ktorrent unable to create torrent for a single file

[Tony Middleton]

When using File->New to create a torrent, although the prompt says "file or directory to create torrent from" only directories are shown, no files.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: ktorrent 5.1.0-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-21.24-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Mon Jan 1 10:52:44 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-06-12 (933 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ktorrent
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-10-31 (61 days ago)

[Hotmusicfan (hotmusicfan)]

Hello!
I've tried to create a .torrent with KTorrent but it seems impossible.
1. UI says "File or directory to create torrent from" but actually it allows adding only directories (folders)
2. Actually the only recognized folder is user's /home; When I reach to my prepared folder (for example /home/<username>/Desktop/<folder_name> it can "see" only /home/<username>/.

[Rik Mills (rikmills)]

Also seemly the same or similar issue reported at:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ktorrent/+bug/1740737

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Andrius Štikonas (stikonas)]

Git commit dab5abcd2172155c511e0666d867c37382829226 by Andrius Štikonas, on behalf of Jiva Totin.
Committed on 17/02/2019 at 20:00.
Pushed by stikonas into branch 'master'.

Allow creating torrent for a single file.

Added 2 new radio buttons. One for choosing directory and the other one for
choosing files.
Differential Revision: https://phabricator.kde.org/D11728

M +17 -1 ktorrent/dialogs/torrentcreatordlg.cpp
M +3 -0 ktorrent/dialogs/torrentcreatordlg.h
M +38 -18 ktorrent/dialogs/torrentcreatordlg.ui

https://commits.kde.org/ktorrent/dab5abcd2172155c511e0666d867c37382829226