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I have a recursive playlist (or playlist tree): an index.xspf file that contains other xspf files and some ogg files. With VLC 0.8.6, I could play one ogg file after the other in the recursive playlist: when the end of an xspf file had been reached, the next xspf file was taken into account. With VLC 0.9.5 (under Mac OS X), this no longer works: when the end of an xspf file is reached, VLC stops playing instead of going on with the next ogg file (either from the next xspf file or from the root index.xspf file).

In case this isn't clear, I expect A.ogg, B.ogg, C.ogg, D.ogg, E.ogg, F.ogg, G.ogg to be played in sequence from the playlist tree below.

index.xspf

• file1.xspf
  • A.ogg
  • B.ogg
• file2.xspf
  • C.ogg
  • D.ogg
• E.ogg
• file3.xspf
  • F.ogg
  • G.ogg

Found a screwy work around. Can't believe vlc of all apps needs one. In the playlist, doubleclick on E.ogg (From your playlist), then use the back/next buttons to get to the first file. If you notice at the item count on the bottom, if you double click on any of the files in a folder (A,B,C,D,F,G.ogg) the count will be 2. Yet, if you double click on E.ogg the playlist count will change to 7.

If that doesn't work, add a file to the root of the playlist, so on the same level as index.xspf (or Playlist). It has to be a regular file, not a folder or playlist. It's working for me right now.

This doesn't solve the problem: as soon as the ogg file being played is in a .xspf file, the item count on the bottom is reduced to the number of items in the .xspf file. I assume that this is another side effect of the bug.

Said otherwise, VLC can enter a child .xspf file automatically, but not exit from it to go on with the parent.

Weird. It might be that you are using xspf files instead of folders drag&dropped onto the playlist like I am. Also, I have Advanced -> Playlist -> Display Playlist tree, disabled.

Advanced -> Playlist -> Display Playlist tree is disabled here too.

Also, when I open the index.xspf file, VLC parses all the .xspf files referenced by index.xspf until the first .ogg file from index.xspf is found, then immediately plays this .ogg file (instead of the first .ogg file from the first .xspf file). The other .xspf files are not parsed.

The "Automatically preparse files" option seems to have no effect on the behavior.