Override for view.feed.php throws error

[vdrover]

I am trying to override com_content/views/category/view.feed.php, but each time I do, i get an error. Here are the details:

1. install Joomla 3.6.2 ,no sample content.
2. Install MVC Override plugin and enable.
3. Create an article in the Uncategorized category. Be sure to specify one of the stock joomla images as both intro image and fulltest image.
4. Change the homepage menu item to a category blog.
5. Create an MVC override in the template here (just use the original core file as the override): protostar/code/com_content/views/category/view.feed.php
6. View the RSS feed of the homepage. It looks fine. /index.php?format=feed&type=rss
7. Now just view the homepage (index.php) and you'll see an error:

Class 'JFeedItem' not found.

Depending on PHP version, u may see more details:

Fatal error: Class 'JFeedItem' not found in /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/overridetests/libraries/legacy/view/categoryfeed.php on line 103

[ghazal]

No solution found but I just compared :
/components/com_content/views/category/view.feed.php
and
/components/com_content/views/featured/view.feed.php

and there is actually no call to 'JFeedItem' class in:
category/view.feed.php

as there is in (line+-65):
featured/view.feed.php

// Load individual item creator class
$item           = new JFeedItem;
...

I guess you'll have to find a way around this.

[vdrover]

I did some more investigating. I was working with RedComponents MVC plugin and posted the solution there: redCOMPONENT-COM/mvcOverride#17

A similar fix should work for this project.