slave mode loadfile fails to clear playlist

[Wesley Lim]

Binary package hint: mplayer

In the Jaunty package, mplayer's slave mode loadfile command does not behave as expected. A non-appending loadfile command does not clear the playlist before playing the give file, leading to odd behavior.

There are no other available slave mode commands to clear the playlist or otherwise mitigate this lack of functionality.

If these commands are sent simultaneously:
loadfile 1.mp3
loadfile 2.mp3 1
loadfile 3.mp3 1
loadfile 4.mp3
loadfile 5.mp3 1
loadfile 6.mp3 1

This will be how the files are played:
1.mp3
INTERRUPTED
4.mp3
2.mp3
3.mp3
5.mp3
6.mp3

instead of the expected:
1.mp3
INTERRUPTED
4.mp3
5.mp3
6.mp3

References:
http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/2006-August/062035.html
http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/2008-October/074551.html

[alexferrer (alex-ftconsult)]

Confirmed the bug above on jaunty ..

It can be fixed by loading the latest svn ( SVN-r29804-4.3.3 )
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1081070