Bug 165341

Summary:	KDE ignores $PATH in "ALT F2"
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Ralf Aumueller <ralf.aumueller>
Component:	kdebase	Assignee:	Than Ngo <than>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	Ben Levenson <benl>
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Description Ralf Aumueller 2005-08-08 10:21:32 UTC

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Description of problem:
KDE ignores $PATH in "ALT F2" when the filename is equal to a programm
with is known by KDE (because of a desktop File in /usr/share/applications).



Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
(Just an example with mozilla))
1. login under KDE
   echo $PATH 
2. create the following file under a directory witch is bevor /usr/bin in Your PATH with name mozilla (probably You must do that as root)
#!/bin/sh
xterm
3. chmod 755 mozilla
4. Logout -- then login again
5. Start mozilla on a command line: an xterm opens
Start mozilla with "ALT F2": the "normal" mozilla starts

  

Additional info:

Comment 1 Than Ngo 2005-08-08 18:06:22 UTC

if you use the file name as it already exists in ther /usr/share/applications,
the runCommand() function will start your application from
/usr/share/applications first. It's not a bug here.

In your case if you really want to start it from your search path, you should
activate "Use terminal" in the options menu.

Comment 2 Ralf Aumueller 2005-08-09 06:45:58 UTC

(In reply to comment #1)
> if you use the file name as it already exists in ther /usr/share/applications,
> the runCommand() function will start your application from
> /usr/share/applications first. It's not a bug here.
> 
> In your case if you really want to start it from your search path, you should
> activate "Use terminal" in the options menu.
> 
> 

Than these behavior changed from Fedora1 to Fedora4.
And if You look in the mozilla.desktop file the Exec= just start mozilla with no
path. If I name the testfile e.g. mozilla2 than the path is considered even in
the runCommand() functions. The problem ist just with programms witch have a
.desktop file.