If I subscribed to any podcast feed (and I've tried over 30) they do appear under "Podcasts/Local Podcasts" as expected. But right-clicking on the podcast just shows !Add to Playlist", "Replace Playlist" and "Export as...". There is no "Configure", "Download", "Unsubscribe" of anything like that. This means I can only stream podcasts, never download them. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Subscribe to any podcast, e.g. http://feeds.feedburner.com/tdtrs-ogg 2. Go to Podcasts/Local Podcasts" 3. Right-click newly subscribed podcast Actual Results: Only "Add to Playlist", "Replace Playlist" and "Export as..." are shown Expected Results: Ability to configure podcast via "Configure" menu option. Also, a way to unsubscribe from a podcast. Sometimes the list of episodes is empty as well, even though the podcast has episodes. I am using KDE 4.11.2, Kubuntu back-ports
Created attachment 82899 [details] A screenshot showing the issue No "Configure" option listed
Created attachment 82900 [details] Amarok debug dump Taken when a podcast was added
I have the same problem (Amarok 2.8.0, KDE 4.11.2, Kubuntu 13.10).
Indeed, this started happening with new subscriptions in 2.8.0, very annoying
Now, here's an odd thing. It still fails for me on an upgraded 13.10 system, but on a fresh 13.10 system it all works. If someone call tell me what files to diff/settings to check, I can compare the two systems and hopefully see where the problem lies.
I guess it is somewhere in the configuration files, check the difference of the $HOME/.kde/share/config/amarokrc file.
"rm -rf ~/.kde/share/apps/amarok ~/.kde/share/config/amarok*" doesn't solve the problem for me. I'm using the gpodder.net module.
(In reply to comment #7) > "rm -rf ~/.kde/share/apps/amarok ~/.kde/share/config/amarok*" doesn't solve > the problem for me. I'm using the gpodder.net module. Erm, nobody told you to remove any of these files, removing the /.kde/share/apps/amarok folder makes you use the complete database, not a solution that would be advisable in any case. What about the diff between the two amarokrc files? Please do not erase files without having looked at at least to know why it is working in one case and not the other...
(In reply to comment #8) > Erm, nobody told you to remove any of these files, That's correct. > removing the /.kde/share/apps/amarok folder makes you use the complete > database, not a solution that would be advisable in any case. It was the first thing I tried, long before it was mentioned here. I don't use Amarok as a music player, but I am looking for a good audio podcast client with gpodder support. I don't lose anything when deleting Amarok's settings. Furthermore, there was another problem with one multiplied entry under "local podcasts", which I wanted to get rid of. > What about the diff between the two amarokrc files? Please do not erase > files without having looked at at least to know why it is working in one > case and not the other... It never worked for me. Some examples for problems are: * It looks like podcast folders have the context menu items meant for episodes. Podcasts are lacking menu items for configuration, update or deletion. * Only new (= I've never even seen them, a star symbol is shown) episodes are listed. * Amarok doesn't remember the "visible sources" setting after a restart.
(In reply to comment #9) > (In reply to comment #8) ... > > What about the diff between the two amarokrc files? Please do not erase > > files without having looked at at least to know why it is working in one > > case and not the other... > > It never worked for me. Some examples for problems are: Sorry, my bad, I mistook you for the other reporter. Let's see what his diff shows, as I can't reproduce this on my machine at all, all configuration options in the context menu are available for me, and I don't loose any settings when restarting Amarok.
(In reply to comment #10) > > Sorry, my bad, I mistook you for the other reporter. Let's see what his diff > shows, as I can't reproduce this on my machine at all, all configuration > options in the context menu are available for me, and I don't loose any > settings when restarting Amarok. I have the same effects on three different machines.
The working Amarok instance is subscribed to one podcast ("Linux Outlaws"). The non-working one is subscribed to two podcasts ("Linux Outlaws" and "The Dick Turpin Roadshow"). I don't see anything obvious in the files (I have added both), but I do notice that the non-working one is listing lots of Gpodder links it isn't in fact using. The non-working one also has some plug-ins enabled. I guess the next course of action would be to remove all plug-ins, delete the amarok files and try again. If it works, start adding the plug-ins back in until it begins to fail once more. It might be a day or two before I have time to do that. Or maybe someone with failing system could try it? Are there other files I should try and compare?
Created attachment 83762 [details] Amarokrc file from the non-working system
Created attachment 83763 [details] Amarokrc file from the working system
Thank you for the feedback. I think that is what was needed for now, let's see what the developers say.
I have looked at the relevant source code (src/core-impl/podcasts/sql/SqlPodcastProvider.cpp) and can not explain the issue that you are seeing. I also can't reproduce it and don't have any good idea how to fix it. If you can't give me any further hints I don't see how we can continue. My only idea is to remove the amarok database since the only thing that would make sense is that the database is somehow corrupt. But you already tried removing the database and that also didn't help. Strange.
(In reply to comment #16) > My only idea is to remove the amarok database since the only thing that > would make sense is that the database is somehow corrupt. But you already > tried removing the database and that also didn't help. Strange. That's correct. I tried fresh databases on three different machines and the problems appeared on all of them. I'll provide some screenshots to illustrate some issues.
Created attachment 84250 [details] Screenshot: podcast context menu A right click on a podcast doesn't show the correct context menu. There is no way to configure or remove the podcast entry.
Created attachment 84251 [details] Screenshot: no episodes Old episodes don't show up at all. If I try to open a podcast without new entries, the episode list is empty. I don't think that's intended behaviour.
Created attachment 84252 [details] Screenshot: multiple entries Every podcast I've subscribed to via gpodder.net also shows up in the "Local Podcasts" list. Some of them even multiple times.
Created attachment 84253 [details] Screenshot: sources configuration Since "Local Podcasts" shows the same entries as gpodder.net (some of them multiple times), I want to hide them. Unchecking the box for the "Local Podcasts" source works, but the setting isn't saved. I have to repeat this after every Amarok restart.
I was able to reproduce this on my system, but since then I wiped the podcast subscriptions from $HOME/.kde/share/apps/amarok/podcasts and I can't reproduce this anymore. Downside: I had to re-add my subscriptions manually, but this definitely solved the problem on my side.
Closing based on comment #22, was never reproducible since