Public bug reported:
Steps to reproduce:
1. Connect to some share with Caja (enter sftp://user@hostname.local in the
address-bar), so get the folder mounted to
/run/user/1000/gvfs/sftp:host=hostname.local,user=user/
2. Open terminal and run Meld from it to compare folder pair:
```
meld /run/user/1000/gvfs/sftp:host=hostname.local,user=user/home/user/Desktop
~/Desktop
```
Expected results:
* Meld opens with comparison of two folders
Actual results:
* Meld shows the error in the terminal
```
$ meld /run/user/1000/gvfs/sftp:host=hostname.local,user=user/home/user/Desktop
~/Desktop
Usage:
meld Start with an empty window
meld <file|folder> Start a version control comparison
meld <file> <file> [<file>] Start a 2- or 3-way file comparison
meld <folder> <folder> [<folder>] Start a 2- or 3-way folder comparison
Error: remote folder
“/run/user/1000/gvfs/sftp:host=hostname.local,user=user/home/user/Desktop”
not supported
```
and do not open comparison window.
Note: this method works normally on 16.04 LTS and on 18.04 LTS, but not
on 19.10 and 20.04 LTS.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: meld 3.20.2-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-18.22-generic 5.4.24
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu21
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: MATE
Date: Sat Mar 28 13:50:03 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-11-09 (139 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: meld
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2019-11-09 (139 days ago)
** Affects: meld (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug eoan focal
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Unable to compare remote folder (mounted to /run/user/1000/gvfs) and
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