Modestas Vainius <modax@debian.org> - Sun, 10 Apr 2011 14:15:07 +0300 >reassign 621921 phonon-backend-xine 4:4.6.0really4.4.2-1 >close 621921 4:4.6.0really4.4.3-1 >severity 621921 normal >retitle 621921 xine backend won't play files with non-ascii names in non-UTF8 locales >forwarded 621921 https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=172242 >tags 621921 squeeze >thanks > >Hello, > >On Sunday 10 April 2011 13:12:44 Michel Briand wrote: >> >Maybe somebody will build backports. Though it's troublesome as 4.4.4+ has >> >many changes. If I were you, I would switch locale to UTF-8. Do not delay >> >invetitable. >> >> Yes and no : when you have a legacy of hard drive / data you want to be >> able to access them even with the latest distro / software ! > >Maybe but it's a non-default configuration hence this bug is by no means >"very important". Switch locale to UTF-8 and use something like convmv to >convert filenames. Or, since this appears to be a xine backend problem, you >might as well switch Phonon backend to gstreamer or vlc. Or upgrade to >testing. I think saying that iso-8859-* filesystem is "non-default" configuration is really excessive. It's just legacy configuration. I don't think that all data should be adapted because programs tend to lack proper support for it. This rationale is the worst thing for perennial computer systems. Regards, Michel
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