$(PICTURE_FOLDER) not resolved on `copy & import`

[kofa73]

Describe the bug/issue
Trying to use copy & import fails (at least on Windows 10, will try to confirm later on Linux). No images are imported and the following is logged:

failed to create session path $(pictures_folder)\darktable\20220203_no_name.
[import_session] Failed to get session path.

$(PICTURE_FOLDER) is display correctly if added to lighttable tooltips and overlay. Note that in the error message it is all lower-case (I don't know if that is relevant, or just darktable-style, lower-case formatting).

To Reproduce

1. Click import & copy... on the lighttable.
2. Select images.
3. Start the import.
4. See error: 0 images imported.
5. Check the logs.

Expected behavior
Images are imported.

Screenshots

Adding to lightable tooltip/overlay:

Text displayed on lighttable with mouse hover:

Platform

• darktable version : 3.8.0 (official build from darktable.org)
• OS : Windows 10
• Memory : 16 GB
• Graphics card : N/A
• Graphics driver : N/A
• OpenCL installed : N/A
• OpenCL activated : N/A
• Xorg : N/A
• Desktop : Windows
• GTK+ :
• gcc :
• cflags :
• CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE :

Additional context
Environment variables (domain etc. removed):

ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\ProgramData
APPDATA=C:\Users\istvan_kovacs\AppData\Roaming
CAMLIBS=C:\Program Files\darktable\lib\libgphoto2\2.5.27
CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files
CommonProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files
CommonProgramW6432=C:\Program Files\Common Files
ComSpec=C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
DriverData=C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\DriverData
FPS_BROWSER_APP_PROFILE_STRING=Internet Explorer
FPS_BROWSER_USER_PROFILE_STRING=Default
HOMEDRIVE=C:
HOMEPATH=\Users\istvan_kovacs
IOLIBS=C:\Program Files\darktable\lib\libgphoto2_port\0.12.0
LOCALAPPDATA=C:\Users\istvan_kovacs\AppData\Local
MAGICK_HOME=C:\Program Files\darktable\lib\GraphicsMagick-1.3.36\modules-Q8\coders
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=8
OS=Windows_NT
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=AMD64
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=Intel64 Family 6 Model 142 Stepping 12, GenuineIntel
PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6
PROCESSOR_REVISION=8e0c
ProgramData=C:\ProgramData
ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
ProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)
ProgramW6432=C:\Program Files
PROMPT=$P$G
PSModulePath=C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules;C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules
PUBLIC=C:\Users\Public
SESSIONNAME=Console
SystemDrive=C:
SystemRoot=C:\WINDOWS
TEMP=C:\Users\ISTVAN~1\AppData\Local\Temp
TMP=C:\Users\ISTVAN~1\AppData\Local\Temp
USERNAME=Istvan_Kovacs
USERPROFILE=C:\Users\istvan_kovacs
windir=C:\WINDOWS

[kmilos]

Indeed seems like a duplicate of #10934

[kofa73]

I'm not sure. The year was resolved fine, see 2022 in the error message:
failed to create session path $(pictures_folder)\darktable\20220203_no_name

[kmilos]

It is about the first variable, not what it is...

Try replacing $(PICTURES_FOLDER) with something fixed, and then $(YEAR) will probably fail.

[kofa73]

Thank you.

[kofa73]

Sorry. Re-opening: replacing $(PICTURES_FOLDER) with a concrete path works, the import is performed. For example:

 _import_session_path testing `C:\users\istvan_kovacs\pictures\darktable\20220203_no_name' 1 _import_session_path testing `C:\users\istvan_kovacs\pictures\darktable\20220203_no_name' 1[import_session] Using filename 20220203_0001.ARW

[kmilos]

Ok, thanks for checking.

[kmilos]

Hm, seems to work for me on master, I'll also try to build the 3.8.1 branch later... Can you also try a more recent build, like the "Windows insider" ones?

[kofa73]

Tried with 'Windows Insider' 3.9.0+192~gd535db9d8 (with a library and configdir separate from 3.8.0), and it works fine with that version. Also tried 3.8.0 with a pristine environment, does not work.

[kofa73]

Already fixed (see above)