Bug 504319

Summary:	Can't build drkonqi anymore
Product:	[Applications] drkonqi	Reporter:	Fabio <ctrlaltca>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal	CC:	sitter, thomas.bettler
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.3.90
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Fabio 2025-05-16 08:37:58 UTC

Since https://invent.kde.org/plasma/drkonqi/-/commit/affe13653b3347d7481a01bf33d3d6327249f638 drkonqui requires systemd.

This makes it impossible to build and deploy drkonqui on any OS not using systemd (linux distros, BSDs, etc..).
Is there a plan for a replacement? do we just want to ignore issues from these platforms?
I didn't see any official statement about this (sorry maybe i missed it), maybe distros should be informed of the possible need of removal of drkonqui from the plasma set of packages.

Comment 1 Harald Sitter 2025-05-16 11:31:31 UTC

https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/distributions/2025-April/001574.html

Comment 2 Fabio 2025-05-16 11:56:31 UTC

Sounds like a "it works on my machine" meme resolution, but i get your point.
Can we try at least to accommodate distros like gentoo and slackware using elogind? 
I've prepared https://invent.kde.org/plasma/drkonqi/-/merge_requests/329
Hopefully some BSD guy will come up with a separate implementation in the future aswell

Comment 3 Harald Sitter 2025-05-16 12:35:22 UTC

Alas, elogind alone does not provide the APIs we need. See the list in the email.