%ifdef problems after upgrade to 1.6

[jsuttinger]

Hello,
beets 1.6
python 3.8
NOTE: After upgrading Beets I had some issues, corrected by upgrading 'confuse' to 2.0.

I didn't submit an issue as this is probably syntax on my end or something.

Just upgraded to beets 1.6 the other day. Since, my %isdef in my path isn't being applied like it was in 1.5.

default: %the{$albumartist}/$albumartist - $original_year - $album %ifdef{label,($label) }[$format]/$track - $title

Before I found %ifdef, if no label was found, the album folder would look like 'artist - year - album () [format]'.

I added %ifdef like above and if no label was found beets would leave off (): 'artist - year - album [format]'

Since upgrading to 1.6 the '()' is back. I've attempted to mess with the syntax with no success.

[sampsyo]

Hi there! This is due to #3982, which fixed a disconnect between %ifdef's intended behavior (and documentation) w/r/t its implementation.

For this use case—i.e., fixed fields that are present on every item—the right thing to use is %if rather than %ifdef. Try %if{$label,($label) }.

[jsuttinger]

That seems to do the trick, appreciate it.