what is the expected result after a sucessful run of these commands?

[mightywomble]

Hi, so i got all of the commands to successfully run after running up a lot of dependencies installed on opensuse tumble weed, having done a no error make install, should i expect to see this as an available widget in the list or do i need to import something? I dont understand what im supposed to see after a make install? sorry

[naraesk]

Yes, there should be a new plasma widget available called "Systemd Control"

[mightywomble]

Ok, while that makes sense, that's not the case, so I see I can import a local widget, where should I be looking for a file to import?

[mightywomble]

And thanks for the swift reply

[naraesk]

You can only install it via make and make install. Could you please run the commands again and post the output?

[mightywomble]

cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=kf5-config --prefix -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DLIB_INSTALL_DIR=lib -DKDE_INSTALL_USE_QT_SYS_PATHS=ON ../
CMake Warning (dev) in CMakeLists.txt:
No project() command is present. The top-level CMakeLists.txt file must
contain a literal, direct call to the project() command. Add a line of
code such as

project(ProjectName)

near the top of the file, but after cmake_minimum_required().

CMake is pretending there is a "project(Project)" command on the first
line.
This warning is for project developers. Use -Wno-dev to suppress it.

-- The C compiler identification is GNU 9.2.1
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 9.2.1
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc -- works
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ -- works
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
CMake Deprecation Warning at /usr/share/ECM/kde-modules/KDEInstallDirs.cmake:356 (message):
LIB_INSTALL_DIR is deprecated, use KDE_INSTALL_LIBDIR instead.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
/usr/share/ECM/kde-modules/KDEInstallDirs.cmake:453 (_define_relative)
CMakeLists.txt:11 (include)

-- Looking for GLIBC
-- Looking for GLIBC - found
-- Performing Test _OFFT_IS_64BIT
-- Performing Test _OFFT_IS_64BIT - Success
-- Performing Test HAVE_DATE_TIME
-- Performing Test HAVE_DATE_TIME - Success
-- Found KF5Plasma: /usr/lib64/cmake/KF5Plasma/KF5PlasmaConfig.cmake (found version "5.65.0")
-- Found KF5: success (found version "5.65.0") found components: Plasma
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: /home/david/code/plasma-systemd/build

make
Scanning dependencies of target org.kde.systemd-control-plasmoids-metadata-json
[ 16%] Generating org.kde.systemd-control-plasmoids-metadata.json
About to parse service type file "/usr/share/kservicetypes5/plasma-applet.desktop"
Found property definition "X-Plasma-API" with type "QString"
Found property definition "X-Plasma-RootPath" with type "QString"
Found property definition "X-Plasma-MainScript" with type "QString"
Found property definition "X-Plasma-ContainmentType" with type "QString"
Found property definition "X-Plasma-DropMimeTypes" with type "QStringList"
Found property definition "X-Plasma-DropUrlPatterns" with type "QStringList"
Found property definition "X-Plasma-NotificationArea" with type "QString"
Found property definition "X-Plasma-NotificationAreaCategory" with type "QString"
Found property definition "X-Plasma-DBusActivationService" with type "QString"
Found property definition "X-KDE-ParentApp" with type "QString"
Found property definition "X-Plasma-Provides" with type "QStringList"
Found property definition "X-Plasma-PreloadWeight" with type "int"
Found property definition "X-Plasma-ConfigPlugins" with type "QStringList"
Found property definition "X-Plasma-StandAloneApp" with type "bool"
Found property definition "X-Plasma-RequiredExtensions" with type "QStringList"
Found property definition "NoDisplay" with type "bool"
Generated "/home/david/code/plasma-systemd/build/org.kde.systemd-control-plasmoids-metadata.json"

[ 16%] Built target org.kde.systemd-control-plasmoids-metadata-json
Scanning dependencies of target plasmoidplugin_autogen
[ 33%] Automatic MOC for target plasmoidplugin
[ 33%] Built target plasmoidplugin_autogen
Scanning dependencies of target plasmoidplugin
[ 50%] Building CXX object process/CMakeFiles/plasmoidplugin.dir/plasmoidplugin_autogen/mocs_compilation.cpp.o
In file included from /home/david/code/plasma-systemd/build/process/plasmoidplugin_autogen/EWIEGA46WW/moc_plugin.cpp:10,
from /home/david/code/plasma-systemd/build/process/plasmoidplugin_autogen/mocs_compilation.cpp:2:
/home/david/code/plasma-systemd/process/plugin.h:32:10: warning: ‘virtual void Plugin::registerTypes(const char*)’ can be marked override [-Wsuggest-override]
32 | void registerTypes(const char uri);
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
[ 66%] Building CXX object process/CMakeFiles/plasmoidplugin.dir/plugin.cpp.o
In file included from /home/david/code/plasma-systemd/process/plugin.cpp:21:
/home/david/code/plasma-systemd/process/plugin.h:32:10: warning: ‘virtual void Plugin::registerTypes(const char)’ can be marked override [-Wsuggest-override]
32 | void registerTypes(const char uri);
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
/home/david/code/plasma-systemd/process/plugin.cpp: In member function ‘virtual void Plugin::registerTypes(const char)’:
/home/david/code/plasma-systemd/process/plugin.cpp:24:40: warning: unused parameter ‘uri’ [-Wunused-parameter]
24 | void Plugin::registerTypes(const char *uri) {
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~
[ 83%] Building CXX object process/CMakeFiles/plasmoidplugin.dir/process.cpp.o
[100%] Linking CXX shared library libplasmoidplugin.so
[100%] Built target plasmoidplugin

sudo make install - (make install on its own doesnt have the rights to copy to /usr)
[sudo] password for root:
[ 16%] Built target org.kde.systemd-control-plasmoids-metadata-json
[ 33%] Automatic MOC for target plasmoidplugin
[ 33%] Built target plasmoidplugin_autogen
[100%] Built target plasmoidplugin
Install the project...
-- Install configuration: "Release"
-- Up-to-date: /home/david/code/plasma-systemd/build/kf5-config/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.systemd-control -- Up-to-date: /home/david/code/plasma-systemd/build/kf5-config/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.systemd-control/contents
-- Up-to-date: /home/david/code/plasma-systemd/build/kf5-config/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.systemd-control/contents/config -- Up-to-date: /home/david/code/plasma-systemd/build/kf5-config/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.systemd-control/contents/config/config.qml
-- Up-to-date: /home/david/code/plasma-systemd/build/kf5-config/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.systemd-control/contents/config/main.xml -- Up-to-date: /home/david/code/plasma-systemd/build/kf5-config/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.systemd-control/contents/ui
-- Up-to-date: /home/david/code/plasma-systemd/build/kf5-config/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.systemd-control/contents/ui/config -- Up-to-date: /home/david/code/plasma-systemd/build/kf5-config/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.systemd-control/contents/ui/config/Config.qml
-- Up-to-date: /home/david/code/plasma-systemd/build/kf5-config/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.systemd-control/contents/ui/main.qml -- Up-to-date: /home/david/code/plasma-systemd/build/kf5-config/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.systemd-control/metadata.desktop
-- Up-to-date: /home/david/code/plasma-systemd/build/kf5-config/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.systemd-control/metadata.json -- Up-to-date: /home/david/code/plasma-systemd/build/kf5-config/share/metainfo/org.kde.systemd-control.appdata.xml
-- Up-to-date: /home/david/code/plasma-systemd/build/kf5-config/share/kservices5/plasma-applet-org.kde.systemd-control.desktop -- Installing: /usr/lib64/qt5/qml/Process/libplasmoidplugin.so -- Set runtime path of "/usr/lib64/qt5/qml/Process/libplasmoidplugin.so" to "/home/david/code/plasma-systemd/build/kf5-config/lib"
-- Installing: /usr/lib64/qt5/qml/Process/qmldir

[naraesk]

What does kf5-config --prefix prints on your system? This should be the installation directory of KDE In 99% of all cases this should be /usr. Looks like the command does not work on your system, does it?

[mightywomble]

Sure here is the output, it appears /usr is the install directory for my normal user AND sudo

david@linux-7u1e ~> kf5-config --prefix
/usr
david@linux-7u1e ~> sudo kf5-config --prefix
[sudo] password for root: 
Error: could not determine $DISPLAY.
QStandardPaths: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set, defaulting to '/tmp/runtime-root'
QStandardPaths: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set, defaulting to '/tmp/runtime-root'
QStandardPaths: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set, defaulting to '/tmp/runtime-root'
/usr

[naraesk]

Ok, this is strange. The problem is that kf5-config --prefix as part of the cmake command is not executed. Do you use a different shell or anything special? Anyway, the following should work

cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DLIB_INSTALL_DIR=lib -DKDE_INSTALL_USE_QT_SYS_PATHS=ON ../
make
make install