Bad playlist entries for FLAC files when CUE is present

[Sergey Ivanov]

Hi. This bug ( http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=209341 ) was fixed
in 2.4.0 release. You can update Amarok to get It work properly.

2011/4/21 Bob Bell <b_amarok at thebellsplace.com>:
> Apologies if this is a well known problem, but I can't find this exact
> problem reported.
>
> I am running Amarok 2.3.2 on Ubuntu 10.10.  It supports MP3 and OGG
> files fine, but there's an issue when adding FLAC files to the playlist.
>
> When I add a FLAC file to the playlist, the displayed track number and
> name are from the last track in the directory, not the proper track.
> The time displayed is accurate.
>
> If I right-click on the playlist entry and choose "edit track details",
> I get the wrong track name again.  The bit rate and sample rate are
> "-1".  The size is "16.0 EiB".  The rating is "-0.5".  The format is
> "Unknown".  The location is something like
> "file:///samba/Music/%20Christian/Chris%20Rice/Chris%20Rice%20-%20What%20A%20Heart%20Is%20Beating%20For/07%20-%20Lemonade.flac:0-185000".
> The tags are for the last file in the directory.  The BPM are "8e-321".
>
> If I right-click the filename in the browser on the left and choose
> "edit track details", all the information is correct.  The bit rate,
> sample rate, size and rating all look reasonable.  The location is
> something like "/samba/Music/ Christian/Chris Rice/Chris Rice - What
> A Heart Is Beating For/07 - Lemonade.flac" (yeah, I'm real hard core).
> The tags are all correct.  No BPM information is provided.
>
> The file plays fine, but playback stops after the file, and I need to
> manually press "Play" to continue to the next song in the playlist.
>
> As I was researching this issue, I found another post where it was
> suggested to run "amarok --debug --nofork".  I did so, and noticed that
> it was querying the .cue file I had in the directory (my flacs were
> created with rubyripper, which I configured to save a .cue file as
> well), which I did not expect.  I tested the same process with the .cue
> file removed, and Amarok added the file to the playlist without any of
> the issues I'm mentioned.
>
> Therefore, it does appear that the .cue file is some how to blame.  I've
> saved the debug output from the time I entered the directory with the
> FLAC and .cue files.  The result with the cue file present is at
> http://n01se.net/paste/2R7.  The (succesful) result with the cue file
> removed is at http://n01se.net/paste/ib8.  The cue file itself is at
> http://n01se.net/paste/sPJk, if that helps.
>
> I'd really like to get this resolved.  May I just don't understand
> what's happening?  I'm happy to work on the issue with someone, if
> that's what it takes.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Bob
>
> P.S. Please keep me Cc'd on replies, as I have not subscribed to the
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Sergey Ivanov