Recursive import does not work anymore since 4.6.0

[ungive]

Describe the bug

I have tried using the recursive import feature in Darktable 4.6.0:

The highlighted folder on the left doesn't have any photos, but the folder "DC-S5" does, the files of which are shown in the list. Clicking import does nothing, except showing "146 photos imported" in the short popup.

This worked before in version 4.4.2 (I tested it with the release exe and a clean config dir on Windows).

Steps to reproduce

1. Go to import
2. Select a folder which has subfolders with photos
3. Select include subdirectories
4. Import all photos
5. Observe that no photos were imported

Expected behavior

Darktable should import the photos

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Where did you obtain darktable from?

downloaded from www.darktable.org

darktable version

4.6.0

What OS are you using?

Windows

What is the version of your OS?

Windows 10

Describe your system?

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Are you using OpenCL GPU in darktable?

None

If yes, what is the GPU card and driver?

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[TurboGit]

Already reported many times and already fixed.

[ungive]

Sorry about the duplicate. I know the workflow, I should have checked archived issues as well as open ones.

But I was surprised to see that a 2 month old release has (imo) somewhat substantial bugs/regressions (this one here and the other one I reported, #16325) that are fixed in master but don't get a follow-up release (like 3.6.1) for people who just download the installer. I can personally build master, but a stable (!) bug-fix release would be a nice thing in my opinion.

I just imagine hearing "fixed in master" doesn't help anyone who doesn't know how to compile darktable or doesn't want to rely on the unstable nightly release.

I apologise if that has been discussed and dismissed before, maybe my suggestion helps though!

@TurboGit

[kmilos]

But I was surprised to see that a 2 month old release has (imo) somewhat substantial bugs/regressions (this one here and the other one I reported, #16325) that are fixed in master but don't get a follow-up release (like 3.6.1) for people who just download the installer. I can personally build master, but a stable (!) bug-fix release would be a nice thing in my opinion.

You also missed that 4.6.1 bugfix release is/was being prepared: https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/milestone/32