[Digikam-devel] [Bug 300848] New: "Reread Metadata From Image" is broken

[Frédéric COIFFIER]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=300848

            Bug ID: 300848
          Severity: normal
           Version: unspecified
          Priority: NOR
          Assignee: digikam-devel at kde.org
           Summary: "Reread Metadata From Image" is broken
    Classification: Unclassified
                OS: Linux
          Reporter: frederic.coiffier at free.fr
          Hardware: Gentoo Packages
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
         Component: Metadata
           Product: digikam

The problem exists only in recent Git revisions (2.5.0 worked).
commit 597da399b75546f2c89726fdaa4d06fbd874c2cb

When EXIF fields of an image are modified by an external applications, they
cannot be reloaded by the "Reread Metadata From Image" function.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Import an image in Digikam
2. Modify the EXIF with an external applications like :
exiftool -E -overwrite_original_in_place -UserComment=test -Title=test test.jpg
3. Verify the EXIF with exitool 

exiftool test.jpg | grep test
File Name                       : test.jpg
User Comment                    : test
Title                           : test
4. Reread metadata with Digikam

Actual Results:  
=> EXIF information aren't updated

Expected Results:  
EXIF information in Digikam should be updated

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