Bug 86961

Summary:	Too brief and i18n: Could not create language plugin for C++.
Product:	[Applications] kdevelop	Reporter:	Andreas Schallenberg <Andreas.Schallenberg>
Component:	Language Support: CPP (old)	Assignee:	kdevelop-bugs-null
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist
Priority:	NOR
Version:	3.0.4
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	openSUSE
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Andreas Schallenberg 2004-08-11 10:33:58 UTC

Version:           3.0.4 (using KDE 3.2.3, SuSE)
Compiler:          gcc version 3.3.3 (SuSE Linux)
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.5-7.104-default

History: I installed KDE 3.2.3 using SuSEs Yast2
(cmd was: "yast2 -i *.rpm") and yast2 did not find
missing dependencies. RPM reported:
libdb-4.1.so is needed by kdevelop3-3.0.4-3
(This just for clarification)

When trying to load a project file in KDevelop
an error dialog appeared saying:

"Could not create language plugin for C++."

This could be improved by
1) Trying to figure out what failed and reporting
   to the user
Or:
2) Give a hint, that failed dependencies (like
   in this case libdb4.1) might be the problem.

It is also a internationalization problem since
the german text reads:

"Die Sprachunterstützung für C++ kann nicht angelegt werden."

which is more like "the language support for
C++ can not be established". This does not even
hint to a plugin load failure.

Comment 1 Amilcar do Carmo Lucas 2004-08-16 17:31:16 UTC

1. We do not build the rpm's ourselves.
2. You should listen to SuSE when they say that you need libdb4.1.
3. You are rigth the message could be more verbose.

Comment 2 Andreas Schallenberg 2004-09-01 17:40:32 UTC

1. I know, it was just to clarify the situation
2. Thats the thing: It didn't tell me. Fortunately rpm did :)

I wrote those things just to describe how to reproduce the
situation.

How about: a "more detail" button where you could read
that a specific plugin could not be loaded. Ideally with
some additional message like "reason: failed to load libdb4.1.so".

Don't know if such information is available in the KDevelop
plugin system.

At minimum the text should indicate a plugin load failure
in the german translation to point the user to the right
direction.

Comment 3 Andreas Pakulat 2008-06-29 20:34:39 UTC

we support some basic information in KDevelop4/KDE4 but it really isn't possible to find out the cause of a dlopen failing. Thats a system limitation.