Bug 374144

Summary: Ability to elevate permissions for make install beyond the options in the listbox of project settings
Product: [Applications] kdevelop Reporter: AiwendilH
Component: Build tools: MakeAssignee: kdevelop-bugs-null
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: wishlist CC: AiwendilH, alexander, geetam.chawla
Priority: NOR Keywords: junior-jobs
Version First Reported In: 5.0.3   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Gentoo Packages   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: https://commits.kde.org/kdevelop/80e3aaa1d63d4ddf4cd471b07f2a09a62dcd2f9d Version Fixed/Implemented In: 5.2.0
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Description AiwendilH 2016-12-25 13:54:45 UTC 
The project settings for "make" allow specifying that "make install" is ran as root. It also allows picking three different tools to elevate the privileges: kdesu, kdesudo and sudo. (at least on my system those three) Those are fixed options in a listbox in the settings. But on my system I don't have kdesu, I only have a kdesu5 executable. And I see no way to make use of that (short of creating a symlink for it). The config files also just seem to save the option selected (1/2/3) so seems no direct manipulation of the executable filename there either.

It would be nice if that listbox in the project settings allows entering a custom string.
Comment 1 geetam chawla 2017-03-21 17:39:18 UTC 
Fix for this bug sent for review https://phabricator.kde.org/D5122