https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436951
Bug ID: 436951
Summary: in bug template, "About System" is renamed and may not
provide KDE Plasma Version.
Product: bugs.kde.org
Version: unspecified
Platform: Fedora RPMs
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: templates
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
The guide for getting versions in the template for filing KDE bugs doesn't
match Plasma desktop.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Enter a new bug, choose a product such as bugs.kde.org
OBSERVED RESULT
The bugzilla template includes
> SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
> Windows:
> macOS:
> Linux/KDE Plasma:
> (available in About System)
> KDE Plasma Version:
> KDE Frameworks Version:
> Qt Version:
but
a) it's not called "About System", it's called "System Information." Entering
"About system" in the Plasma application launcher works, but it's a little
confusing.
b) In Fedora 34, System Information does not display the KDE Plasma Version.
Instead I run `plasmashell --version` in a terminal window.
EXPECTED RESULT
Better verbiage. Change to say something like "(available in System
Information)", I'm not sure how to get Plasma version.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma:
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.21.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.81.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2 Wayland
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kinfocenter/-/blob/master/Modules/about-distro/src/PlasmaEntry.cpp
suggests that it's trying to get the Plasma version from
xessions/plasma.desktop, but comments
> // Since Plasma version detection isn't based on a library query it can fail
(I have /usr/share/wayland-sessions/plasma.desktop and
/usr/share/xsessions/plasmax11.desktop ; I'll file a separate bug.)
Does this part of the bug template make sense for Windows and macOS users? Even
without System Settings, they can still provide KDE versions; most KDE apps
provide it in Help > About {KDE Appname} > Libraries. Or are the three lines
intended to get the user to indicate which O.S. she is using, in which case
collapse them to one question:
> SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
> Which O.S. (Windows/macOS/Linux) and version are you running? :
> The following are shown in System Information or a KDE application's Help >
> About {Appname} > Libraries.
> KDE Plasma Version:
> KDE Frameworks Version:
> Qt Version:
Would it help to ask Linux users for Graphics Platform (wayland or X11) that my
System Information shows?
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