Re: [gentoo-user] "Application Menu" missing on Desktop after KDE/Plasma update from 5.16.5 to 5.17.4

[Dan Johansson]

On 27.12.19 22:53, Dale wrote:
> Dan Johansson wrote:
>> After updating KDE/Plasma from 5.16.5 to 5.17.4 "Left Button"

> I'd suspect something is missing.  Since mine works here, I'll post some
> info and if no one else comes up with a better idea, maybe you can
> compare yours and mine and notice something missing or different.
>
>
> root@fireball / # equery f kde-frameworks/plasma | grep menu
> /usr/lib64/qt5/qml/QtQuick/Controls.2/Plasma/Menu.qml
> /usr/lib64/qt5/qml/QtQuick/Controls.2/Plasma/MenuItem.qml
> /usr/lib64/qt5/qml/QtQuick/Controls/Styles/Plasma/EditMenuTouch.qml
> /usr/lib64/qt5/qml/QtQuick/Controls/Styles/Plasma/MenuBarStyle.qml
> /usr/lib64/qt5/qml/QtQuick/Controls/Styles/Plasma/MenuStyle.qml
> /usr/lib64/qt5/qml/org/kde/plasma/calendar/MonthMenu.qml
> /usr/lib64/qt5/qml/org/kde/plasma/components.3/Menu.qml
> /usr/lib64/qt5/qml/org/kde/plasma/components.3/MenuItem.qml
> /usr/lib64/qt5/qml/org/kde/plasma/components/ContextMenu.qml
> /usr/lib64/qt5/qml/org/kde/plasma/components/ModelContextMenu.qml
> root@fireball / #
They are all there.

> root@fireball / # equery f kde-plasma/plasma-desktop | grep menu
> /usr/share/help/en/plasma-desktop/application-menu.png
> /usr/share/kservices5/ServiceMenus
> /usr/share/kservices5/ServiceMenus/installfont.desktop
> /usr/share/kservices5/plasma-layout-template-org.kde.plasma.desktop.appmenubar.desktop
> /usr/share/metainfo/org.kde.plasma.desktop.appmenubar.appdata.xml
> /usr/share/plasma/layout-templates/org.kde.plasma.desktop.appmenubar
> /usr/share/plasma/layout-templates/org.kde.plasma.desktop.appmenubar/contents
> /usr/share/plasma/layout-templates/org.kde.plasma.desktop.appmenubar/contents/layout.js
> /usr/share/plasma/layout-templates/org.kde.plasma.desktop.appmenubar/metadata.desktop
> /usr/share/plasma/layout-templates/org.kde.plasma.desktop.appmenubar/metadata.json
> /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.kicker/contents/ui/ActionMenu.qml
> /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.kicker/contents/ui/MenuRepresentation.qml
> /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.kickoff/contents/ui/ActionMenu.qml
> /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.kimpanel/contents/ui/ActionMenu.qml
> /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.kimpanel/contents/ui/ContextMenu.qml
> /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.taskmanager/contents/ui/ContextMenu.qml
> /usr/share/plasma/shells/org.kde.plasma.desktop/contents/configuration/panelconfiguration/MoreSettingsMenu.qml
> root@fireball / #
As are these.

> root@fireball / # equery f kde-plasma/plasma-workspace | grep menu
> /etc/xdg/autostart/gmenudbusmenuproxy.desktop
> /usr/bin/gmenudbusmenuproxy
> /usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/kf5/kded/appmenu.so
> /usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/plasma/applets/plasma_applet_appmenu.so
> /usr/lib64/qt5/plugins/plasma/containmentactions/plasma_containmentactions_contextmenu.so
> /usr/lib64/qt5/qml/org/kde/plasma/private/appmenu
> /usr/lib64/qt5/qml/org/kde/plasma/private/appmenu/libappmenuplugin.so
> /usr/lib64/qt5/qml/org/kde/plasma/private/appmenu/qmldir
> /usr/share/dbus-1/interfaces/com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar.xml
> /usr/share/dbus-1/interfaces/org.kde.kappmenu.xml
> /usr/share/desktop-directories/kf5-settingsmenu.directory
> /usr/share/kservices5/plasma-applet-org.kde.plasma.appmenu.desktop
> /usr/share/metainfo/org.kde.plasma.appmenu.appdata.xml
> /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.appmenu
> /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.appmenu/contents
> /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.appmenu/contents/config
> /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.appmenu/contents/config/config.qml
> /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.appmenu/contents/config/main.xml
> /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.appmenu/contents/ui
> /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.appmenu/contents/ui/configGeneral.qml
> /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.appmenu/contents/ui/main.qml
> /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.appmenu/metadata.desktop
> /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.appmenu/metadata.json
> /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.clipboard/contents/ui/Menu.qml
> /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.digitalclock/contents/ui/MonthMenu.qml
> /usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.notifications/contents/ui/EditContextMenu.qml
> /usr/share/sddm/themes/breeze/BreezeMenuStyle.qml
> root@fireball / #
And these.

> I don't see any USE flags that would matter but just in case.
Neither can I.

> root@fireball / # emerge -p kde-frameworks/plasma
> kde-plasma/plasma-desktop kde-plasma/plasma-workspace
>
> These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
>
> Calculating dependencies... done!
> [ebuild   R   ~] kde-frameworks/plasma-5.65.0:5/5.65::gentoo  USE="X
> -debug -doc (-gles2) -test -wayland" 0 KiB
> [ebuild   R    ] kde-plasma/plasma-workspace-5.17.4-r1:5::gentoo
> USE="calendar handbook -appstream -debug -geolocation -gps -qalculate
> -qrcode -semantic-desktop -systemd -test" 0 KiB
> [ebuild   R    ] kde-plasma/plasma-desktop-5.17.4-r1:5::gentoo
> USE="fontconfig handbook mouse -debug -ibus -scim -semantic-desktop
> -test -touchpad" 0 KiB
>
> Total: 3 packages (3 reinstalls), Size of downloads: 0 KiB
I am still at plasma-5.64.0 (stable), do you have any special reason to 
go to 5.65.0 (~)?

> It might also be worth testing this on a new user with no old config
> files or renaming the old files and testing a new default set.  In the
> past, I've had that fix things.  It's not so often anymore but still a
> thought, especially if no one else has any ideas.

(Re-)moving my old config files is exactly what I _not_ want to do.
The really strange thing, for me, is that exacly the same thing happened 
on both my desktop computer and my laptop.

I'll try and create a new user and see what happens...

I'll be back (with the results).

-- 
Dan Johansson
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