Public bug reported: Binary package hint: banshee
The Library Watcher in Banshee is a relatively new feature, and it still lacks a good deal of polish. In its current state, the problems it causes far outweigh the benefit it provides. In fact, I'm fairly certain that in vanilla Banshee, this extension is disabled by default because of some of these issues.[1] I would strongly encourage the Ubuntu folks to disable this extension by default in the version of Banshee that ships with Natty. An overview of the issues: - The Library Watcher has been known to cause very high CPU usage and severe memory leaks[3] - When importing from CDs[2], devices[3], and even regular folders[4], the Library Watcher leads to duplicate imports - What's worse, when importing with the Library Watcher + the "Copy Files to Folders" option, some files may be missed altogether.[5][4] In my opinion, having a "watched directory" is a desirable feature, but much less important than the ability to accurately import music from CDs, devices, and folders. [1] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=638939 [2] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=617687 [3] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=638788 [4] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/banshee/+bug/760565 [5] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=632956 ** Affects: banshee (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/760902 Title: Banshee's Library Watcher should be disabled by default in Ubuntu 11.04 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
