https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=521281
Bug ID: 521281
Summary: KDE systemsettings Locations doesn't respect comments
and empty lines in ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs
Classification: I don't know
Product: kde
Version First unspecified
Reported In:
Platform: Debian stable
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
DESCRIPTION
When changing the XDG directory paths via the "Locations" module in KDE System
Settings, the ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs file is completely overwritten. During
this process, all manually added comments and empty lines are permanently lost.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs in a text editor.
2. Add a comment line starting with # (for example, to document previous
default folder locations).
3. Add some empty lines to separate entries for better readability.
4. Save the file.
5. run "xdg-user-dirs-update" in the terminal.
6. Open KDE System Settings -> Applications -> Locations.
7. Change any path and click "Apply".
8. Re-open ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs in the text editor.
9. Now all comments and empty lines are gone.
OBSERVED RESULT
When you change the entries in the System Settings under Locations, the
~/.config/user-dirs.dirs file is completely rewritten. During this process,
comments and empty lines in this file are lost. For example, I manually edited
this file and commented out the old entries with their original positions as
comments, and also used empty lines to separate the respective entries from
each other. After editing via the System Settings, these comments and the empty
lines used for structuring are all gone.
EXPECTED RESULT
The parser should be smart enough to recognize comments by the starting #
character and empty lines by the line ending at the very beginning of the line,
and therefore ignore them or take them into account when writing the
configuration.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 13
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.6
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.13.0
Qt Version: 6.8.2
Kernel Version: 6.12.90+deb13.1-amd64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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