Problems with --info

[Alan Milewczyk]

I've just checked with the PID you quote Vangelis and concur. Where the 
PID isn't in the cache (as is the case here), v3.02 fails to find anything!

Alan

On 24/08/2017 17:05, Vangelis forthnet wrote:
> On Thu Aug 24 14:23:59 BST 2017, tellyaddict wrote:
>
>> Is anyone else finding that --info no longer works in 3.02?
>> Running "get_iplayer --pid b08z0lfw --info" now only does this:
>> (snip)
>
> I am still at GiP 3.01, but I did fetch 3.02 just now to try this 
> myself...
> I can confirm I can dupe this with a radio pid NOT IN THE CACHE:
>
> perl get_iplayer-302w.pl --type=radio --pid=b08xz0md -i =>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> get_iplayer 3.02-windows.0, Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis
>  This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use 
> --warranty.
>  This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under 
> certain
>  conditions; use --conditions for details.
>
> -==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-
> INFO: radio episode PID detected (b08xz0md)
> INFO: Trying to download PID: b08xz0md using type: radio
> INFO: PID not found in cache: b08xz0md
> INFO: 0 matching programmes
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> GiP 3.01 works as expected:
>
> perl get_iplayer-301w.pl --type=radio --pid=b08xz0md -i =>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> get_iplayer 3.01-windows.0, Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis
>  This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use 
> --warranty.
>  This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under 
> certain
>  conditions; use --conditions for details.
>
>  NOTE: A UK TV licence is required to legally access BBC iPlayer TV 
> content
>
> INFO: Episode PID detected
> INFO: Trying pid: b08xz0md using type: radio
> INFO: Trying to download PID using type radio
> INFO: pid not found in radio cache
> Matches:
> INFO: File name prefix = 
> Sounds_of_the_80s_-_Nick_Heyward_Red_Button_Special_b08
> xz0md_original
>
> brand:          Sounds of the 80s
> categories:     Entertainment
> category:       Entertainment
> channel:        BBC Radio 2
> (snip)
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> And audio/video clips will never populate
> the respective caches, this looks like a
> serious regression, possibly introduced by
>
> https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer/commit/554bb64
>
> But before blaming the developer,
> I must say I am running an unsupported
> custom Windows installation on an unsupported
> Windows OS, so first thing to do is
> for other members to check whether -i
> works with GiP 3.02 on non-indexed PIDs;
> if affirmative, then @tellyaddict should
> report this in the Forums, to be hopefully
> fixed...
>
> Cheers,
> Vangelis.
>
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