Bug 492967

Summary:	Strange error message when trying to launch a broken symlink
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	Jin Liu <ad.liu.jin>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status:	ASSIGNED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	kfm-devel
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Jin Liu 2024-09-11 04:03:28 UTC

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. `ln -s /nonexist.jpg .`
2. In Dolphin, double click on the broken symlink.

OBSERVED RESULT

An info bar saying "WorkingDirectory= expects an absolute path or '~'" appears.

EXPECTED RESULT

Say "the link target is not found".

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.80
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.7.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2
Dolphin Version: master

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 Justin Zobel 2024-09-11 09:48:02 UTC

Can confirm this on git master.

Comment 2 Bug Janitor Service 2024-10-11 07:55:33 UTC

A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kio/-/merge_requests/1734