[kde] [Bug 499589] Attempting to run an AppImage that needs a --no-sandbox from UI just exits without helpful message

[Reuben]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=499589

Reuben <kde at flavor8.com> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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         Resolution|DOWNSTREAM                  |---
     Ever confirmed|0                           |1
             Status|RESOLVED                    |REOPENED

--- Comment #2 from Reuben <kde at flavor8.com> ---
With respect, I don't think this addresses the issue. The issue is: running an
AppImage can fail silently. That's unquivocally a bug.

With regard to the flag being "random" - not sure I agree either, though this
is more a question of how comprehensively KDE wants to support AppImages. 

a) AppImages can run in a sandbox or without a sandbox - that's a fundamental
architecture - not a random flag.

b) Electron is not exactly uncommon. And AppImages that were written in
Electron all have this issue. It's detectable by KDE simply by looking at the
stdout when you attempt to run it after the user clicks "Execute". It would be
feasible for KDE to (as I suggested) pop up a second prompt explaining what
happened to the user and offering one of two options.

If it's not a goal for KDE to be able to run AppImages, then I'd suggest
removing the current dialog, since it's half assed. Minimal fix here would be
to at least show the output when it fails to run. I think a better fix is as I
described.

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