libretro / libretro/libretro-database

Names for m3u of multidisc games without "disc #" are not in the database

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Description

As mentioned in the the title. A bunch of thumbnails are in the thumbnail server a without (Disc #) constructs and that works for thumbnails, but not for game database info /explore tab filling.

Obvious alternative is of course not to remove (Disc x) from the m3u file names say disc 1 (or disc 2 in case of game compilations

This is actually a bit annoying but I can deal with it (by making a python script that iterates over playlists to change the label and change my m3u script to stop working removing the (Disc x) but still, I think opening this bug report is worthwhile for being aware.

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Start by examining how m3u playlist names are matched to game database entries and how the database populates the Explore tab. Compare multidisc names with and without the “(Disc #)” suffix, then verify that both forms resolve to the expected game information without breaking thumbnail matching.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
databases
Issue type
Bug
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3/5
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1-2 days
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Mostly clear
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