KDE4 applications cannot load their plugins
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kde4libs (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: kde4libs
Currently, KDE4 applications cannot load their plugins so their functionality is limited. Example testcase:
Open Dolphin
Right click inside the fie file manager and select "New"
Expected result:
User will be shown different options, including creating new folders, etc.
Actual result:
Only "link to device" is shown, which points to nothing.
A consequence is that links (.desktop files, not symbolic links) to URLs (even local URLs like a folder) do not work.
A closer examination shows that there isn't a global syscoca database (but perhaps that was intentional?) and that it is impossible to create one (KDE4 programs deadlock as root), but it may be a separate issue.
As the described behavior does not occur on KDE 4.0.0 compiled from sources, it is probably a packaging bug.
| description: | updated |
| Luca Beltrame (einar-heavensinferno) wrote | #1 |
| daniel (wrana) wrote | #2 |
| Andrei Chitic (k0m0d0) wrote | #3 |
| Harald Sitter (apachelogger) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in kde4libs: | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
I can confirm the missing "new folder"-item in dolphin on kde4.0 gutsy packages. The item is discussed in http://
KDE-Developers state, that the missing "new folder"-item is not reproducable on vanilla