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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    [Bug 271111] Amarok does not allow several albums with same title
From:       Ralf Engels <ralf.engels () nokia ! com>
Date:       2011-06-29 9:29:06
Message-ID: E1Qbr50-0004Cf-DM () bugs ! kde ! org
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--- Comment #20 from Ralf Engels <ralf engels nokia com>  2011-06-29 09:29:06 ---
The current Amarok implementation is using a primary key for albums.

For people who didn't study computer science, a primary key is an unique
identifier to access something. Like your social security number. If ever two
people get the same number, nobody could tell them apart. You would be unable
to correctly file your tax returns. 

Now the Amarok album primary key is composed of the album artist (which can be
empty in case of a compilation) and the album title.

Amarok is unable to handle different albums that have the same title and
artist. Also there cannot be two compilations with the same name. So a "Best
of" better is from one artist.

It has been this way when I started hacking for Amarok two years ago and this
mechanism is used in several places.

So, it's not a bug. It's just the way Amarok is designed.
I am voting for a re-design of this mechanism.

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