If I edit a file that is a symbolic link over sftp://, on saving kate will not modify the target of that symbolic link but instead replace the symbolic link with the changed file. It works as expected for local files. Possibly kate is using QFileInfo() instead of KIO?
A quick grep points me at: ``` KTextEditor::Document *KateDocManager::findDocument(const QUrl &url) const { QUrl u(url.adjusted(QUrl::NormalizePathSegments)); // Resolve symbolic links for local files (done anyway in KTextEditor) if (u.isLocalFile()) { QString normalizedUrl = QFileInfo(u.toLocalFile()).canonicalFilePath(); if (!normalizedUrl.isEmpty()) { u = QUrl::fromLocalFile(normalizedUrl); } } ``` Possibly replacing this with KIO::stat() could resolve the issue?
confirmed. this is a data destroying bug and should be handled fast.
(In reply to Alex Richardson from comment #1) > A quick grep points me at: > > ``` > KTextEditor::Document *KateDocManager::findDocument(const QUrl &url) const > { > QUrl u(url.adjusted(QUrl::NormalizePathSegments)); > > // Resolve symbolic links for local files (done anyway in KTextEditor) > if (u.isLocalFile()) { > QString normalizedUrl = > QFileInfo(u.toLocalFile()).canonicalFilePath(); > if (!normalizedUrl.isEmpty()) { > u = QUrl::fromLocalFile(normalizedUrl); > } > } > ``` > > Possibly replacing this with KIO::stat() could resolve the issue? Alex would you be interested in providing a patch for this issue?
Dear Bug Submitter, This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information as soon as possible and set the bug status as REPORTED. Due to regular bug tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDSINFO status with no change in 30 days the bug will be closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information. For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the wiki located here: https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging If you have already provided the requested information, please mark the bug as REPORTED so that the KDE team knows that the bug is ready to be confirmed. Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!
This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information. For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the wiki located here: https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!