[dolphin] [Bug 501503] New: search cannot find files if starting path has a symbolic link in itself.

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https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=501503

            Bug ID: 501503
           Summary: search cannot find files if starting path has a
                    symbolic link in itself.
    Classification: Applications
           Product: dolphin
           Version: 22.12.3
          Platform: openSUSE
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: critical
          Priority: NOR
         Component: search
          Assignee: dolphin-bugs-null at kde.org
          Reporter: rens.groenewegen at xs4all.nl
                CC: kfm-devel at kde.org
  Target Milestone: ---

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SUMMARY
if one searches for a file when dolphin is in a path containing a link, nothing
can be found.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1.  open dolphin, go to home dir, and hit f4 for a terminal window in dolphin.
you are in your home dir
2.  ln -s /tmp alink  # link /tmp to a dir in your homedir
3. alink shows in file/dir panel, 
4. double click. you will see all files in /tmp. plasma* will be all over the
place
5. do ctrl-F for searching.
6. type plasma as search
7. nothing is found ...    the result : "No items matching the search"
OBSERVED RESULT
dolphin cannot find files from this linked directory

EXPECTED RESULT
finds files in linked directory

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma:  all since the start of the common era ( 0 BC )
KDE Plasma Version:  all current
KDE Frameworks Version:  all current
Qt Version:  all current

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
this bug has been there for years. nobody ever noticed ?? thats hilarious...

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