https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=366036
Bug ID: 366036 Summary: Sidecar file is not written when image is symlink to write-protected directory Product: digikam Version: 5.0.0 Platform: Archlinux Packages OS: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: NOR Component: Metadata-Sidecar Assignee: digikam-de...@kde.org Reporter: tspam+bugs.kde....@rfnbrgr.de Sidecar file management fails for images that are actually symlinks to write-protected files in write-protected folders. This used to work in digikam 4.x. Note that the sidecar file is correctly written next to the symlink if the folder containing the target of the symlink is writeable. This is strange, as nothing is supposed to be written to that folder anyway. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: - Configure metadata settings: -- Check "Read from sidecar files" -- Check "Write to sidecar files" -- Select "Write to XMP sidecar only" - Start with a raw image "test.CR2" in an empty folder. Then: $ chmod a-w test.CR2 $ mkdir subdir $ mv test.CR2 subdir/ $ chmod a-w subdir $ ln -s subdir/test.CR2 link_to_test.CR2 - Now open the folder containing the symlink in digikam. - Change metadata of the symlink (not the original file in the subfolder!), e.g. Rating or Tags. - Select "Album > Write Metadata to Images" Actual Results: Nothing, not even an error message. Expected Results: A new sidecar file "link_to_test.CR2.xmp" with the changed metadata is present Relevant console output: digikam.metaengine: "/path/to/test/link_to_test.CR2" ==> Title: QMap() digikam.metaengine: "/path/to/test/link_to_test.CR2" ==> Comment: QMap() digikam.metaengine: "/path/to/test/link_to_test.CR2" ==> Pick Label: 0 digikam.metaengine: "/path/to/test/link_to_test.CR2" ==> Color Label: 0 digikam.metaengine: "/path/to/test/link_to_test.CR2" ==> Rating: +++++++++++ 1 digikam.general: Writting tags digikam.general: -------------------------- New Keywords ("Foo Bar") digikam.metaengine: "/path/to/test/link_to_test.CR2" ==> Read Iptc Keywords: () digikam.metaengine: "/path/to/test/link_to_test.CR2" ==> New Iptc Keywords: ("Foo Bar") digikam.metaengine: xmlACDSee "<Categories><Category Assigned=\"0\">Country<Category Assigned=\"1\">Foo Bar</Category></Category></Categories>" digikam.metaengine: filePath "/path/to/test/link_to_test.CR2" is a symlink. Using target "/path/to/test/subdir/test.CR2" digikam.metaengine: Dir ' "/path/to/test/subdir" ' is read-only. Metadata not saved. digikam.general: One job is done digikam.general: List of Pending Jobs is empty digikam.general: Event is dispatched to desktop notifier through DBUS digikam.general: Cancel Main Thread digikam.general: Cancel Main Thread -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.