GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 498573
rhythmbox-client --play-uri= can't cope with file:// prefix
Last modified: 2007-11-21 15:42:26 UTC
This report has been filled here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rhythmbox/+bug/155503 "Apparently, contrary to expectations, the --play-uri= option doesn't accept a URI when what you want to play is a local file. The --debug option is completely uninformative in this context. One could perhaps wish for it to display some sort of status when the requested operation cannot be performed, or at least when the request is not understood by rhythmbox. vnix$ rhythmbox-client --debug --play-uri=file:///var/tmp/nst.ogg (22:37:25) [0x8056c78] [rb_debug_init_match] rb-debug.c:141: Debugging enabled (22:37:25) [0x8056c78] [create_rb_shell_proxies] rb-client.c:336: creating shell proxy (22:37:25) [0x8056c78] [create_rb_shell_proxies] rb-client.c:347: creating player proxy (22:37:25) [0x8056c78] [main] rb-client.c:546: loading and playing file:///var/tmp/nst.ogg (22:37:25) [0x8056c78] [main] rb-client.c:556: playback state: 1 That did not work; nothing happened. Here, it works fine: era@indeed:/tmp$ rhythmbox-client --debug --play-uri=/var/tmp/nst.ogg (22:37:31) [0x8056b30] [rb_debug_init_match] rb-debug.c:141: Debugging enabled (22:37:31) [0x8056b30] [create_rb_shell_proxies] rb-client.c:336: creating shell proxy (22:37:31) [0x8056b30] [create_rb_shell_proxies] rb-client.c:347: creating player proxy (22:37:31) [0x8056b30] [main] rb-client.c:546: loading and playing file:///var/tmp/nst.ogg (22:37:31) [0x8056b30] [main] rb-client.c:556: playback state: 1 Adding insult to injury, it adds on the file:// prefix in the debug output! Perhaps for consistency it should simply accept and discard a file:// prefix. "
It works properly here. Perhaps the debug output from the running rhythmbox instance would be helpful in figuring out what's going on.
Created attachment 99430 [details] rhythmbox debug log attached the rhythmbox debug log
> Adding insult to injury, it adds on the file:// prefix in the debug output! > > Perhaps for consistency it should simply accept and discard a file:// prefix. Pedro, you might want to strip out comments without any technical value from the bug reports in the future. Rhythmbox uses URIs internally. There's also no version information anywhere (except hidden in the logs). Try 0.11.3.
Right, it works with rhythmbox 0.11.3, sorry for the noise and the not technical part of the report, it was my fault. thanks!.