Renaming var causes curly bracket to be inserted

[Simon Walter]

Hi all,

First time posting to this list.

static void kdevelop_var_rename_bug(void)
{
    //It doesn't have this problem on my laptop which has the exact
    //same version and exact same OS version.
    char * * Row = NULL; //right click on "Row" and choose "Rename..."
    if (false) abort(); //an extra curly brace will appear on the next line
    Row = NULL;

    //It only happens when Row is right after an if that is not
contained in one
    //line
    if (false)
    {abort();}
    Row = NULL;

    if (false) {abort();}//This causes the bug too.
    Row = NULL;

    //Not if there no comment on the same line though!
    if (false) {abort();}
    Row = NULL;

    //This triggers the problem too.
    if (false) abort();
    Row = NULL;
}

In the above comment I mention another computer with the same version
that does not have this problem. The version is 5.0.3. I have downloaded
the 5.5.1 Appimage and tried that, and it still has this odd and painful
behavior.

Since it seems to be affected by something other than kdevelop, I am
hesitant to make a bug report. I thought I should reach out and ask for
help first.

Any ideas what would cause this? Does kdevelop use external libs to
perform the var rename?

Thank you,

Simon