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

[rens]

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

--- Comment #1 from rens <rens.groenewegen at xs4all.nl> ---
removed that comment... forgot ... sorry....
> 
> 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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