https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=490926
Bug ID: 490926
Summary: MacOS: Language servers don't start, due to no PATH
definition in GUI
Classification: Applications
Product: kate
Version: Git
Platform: macOS (DMG)
OS: Other
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: kwrite-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: lassi.vaatamoi...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
When starting from the GUI in MacOS, Language servers cannot be started, since
Kate cannot find them in PATH
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install bash-language-server via Homebrew
2. Open Kate from MacOS panel or via Finder
3. Browse to a Bash script file to start language server
OBSERVED RESULT
"Failed to find server binary: bash-language-server. Please check your PATH
for the binary."
EXPECTED RESULT
bash-anguage-server would be started
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Kate: 24.11.70 / Nightly build: kate-master-7636-macos-clang-x86_64.dmg
macOS: Ventura 13.6.7
Qt Version: 6.7.1
KDE Frameworks: 6.4.0
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
/etc/paths: contains /usr/local/bin, so it is added to PATH in Bash shell.
When starting from bash shell: '/Applications/kate.app/Contents/MacOS/kate',
the Language Server also starts OK.
So this looks like a path setting issue and/or issue with starting other
processes in macOS.
WORKAROUNDS TRIED (but not leading to solution):
1. I tried setting the path into .plist file in Kate.app via LSEnvironment, but
that did not help, or I could not make it properly effective.
2. Also, I tried setting the application path in the LSP settings to the JSON
"path" attribute of bash-language-server, but still the same error message
appeared about not able to locate bash-language-server in PATH
3. When setting the full path '/usr/local/bin/bash-language-server' to the
"command" field in the User Server settings, I get a bit forward: "env: node:
No such file or directory". Node would be in /usr/local/bin/node , too. So now
it seems to progress up to the bash-language-server, but it cannot find node
from the PATH. (Same problem would probably happen with almost all other LSP
servers.)
So the PATH should be somehow set to Kate.app , but I have not yet found a way.
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