https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=450898
Bug ID: 450898 Summary: After editing a symlinked .desktop file, KFileItem::linkDest returns an empty string Product: frameworks-kio Version: git master Platform: Other OS: Linux Status: REPORTED Severity: normal Priority: NOR Component: Properties dialog Assignee: kio-bugs-n...@kde.org Reporter: c...@nic11.xyz CC: kdelibs-b...@kde.org Target Milestone: --- SUMMARY After editing a symlinked .desktop file, `KFileItem::linkDest()` returns an empty string, but `isLink()` still returns `true`. See also: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=450727 STEPS TO REPRODUCE 0. Add a log line to https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kio/-/blob/972a91a7588730303371cdcff32b15c916d0606d/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.cpp#L1545: qDebug() << "Symlink target check: isLink=" << item.isLink() << ", linkDest=" << item.linkDest() << ", newtarget=" << newTarget; 1. Install a package that contains a symlink from /usr/share/applications. For example, Discord package on Arch/Manjaro: `pacman -S discord` 2. Open Application Launcher 3. Right-click on an app installed on step 1, select 'Edit application' 4. Change something and click 'OK' OBSERVED RESULT Log output looks like this: Symlink target check: isLink= true , linkDest= "" , newtarget= "/opt/discord/discord.desktop" EXPECTED RESULT Probably isLink should be false and linkDest still an empty string. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux distro: Manjaro stable KDE Plasma Version: master KDE Frameworks Version: master with kio patch: https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kio/-/merge_requests/768 Qt Version: 5.15.2 -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.