
Fixed by removing the 'fast' indexer. https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/elisa/-/merge_requests/521