#696218 mediainfo: fails with some filenames

Package:
mediainfo
Source:
mediainfo
Description:
command-line utility for reading information from audio/video files
Submitter:
Félix Sipma
Date:
2012-12-18 14:03:05 UTC
Severity:
important
#696218#5
Date:
2012-12-18 09:05:52 UTC
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Dear Maintainer,

mediainfo seems to fail with some filenames:

$ mediainfo -f Everything\ You\ Always\ Wanted\ to\ Know\ About\ Sex\ \*\ But\ Were\ Afraid\ to\ Ask\ \(Tout\ Ce\ Que\ Vous\ Avez\ Toujours\ Voulu\ Savoir\ Sur\ Le\ Sexe\)\ -\ Woody.Allen.-.\(Divx.5.02.-.Vostfr.avi

$ cp Everything\ You\ Always\ Wanted\ to\ Know\ About\ Sex\ \*\ But\ Were\ Afraid\ to\ Ask\ \(Tout\ Ce\ Que\ Vous\ Avez\ Toujours\ Voulu\ Savoir\ Sur\ Le\ Sexe\)\ -\ Woody.Allen.-.\(Divx.5.02.-.Vostfr.avi toto.avi
$ mediainfo -f toto.avi
General
Count                                    : 279
Count of stream of this kind             : 1
Kind of stream                           : General
Kind of stream                           : General
Stream identifier                        : 0
Count of video streams                   : 1
Count of audio streams                   : 1
Video_Format_List                        : MPEG-4 Visual
Video_Format_WithHint_List               : MPEG-4 Visual (DivX 5)
Codecs Video                             : DivX 5
Audio_Format_List                        : WMA
Audio_Format_WithHint_List               : WMA
Audio codecs                             : WMA2
Complete name                            : toto.avi
File name                                : toto
File extension                           : avi
Format                                   : AVI
Format                                   : AVI
Format/Info                              : Audio Video Interleave
Format/Extensions usually used           : avi
Commercial name                          : AVI
Internet media type                      : video/vnd.avi
Interleaved                              : Yes
...

#696218#10
Date:
2012-12-18 09:17:25 UTC
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Also fails with filenames with a "?" inside...

That confirms this bug report
http://sourceforge.net/p/mediainfo/bugs/714/

#696218#15
Date:
2012-12-18 13:58:41 UTC
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