Bug 505241

Summary:	Kate build plugin no longer restores last target
Product:	[Applications] kate	Reporter:	qclab
Component:	general	Assignee:	KWrite Developers <kwrite-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	kare.sars
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	25.04.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Microsoft Windows
OS:	Microsoft Windows
Latest Commit:	https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kate/-/commit/df80c487b836c20c921e39552ab8ccefbfb6e6fe	Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description qclab 2025-06-05 16:06:14 UTC

SUMMARY
Kate formerly tracked current build target with configuration keys "Active Target Command" and "Active Target Index". These keys are no longer being written. Consequently, the last build target is not restored.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Activate Build plugin
2. Create target set
3. Build target
4. Close and reopen Kate

OBSERVED RESULT
No target is selected

EXPECTED RESULT
Last target is selected


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: Windows 10 22H2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.14.0
Qt Version: 6.8.3

Comment 1 Bug Janitor Service 2025-06-06 20:10:55 UTC

A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kate/-/merge_requests/1788

Comment 2 Kåre Särs 2025-06-06 20:17:05 UTC

Git commit c9b7840bd6468e4f0f40776ddbeb61ae98ac8e25 by Kåre Särs.
Committed on 06/06/2025 at 20:04.
Pushed by sars into branch 'master'.

Fix saving & restoring last active build target index

M  +19   -15   addons/katebuild-plugin/plugin_katebuild.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kate/-/commit/c9b7840bd6468e4f0f40776ddbeb61ae98ac8e25

Comment 3 Kåre Särs 2025-06-06 20:20:26 UTC

Thanks for the report!

I've had a feeling something was wrong with the target selection on startup, but it had not disturbed me enough to check.

Comment 4 Kåre Särs 2025-06-10 00:39:31 UTC

Git commit df80c487b836c20c921e39552ab8ccefbfb6e6fe by Kåre Särs.
Committed on 10/06/2025 at 00:38.
Pushed by sars into branch 'release/25.04'.

Fix saving & restoring last active build target index

M  +19   -15   addons/katebuild-plugin/plugin_katebuild.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kate/-/commit/df80c487b836c20c921e39552ab8ccefbfb6e6fe