#186 Kdiff doesn't work with remote folders using fish protocol

[Joan Maspons]

Kdiff doesn't work with remote folders. If I recall correctly it used to work in Kubuntu 13.10 (Saucy) but not in 14.04 (Trusty). See https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdiff3 for the differences

Example 1
A: file:///home/joan/
B: fish:/joanmaspons@1.2.3.4/home/joan

Error while open folders:
Direcory B «file:///home/joan/fish:/joan@1.2.3.4/home/joan» doesn't exists or it isn't a directory.

Example 2
A: fish:/joan@1.2.3.4/home/joan
B: file:///home/joan/

Error
No server name was specified.

Error while open these files:
- fish:/joan@1.2.3.4/home/joan
- file:///home/joan/

Notice that in example 1 the path to directory B in the error message is wrong.

I translated the error message from catalan by myself so maybe the original strings differs.

[Joachim Eibl]

Please test with another program as well (e.g. Konqueror)
Since KDiff3 just uses the KIO protocoll, such problems are usually not specific to KDiff3.

And try two slashes: fish://...

Joachim

[Joan Maspons]

The fish protocol works with dolphin and konqueror.

I tried with two slashes and the problem persist. Anyway, I used the file picker dialog with the bookmarks from dolphin so it should work as in dolphin.

[Rudolf Polzer]

Same behaviour and same error with samba protocol!
On Linux 3.12.13-gentoo 64bit

I enter a folder name by searching it using the directory button. Then the directory name in line B: is correct:

smb://irp-notebook/Daten

Then I click OK and get the error message

Directory B "home/rudi/smb:/irp-notebook/Daten" does not exist or is no directory.
Ordner B "home/rudi/smb:/irp-notebook/Daten" existiert nicht oder ist kein Ordner.

And the previously correct directory in line B: is changed to
file:///home/rudi/smb:/irp-notebook/Daten

Rudolf

[Rudolf Polzer]

I tested it with smb protocol and Konqueror - that works!

It looks like file name handling in KDiff3 does not handle protocol name strings properly...

[tjin]

I think it is a bug in KDiff3 and not in KIO.
Comparing files does work, but comparing folders does not work !
The error message is different depending on folder A is remote or folder B.

Example 1:
A: smb://mynas/username/folder1
B: file:///home/username/folder1
ERROR message: smb://mynas/username/folder1 is a folder while a file was expected.

Example 2: (switch A <-> B)
A: file:///home/username/folder1
B: smb://mynas/username/folder1
ERROR message: file:///home/username/smb:/mynas/username/folder1 does not exist or is not a folder.

Note: The errormessages are not exact, because i got a Dutch installation of Ubuntu and i translated it to English.

Comparing folders is an important feature for me, because i compare large directory trees (mostly my pictures) for backup purpose. (I use only file-size which is quick and safe enough for pictures).
It works on my laptop where i still have Ubuntu 12.04

[Joachim Eibl]

Please try again with KDiff3 0.9.98. (Available as source)

Joachim

[Rudolf Polzer]

I tested version 0.9.98 with samba protocol - it is working - thank you!

The progress bar number one always shows 0%, but repairing this item would be just a cosmetic improvement. The whole rest seems to work properly.

Rudolf

[tjin]

Compiled and tested 0.9.98. Many thanks for fixing it.