Description of problem: Currently, the Exec line for xmbc.desktop looks like that: Exec=xbmc It should be changed to Exec=%_libdir/xbmc/xbmc.bin to be able to open files with XBMC. So from a file manager, you can Open With -> choose XBMC and the file is played. Does not work currently with the original /usr/bin/xbmc wrapper script.
CC: (none) => anssi.hannula
Assignee: bugsquad => anssi.hannula
Keywords: (none) => Junior_job, PATCHCC: (none) => stormi
Hm, strange, this works fine for me in Cauldron, and there has been no changes regarding this in xbmc.spec from what I can see. Could be something else has changed, can you reproduce this on mga1 and/or cauldron?
Strange, xbmc.desktop still contains "Exec=xbmc" after reinstallation, but when adding xbmc via Open with -> and select XBMC (in KDE, dolphin) the command shows "/usr/lib64/xbmc/xbmc.bin". Will try again with xguest for mga1 and on a untouched cauldron installation.
Checked again with up-to-date cauldron and KDE4, when adding xbmc via Open with -> and select XBMC (in KDE, dolphin) the command shows just "xbmc" int contrary to above. So it's as described, you can use it to open xbmc that way, it's just that xbmc doesn't open the video.
What do you mean by "the command shows just xbmc"? Exec is supposed to be "xbmc", and it works fine for me. What do you see in "ps faux" after trying to start the video?
(In reply to comment #4) > What do you mean by "the command shows just xbmc"? Arrhg, sorry, was unclear. The KDE applet started by Open with -> shows the Exec key value from the .desktop file. ps faux shows /usr/lib64/xbmc/xbmc.bin /path/to/video. After trying to reproduce, maybe i've hit that problem because XBMC wasn't able to play that particular file, short test played a .divx file properly, but silently stalled on an .mpeg video, meaning xbmc opens and you get no error message like "file couldn't be played/is not supported" it only drops you into the main menu. Opening that .mpeg file from inside xbmc also plays it just fine. Maybe it's due to spaces in the filename (which the .divx video doesn't have)?
Yeah, spaces are an issue. This particular issue is fixed by adding "" around $SAVED_ARGS in /usr/bin/xbmc line 133. However, specifying e.g. xbmc -fs "file with spaces.mp4" still fails, I'll have to look more closely into this (probably won't be until next week).
3-monthly ping
CC: (none) => marja11
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Status: NEW => RESOLVEDResolution: (none) => WONTFIX
AFAIK this issue is still present in cauldron, reopening until confirmed otherwise.
Status: RESOLVED => REOPENEDVersion: 1 => CauldronResolution: WONTFIX => (none)
Hi Anssi, what's the status on this bug? According to the comments, it seems the fix described in the summary is not wanted. Could you change the summary to describe which bug you are willing to work on, or close this one? Thanks.
CC: (none) => remi
Relevant comment seems to be comment #6 from Anssi Hannula : xbmc has trouble opening files with spaces in their name. I'm updating the summary.
Keywords: Junior_job, PATCH => (none)Summary: change Exec entry in xbmc.desktop file to be able to open files with xbmc => xbmc can't open files with spaces in their name (eg. xbmc -fs "file with spaces.mp4")
Fixed in xbmc-12.2-3.mga4, and will be pushed to Mageia 3 as an update. Thanks for the report and sorry for the delay.
Status: REOPENED => RESOLVEDResolution: (none) => FIXED