[kompare] [Bug 462696] New: [Kompare] Doesn't Request Permission to Save Changes to SuperUser-owned Files

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https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=462696

            Bug ID: 462696
           Summary: [Kompare] Doesn't Request Permission to Save Changes
                    to SuperUser-owned Files
    Classification: Applications
           Product: kompare
           Version: 4.1.22083
          Platform: Archlinux
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: kompare-devel at kde.org
          Reporter: nekonexus at protonmail.ch
  Target Milestone: ---

SUMMARY

Kompare doesn't request superuser privileges, like Kate does, when the user
asks to save/commit diff data to a compared file that's in a root-owned
directory. Instead of outright denying the user's request, it should ask for
permission to do so instead.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. (On Arch Linux, an example: ) "kompare /etc/mkinicpio.conf.pacnew
/etc/mkinitcpio.conf"
(On Arch Linux, updates can save new configuration files as ".pacnew" files so
that users can manage their changes to their already existing configurations.
As it stands, kompare is hindered in attempts to use it in this manner.)
2. Apply differences to the target file
3. Attempt to save the new changes

OBSERVED RESULT
kompare is completely held back from managing file changes for system
configuration files

EXPECTED RESULT
kompare should do what it's meant to and instead ask for permissions to touch
files instead of rejecting the user

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux: Arch Linux x86_64
KDE Plasma Version: 5.26.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.100.0
Qt Version: 5.15.7

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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