https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=426595
Bug ID: 426595
Summary: KATE_PID environment variable not defined
Product: kate
Version: unspecified
Platform: Other
OS: Other
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: kwrite-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: markjball...@googlemail.com
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. open Kate instance
2. type 'echo $KATE_PID in terminal window
3.
OBSERVED RESULT
nothing
EXPECTED RESULT
pid of current active Kate instance
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows:
macOS:
Linux/KDE Plasma:
Linux (x86_64) release 5.4.0-47-generic
Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS
(Xubuntu)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.44.0-0ubuntu3 amd64
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.44.0
Qt Version: Qt 5.9.5 (built against 5.9.5)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Kate version: 17.12.3
According to apt:
kate/bionic,now 4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1 amd64 [installed]
kate5-data/bionic,bionic,now 4:17.12.3-0ubuntu1 all [installed,automatic]
ktexteditor-katepart/bionic,now 5.44.0-0ubuntu2 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libkate1/bionic,now 0.4.1-7build1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
Also fails when seeking envar from same terminal window:
$ kate --new &
$ echo $KATE_PID
Though the command does return the pid for the launched session, I have just
seen.
Expectation created by Kate documentation:
https://docs.kde.org/stable5/en/applications/kate/fundamentals-using-sessions.html
$KATE_PID would be most convenient and would save time, if for no other reason
than not following the docs up blind alleys, with all due respect for a great
editor, for the benefits of which I am humbly grateful.
Worth considering also, the likelihood of multiple Kate instances in multiple
workspaces, which is quite normal. If active session is in one workspace, and
terminal or script running in another workspace wants active kate session, will
it get last active session?
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