M3U relative file paths

[RohsCE]

Hi, I'm trying to create relative M3U playlist files so I can use the same playlist file for my android phone and on desktop, but the relative paths that are created are not relative, and have absolute folder paths that don't work on another device with different folder paths. For example:

created playlist in when opened in text editor:
/run/media/user/hdd/Podcasts/shazamed/Ammælisstrákur.mp3
/run/media/user/hdd/Podcasts/shazamed/Arabesque - Debussy.mp3
/run/media/user/hdd/Podcasts/shazamed/Baby.mp3

when really I expected something more like:
#EXTM3U
#EXTENC:UTF-8
#PLAYLIST: test
#EXTINF:2988741,Ammælisstrákur
#EXTALB:Podcasts
./../Podcasts/Ammælisstrákur.mp3
#EXTINF:2244561,Arabesque - Debussy
#EXTALB:Podcasts
./../Podcasts/Arabesque - Debussy.mp3
#EXTINF:2124561,Baby
#EXTALB:Podcasts
./../Podcasts/Baby.mp3

Starting a discussion as it was suggested below, rather than creating a new issue.
relevant:

• Please support directories in .m3u files #868
• Relative paths while exporting playlist #784

[radioactiveman]

Have you enabled the checkbox "Use relative paths when possible" in the Audacious settings at "Playlist -> Export"?

[RohsCE]

Yes

[radioactiveman]

From #784:

The song files need to be in (or in a sub-folder of) the same folder containing the .m3u playlist.

So you have to save the playlist file "above" the audio files.

Example: Saving the playlist as /run/media/user/hdd/playlist.m3u results in these relative paths:

Podcasts/shazamed/Ammælisstrákur.mp3
Podcasts/shazamed/Arabesque - Debussy.mp3
Podcasts/shazamed/Baby.mp3

However Audacious will not create a playlist file with paths like you expect (like "../" to go one level up) because the song files are then not in (or in a subfolder) the same folder containing the playlist.