improve QProcess handling

ensure we take executables from PATH for execution instead possibly from current working directory
or the working directory set for the QProcess

addons/cmake-tools/cmakecompletion.cpp

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <KTextEditor/View>
 
 #include <QProcess>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 
 struct CMakeComplData {
     std::vector<QByteArray> m_commands;
@@ -18,8 +19,14 @@ struct CMakeComplData {
 
 static QByteArray runCMake(const QString &arg)
 {
+    // only use cmake from PATH
+    static const auto cmakeExecutable = QStandardPaths::findExecutable(QStringLiteral("cmake"));
+    if (cmakeExecutable.isEmpty()) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
     QProcess p;
-    p.start(QStringLiteral("cmake"), {arg});
+    p.start(cmakeExecutable, {arg});
     if (p.waitForStarted() && p.waitForFinished()) {
         if (p.exitCode() == 0 && p.exitStatus() == QProcess::NormalExit) {
             return p.readAllStandardOutput();

addons/compiler-explorer/compiledbreader.cpp

@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ std::optional<QString> getDotGitPath(const QString &repo)
 {
     /* This call is intentionally blocking because we need git path for everything else */
     QProcess git;
-    setupGitProcess(git, repo, {QStringLiteral("rev-parse"), QStringLiteral("--absolute-git-dir")});
+    if (!setupGitProcess(git, repo, {QStringLiteral("rev-parse"), QStringLiteral("--absolute-git-dir")})) {
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
     git.start(QProcess::ReadOnly);
     if (git.waitForStarted() && git.waitForFinished(-1)) {
         if (git.exitStatus() != QProcess::NormalExit || git.exitCode() != 0) {

addons/externaltools/katetoolrunner.cpp

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <KTextEditor/View>
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QRegularExpression>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 
 KateToolRunner::KateToolRunner(std::unique_ptr<KateExternalTool> tool, KTextEditor::View *view, QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
@@ -40,6 +41,12 @@ KateExternalTool *KateToolRunner::tool() const
 
 void KateToolRunner::run()
 {
+    // always only execute the tool from PATH
+    const auto fullExecutable = QStandardPaths::findExecutable(m_tool->executable);
+    if (fullExecutable.isEmpty()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (!m_tool->workingDir.isEmpty()) {
         m_process->setWorkingDirectory(m_tool->workingDir);
     } else if (m_view) {
@@ -72,7 +79,7 @@ void KateToolRunner::run()
     });
 
     const QStringList args = KShell::splitArgs(m_tool->arguments);
-    m_process->start(m_tool->executable, args);
+    m_process->start(fullExecutable, args);
 }
 
 void KateToolRunner::waitForFinished()

addons/gdbplugin/debugview.cpp

@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
 #include "debugview.h"
 
 #include <QFile>
+#include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QRegularExpression>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QTimer>
 
 #include <KLocalizedString>
@@ -48,7 +50,20 @@ void DebugView::runDebugger(const GDBTargetConf &conf, const QStringList &ioFifo
     if (conf.executable.isEmpty()) {
         return;
     }
+
     m_targetConf = conf;
+
+    // no chance if no debugger configured
+    if (m_targetConf.gdbCmd.isEmpty()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // only run debugger from PATH or the absolute executable path we specified
+    const auto fullExecutable = QFileInfo(m_targetConf.gdbCmd).isAbsolute() ? m_targetConf.gdbCmd : QStandardPaths::findExecutable(m_targetConf.gdbCmd);
+    if (fullExecutable.isEmpty()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (ioFifos.size() == 3) {
         m_ioPipeString = QStringLiteral("< %1 1> %2 2> %3").arg(ioFifos[0], ioFifos[1], ioFifos[2]);
     }
@@ -69,7 +84,7 @@ void DebugView::runDebugger(const GDBTargetConf &conf, const QStringList &ioFifo
 
         connect(&m_debugProcess, static_cast<void (QProcess::*)(int, QProcess::ExitStatus)>(&QProcess::finished), this, &DebugView::slotDebugFinished);
 
-        m_debugProcess.start(m_targetConf.gdbCmd, QStringList());
+        m_debugProcess.start(fullExecutable, QStringList());
 
         m_nextCommands << QStringLiteral("set pagination off");
         m_state = ready;

addons/git-blame/commitfilesview.cpp

@@ -263,7 +263,9 @@ static void createFileTree(QStandardItem *parent, const QString &basePath, const
 static std::optional<QString> getGitCmdOutput(const QString &workDir, const QStringList &args)
 {
     QProcess git;
-    setupGitProcess(git, workDir, args);
+    if (!setupGitProcess(git, workDir, args)) {
+        return {};
+    }
     git.start(QProcess::ReadOnly);
     if (git.waitForStarted() && git.waitForFinished(-1)) {
         if (git.exitStatus() != QProcess::NormalExit || git.exitCode() != 0) {
@@ -365,9 +367,12 @@ void CommitDiffTreeView::openCommit(const QString &hash, const QString &filePath
     m_commitHash = hash;
 
     QProcess *git = new QProcess(this);
-    setupGitProcess(*git,
-                    QFileInfo(filePath).absolutePath(),
-                    {QStringLiteral("show"), hash, QStringLiteral("--numstat"), QStringLiteral("--pretty=oneline"), QStringLiteral("-z")});
+    if (!setupGitProcess(*git,
+                         QFileInfo(filePath).absolutePath(),
+                         {QStringLiteral("show"), hash, QStringLiteral("--numstat"), QStringLiteral("--pretty=oneline"), QStringLiteral("-z")})) {
+        delete git;
+        return;
+    }
     connect(git, &QProcess::finished, this, [this, git, filePath](int e, QProcess::ExitStatus s) {
         git->deleteLater();
         if (e != 0 || s != QProcess::NormalExit) {
@@ -440,7 +445,9 @@ void CommitDiffTreeView::showDiff(const QModelIndex &idx)
 {
     const QString file = idx.data(FileItem::Path).toString();
     QProcess git;
-    setupGitProcess(git, m_gitDir, {QStringLiteral("show"), m_commitHash, QStringLiteral("--"), file});
+    if (!setupGitProcess(git, m_gitDir, {QStringLiteral("show"), m_commitHash, QStringLiteral("--"), file})) {
+        return;
+    }
     git.start(QProcess::ReadOnly);
 
     if (git.waitForStarted() && git.waitForFinished(-1)) {

addons/git-blame/kategitblameplugin.cpp

@@ -263,7 +263,9 @@ void KateGitBlamePluginView::startBlameProcess(const QUrl &url)
     QDir dir{url.toLocalFile()};
     dir.cdUp();
 
-    setupGitProcess(m_blameInfoProc, dir.absolutePath(), {QStringLiteral("blame"), QStringLiteral("-p"), QStringLiteral("./%1").arg(fileName)});
+    if (!setupGitProcess(m_blameInfoProc, dir.absolutePath(), {QStringLiteral("blame"), QStringLiteral("-p"), QStringLiteral("./%1").arg(fileName)})) {
+        return;
+    }
     m_blameInfoProc.start(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
     m_blameUrl = url;
 }
@@ -278,7 +280,9 @@ void KateGitBlamePluginView::startShowProcess(const QUrl &url, const QString &ha
     QDir dir{url.toLocalFile()};
     dir.cdUp();
 
-    setupGitProcess(m_showProc, dir.absolutePath(), {QStringLiteral("show"), hash, QStringLiteral("--numstat")});
+    if (!setupGitProcess(m_showProc, dir.absolutePath(), {QStringLiteral("show"), hash, QStringLiteral("--numstat")})) {
+        return;
+    }
     m_showProc.start(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
 }
 

addons/kate-ctags/gotosymbolmodel.cpp

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QProcess>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 
 GotoSymbolModel::GotoSymbolModel(QObject *parent)
     : QAbstractTableModel(parent)
@@ -58,16 +59,24 @@ void GotoSymbolModel::refresh(const QString &filePath)
     m_rows.clear();
     endResetModel();
 
+    // only use ctags from PATH
+    static const auto fullExecutablePath = QStandardPaths::findExecutable(QStringLiteral("ctags"));
+    if (fullExecutablePath.isEmpty()) {
+        beginResetModel();
+        m_rows.append(SymbolItem{i18n("CTags executable not found."), -1, QIcon()});
+        endResetModel();
+        return;
+    }
+
     QProcess p;
-    p.start(QStringLiteral("ctags"), {QStringLiteral("-x"), QStringLiteral("--_xformat=%{name}%{signature}\t%{kind}\t%{line}"), filePath});
+    p.start(fullExecutablePath, {QStringLiteral("-x"), QStringLiteral("--_xformat=%{name}%{signature}\t%{kind}\t%{line}"), filePath});
 
     QByteArray out;
     if (p.waitForFinished()) {
         out = p.readAllStandardOutput();
     } else {
-        qWarning() << "Ctags failed";
         beginResetModel();
-        m_rows.append(SymbolItem{i18n("CTags executable not found."), -1, QIcon()});
+        m_rows.append(SymbolItem{i18n("CTags executable failed to execute."), -1, QIcon()});
         endResetModel();
         return;
     }

addons/project/comparebranchesview.cpp

@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@ void CompareBranchesView::showDiff(const QModelIndex &idx)
 {
     auto file = idx.data(Qt::UserRole).toString().remove(m_gitDir + QLatin1Char('/'));
     QProcess git;
-    setupGitProcess(git, m_gitDir, {QStringLiteral("diff"), QStringLiteral("%1...%2").arg(m_fromBr).arg(m_toBr), QStringLiteral("--"), file});
+    if (!setupGitProcess(git, m_gitDir, {QStringLiteral("diff"), QStringLiteral("%1...%2").arg(m_fromBr).arg(m_toBr), QStringLiteral("--"), file})) {
+        return;
+    }
     git.start(QProcess::ReadOnly);
 
     if (git.waitForStarted() && git.waitForFinished(-1)) {

addons/project/filehistorywidget.cpp

@@ -231,9 +231,12 @@ FileHistoryWidget::~FileHistoryWidget()
 // git log --format=%H%n%aN%n%aE%n%at%n%ct%n%P%n%B --author-date-order
 void FileHistoryWidget::getFileHistory(const QString &file)
 {
-    setupGitProcess(m_git,
-                    QFileInfo(file).absolutePath(),
-                    {QStringLiteral("log"), QStringLiteral("--format=%H%n%aN%n%aE%n%at%n%ct%n%P%n%B"), QStringLiteral("-z"), file});
+    if (!setupGitProcess(m_git,
+                         QFileInfo(file).absolutePath(),
+                         {QStringLiteral("log"), QStringLiteral("--format=%H%n%aN%n%aE%n%at%n%ct%n%P%n%B"), QStringLiteral("-z"), file})) {
+        Q_EMIT errorMessage(i18n("Failed to get file history: git executable not found in PATH"), true);
+        return;
+    }
 
     connect(&m_git, &QProcess::readyReadStandardOutput, this, [this] {
         auto commits = parseCommits(m_git.readAllStandardOutput().split(0x00));
@@ -258,7 +261,10 @@ void FileHistoryWidget::itemClicked(const QModelIndex &idx)
 
     const auto commit = idx.data(CommitListModel::CommitRole).value<Commit>();
 
-    setupGitProcess(git, fi.absolutePath(), {QStringLiteral("show"), QString::fromUtf8(commit.hash), QStringLiteral("--"), m_file});
+    if (!setupGitProcess(git, fi.absolutePath(), {QStringLiteral("show"), QString::fromUtf8(commit.hash), QStringLiteral("--"), m_file})) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     git.start(QProcess::ReadOnly);
     if (git.waitForStarted() && git.waitForFinished(-1)) {
         if (git.exitStatus() != QProcess::NormalExit || git.exitCode() != 0) {

addons/project/git/gitstatus.cpp

@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ static void numStatForStatus(QVector<GitUtils::StatusItem> &list, const QString
                                : QStringList{QStringLiteral("diff"), QStringLiteral("--numstat"), QStringLiteral("--staged"), QStringLiteral("-z")};
 
     QProcess git;
-    setupGitProcess(git, workDir, args);
+    if (!setupGitProcess(git, workDir, args)) {
+        return;
+    }
     git.start(QProcess::ReadOnly);
     if (git.waitForStarted() && git.waitForFinished(-1)) {
         if (git.exitStatus() != QProcess::NormalExit || git.exitCode() != 0) {

addons/project/git/gitutils.cpp

@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 bool GitUtils::isGitRepo(const QString &repo)
 {
     QProcess git;
-    setupGitProcess(git, repo, {QStringLiteral("rev-parse"), QStringLiteral("--is-inside-work-tree")});
+    if (!setupGitProcess(git, repo, {QStringLiteral("rev-parse"), QStringLiteral("--is-inside-work-tree")})) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     git.start(QProcess::ReadOnly);
     if (git.waitForStarted() && git.waitForFinished(-1)) {
         return git.readAll().trimmed() == "true";
@@ -27,7 +30,10 @@ std::optional<QString> GitUtils::getDotGitPath(const QString &repo)
 {
     /* This call is intentionally blocking because we need git path for everything else */
     QProcess git;
-    setupGitProcess(git, repo, {QStringLiteral("rev-parse"), QStringLiteral("--absolute-git-dir")});
+    if (!setupGitProcess(git, repo, {QStringLiteral("rev-parse"), QStringLiteral("--absolute-git-dir")})) {
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+
     git.start(QProcess::ReadOnly);
     if (git.waitForStarted() && git.waitForFinished(-1)) {
         if (git.exitStatus() != QProcess::NormalExit || git.exitCode() != 0) {
@@ -57,7 +63,10 @@ QString GitUtils::getCurrentBranchName(const QString &repo)
 
     for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
         QProcess git;
-        setupGitProcess(git, repo, argsList[i]);
+        if (!setupGitProcess(git, repo, argsList[i])) {
+            return QString();
+        }
+
         git.start(QProcess::ReadOnly);
         if (git.waitForStarted() && git.waitForFinished(-1)) {
             if (git.exitStatus() == QProcess::NormalExit && git.exitCode() == 0) {
@@ -73,7 +82,10 @@ QString GitUtils::getCurrentBranchName(const QString &repo)
 GitUtils::CheckoutResult GitUtils::checkoutBranch(const QString &repo, const QString &branch)
 {
     QProcess git;
-    setupGitProcess(git, repo, {QStringLiteral("checkout"), branch});
+    if (!setupGitProcess(git, repo, {QStringLiteral("checkout"), branch})) {
+        return CheckoutResult{};
+    }
+
     git.start(QProcess::ReadOnly);
     CheckoutResult res;
     res.branch = branch;
@@ -91,7 +103,11 @@ GitUtils::CheckoutResult GitUtils::checkoutNewBranch(const QString &repo, const
     if (!fromBranch.isEmpty()) {
         args.append(fromBranch);
     }
-    setupGitProcess(git, repo, args);
+
+    if (!setupGitProcess(git, repo, args)) {
+        return CheckoutResult{};
+    }
+
     git.start(QProcess::ReadOnly);
     CheckoutResult res;
     res.branch = newBranch;
@@ -132,7 +148,10 @@ QVector<GitUtils::Branch> GitUtils::getAllBranchesAndTags(const QString &repo, R
         args.append(QStringLiteral("--sort=-taggerdate"));
     }
 
-    setupGitProcess(git, repo, args);
+    if (!setupGitProcess(git, repo, args)) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
     git.start(QProcess::ReadOnly);
     QVector<Branch> branches;
     if (git.waitForStarted() && git.waitForFinished(-1)) {
@@ -168,7 +187,10 @@ QVector<GitUtils::Branch> GitUtils::getAllLocalBranchesWithLastCommitSubject(con
                      QStringLiteral("--sort=-committerdate"),
                      QStringLiteral("refs/heads")};
 
-    setupGitProcess(git, repo, args);
+    if (!setupGitProcess(git, repo, args)) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
     git.start(QProcess::ReadOnly);
     QVector<Branch> branches;
     if (git.waitForStarted() && git.waitForFinished(-1)) {
@@ -202,7 +224,10 @@ std::pair<QString, QString> GitUtils::getLastCommitMessage(const QString &repo)
 {
     // git log -1 --pretty=%B
     QProcess git;
-    setupGitProcess(git, repo, {QStringLiteral("log"), QStringLiteral("-1"), QStringLiteral("--pretty=%B")});
+    if (!setupGitProcess(git, repo, {QStringLiteral("log"), QStringLiteral("-1"), QStringLiteral("--pretty=%B")})) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
     git.start(QProcess::ReadOnly);
     if (git.waitForStarted() && git.waitForFinished(-1)) {
         if (git.exitCode() != 0 || git.exitStatus() != QProcess::NormalExit) {
@@ -233,7 +258,10 @@ GitUtils::Result GitUtils::deleteBranches(const QStringList &branches, const QSt
     args << branches;
 
     QProcess git;
-    setupGitProcess(git, repo, args);
+    if (!setupGitProcess(git, repo, args)) {
+        return {};
+    }
+
     git.start(QProcess::ReadOnly);
     if (git.waitForStarted() && git.waitForFinished(-1)) {
         QString out = QString::fromLatin1(git.readAllStandardError()) + QString::fromLatin1(git.readAllStandardOutput());

addons/project/gitwidget.cpp

@@ -574,8 +574,9 @@ void GitWidget::launchExternalDiffTool(const QString &file, bool staged)
     args.append(file);
 
     QProcess git;
-    setupGitProcess(git, m_gitPath, args);
-    git.startDetached();
+    if (setupGitProcess(git, m_gitPath, args)) {
+        git.startDetached();
+    }
 }
 
 void GitWidget::commitChanges(const QString &msg, const QString &desc, bool signOff, bool amend)
@@ -777,7 +778,12 @@ void GitWidget::branchCompareFiles(const QString &from, const QString &to)
     auto args = QStringList{QStringLiteral("diff"), QStringLiteral("%1...%2").arg(from).arg(to), QStringLiteral("--name-status")};
 
     QProcess git;
-    setupGitProcess(git, m_gitPath, args);
+
+    // early out if we can't find git
+    if (!setupGitProcess(git, m_gitPath, args)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     git.start(QProcess::ReadOnly);
     if (git.waitForStarted() && git.waitForFinished(-1)) {
         if (git.exitStatus() != QProcess::NormalExit || git.exitCode() != 0) {
@@ -799,7 +805,12 @@ void GitWidget::branchCompareFiles(const QString &from, const QString &to)
 
     // get --num-stat
     args = QStringList{QStringLiteral("diff"), QStringLiteral("%1...%2").arg(from).arg(to), QStringLiteral("--numstat"), QStringLiteral("-z")};
-    setupGitProcess(git, m_gitPath, args);
+
+    // early out if we can't find git
+    if (!setupGitProcess(git, m_gitPath, args)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     git.start(QProcess::ReadOnly);
     if (git.waitForStarted() && git.waitForFinished(-1)) {
         if (git.exitStatus() != QProcess::NormalExit || git.exitCode() != 0) {

addons/project/kateprojectindex.cpp

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QProcess>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 
 /**
  * include ctags reading
@@ -73,6 +74,12 @@ void KateProjectIndex::loadCtags(const QStringList &files, const QVariantMap &ct
      */
     m_ctagsIndexFile->close();
 
+    // only use ctags from PATH
+    static const auto fullExecutablePath = QStandardPaths::findExecutable(QStringLiteral("ctags"));
+    if (fullExecutablePath.isEmpty()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     /**
      * try to run ctags for all files in this project
      * output to our ctags index file
@@ -85,7 +92,7 @@ void KateProjectIndex::loadCtags(const QStringList &files, const QVariantMap &ct
     for (const QVariant &optVariant : opts) {
         args << optVariant.toString();
     }
-    ctags.start(QStringLiteral("ctags"), args);
+    ctags.start(fullExecutablePath, args);
     if (!ctags.waitForStarted()) {
         return;
     }

addons/project/kateprojectinfoviewcodeanalysis.cpp

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QHBoxLayout>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QToolTip>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 
@@ -134,14 +135,18 @@ void KateProjectInfoViewCodeAnalysis::slotStartStopClicked()
     connect(m_analyzer, &QProcess::readyRead, this, &KateProjectInfoViewCodeAnalysis::slotReadyRead);
     connect(m_analyzer, static_cast<void (QProcess::*)(int, QProcess::ExitStatus)>(&QProcess::finished), this, &KateProjectInfoViewCodeAnalysis::finished);
 
-    m_analyzer->start(m_analysisTool->path(), m_analysisTool->arguments());
+    // ensure we only run the code analyzer from PATH
+    const QString fullExecutable = QStandardPaths::findExecutable(m_analysisTool->path());
+    if (!fullExecutable.isEmpty()) {
+        m_analyzer->start(fullExecutable, m_analysisTool->arguments());
+    }
 
     if (m_messageWidget) {
         delete m_messageWidget;
         m_messageWidget = nullptr;
     }
 
-    if (!m_analyzer->waitForStarted()) {
+    if (fullExecutable.isEmpty() || !m_analyzer->waitForStarted()) {
         m_messageWidget = new KMessageWidget(this);
         m_messageWidget->setCloseButtonVisible(true);
         m_messageWidget->setMessageType(KMessageWidget::Warning);

addons/project/kateprojectworker.cpp

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <QRegularExpression>
 #include <QSet>
 #include <QSettings>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QThread>
 #include <QTime>
 #include <QtConcurrent>
@@ -446,10 +447,12 @@ QVector<QString> KateProjectWorker::filesFromGit(const QDir &dir, bool recursive
 
 QVector<QString> KateProjectWorker::gitFiles(const QDir &dir, bool recursive, const QStringList &args, bool ignoreBinaryFiles)
 {
+    QVector<QString> files;
     QProcess git;
-    setupGitProcess(git, dir.absolutePath(), args);
+    if (!setupGitProcess(git, dir.absolutePath(), args)) {
+        return files;
+    }
     git.start(QProcess::ReadOnly);
-    QVector<QString> files;
     if (!git.waitForStarted() || !git.waitForFinished(-1)) {
         return files;
     }
@@ -482,13 +485,18 @@ QVector<QString> KateProjectWorker::gitFiles(const QDir &dir, bool recursive, co
 
 QVector<QString> KateProjectWorker::filesFromMercurial(const QDir &dir, bool recursive)
 {
+    // only use version control from PATH
     QVector<QString> files;
+    static const auto fullExecutablePath = QStandardPaths::findExecutable(QStringLiteral("hg"));
+    if (fullExecutablePath.isEmpty()) {
+        return files;
+    }
 
     QProcess hg;
     hg.setWorkingDirectory(dir.absolutePath());
     QStringList args;
     args << QStringLiteral("manifest") << QStringLiteral(".");
-    hg.start(QStringLiteral("hg"), args, QProcess::ReadOnly);
+    hg.start(fullExecutablePath, args, QProcess::ReadOnly);
     if (!hg.waitForStarted() || !hg.waitForFinished(-1)) {
         return files;
     }
@@ -509,7 +517,12 @@ QVector<QString> KateProjectWorker::filesFromMercurial(const QDir &dir, bool rec
 
 QVector<QString> KateProjectWorker::filesFromSubversion(const QDir &dir, bool recursive)
 {
+    // only use version control from PATH
     QVector<QString> files;
+    static const auto fullExecutablePath = QStandardPaths::findExecutable(QStringLiteral("svn"));
+    if (fullExecutablePath.isEmpty()) {
+        return files;
+    }
 
     QProcess svn;
     svn.setWorkingDirectory(dir.absolutePath());
@@ -520,7 +533,7 @@ QVector<QString> KateProjectWorker::filesFromSubversion(const QDir &dir, bool re
     } else {
         args << QStringLiteral("--depth=files");
     }
-    svn.start(QStringLiteral("svn"), args, QProcess::ReadOnly);
+    svn.start(fullExecutablePath, args, QProcess::ReadOnly);
     if (!svn.waitForStarted() || !svn.waitForFinished(-1)) {
         return files;
     }
@@ -571,18 +584,21 @@ QVector<QString> KateProjectWorker::filesFromSubversion(const QDir &dir, bool re
 
 QVector<QString> KateProjectWorker::filesFromDarcs(const QDir &dir, bool recursive)
 {
+    // only use version control from PATH
     QVector<QString> files;
+    static const auto fullExecutablePath = QStandardPaths::findExecutable(QStringLiteral("darcs"));
+    if (fullExecutablePath.isEmpty()) {
+        return files;
+    }
 
-    const QString cmd = QStringLiteral("darcs");
     QString root;
-
     {
         QProcess darcs;
         darcs.setWorkingDirectory(dir.absolutePath());
         QStringList args;
         args << QStringLiteral("list") << QStringLiteral("repo");
 
-        darcs.start(cmd, args, QProcess::ReadOnly);
+        darcs.start(fullExecutablePath, args, QProcess::ReadOnly);
 
         if (!darcs.waitForStarted() || !darcs.waitForFinished(-1)) {
             return files;
@@ -606,7 +622,7 @@ QVector<QString> KateProjectWorker::filesFromDarcs(const QDir &dir, bool recursi
         darcs.setWorkingDirectory(dir.absolutePath());
         args << QStringLiteral("list") << QStringLiteral("files") << QStringLiteral("--no-directories") << QStringLiteral("--pending");
 
-        darcs.start(cmd, args, QProcess::ReadOnly);
+        darcs.start(fullExecutablePath, args, QProcess::ReadOnly);
 
         if (!darcs.waitForStarted() || !darcs.waitForFinished(-1)) {
             return files;
@@ -631,13 +647,18 @@ QVector<QString> KateProjectWorker::filesFromDarcs(const QDir &dir, bool recursi
 
 QVector<QString> KateProjectWorker::filesFromFossil(const QDir &dir, bool recursive)
 {
+    // only use version control from PATH
     QVector<QString> files;
+    static const auto fullExecutablePath = QStandardPaths::findExecutable(QStringLiteral("fossil"));
+    if (fullExecutablePath.isEmpty()) {
+        return files;
+    }
 
     QProcess fossil;
     fossil.setWorkingDirectory(dir.absolutePath());
     QStringList args;
     args << QStringLiteral("ls");
-    fossil.start(QStringLiteral("fossil"), args, QProcess::ReadOnly);
+    fossil.start(fullExecutablePath, args, QProcess::ReadOnly);
     if (!fossil.waitForStarted() || !fossil.waitForFinished(-1)) {
         return files;
     }

addons/project/stashdialog.cpp

@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 
 #include <kfts_fuzzy_match.h>
 
+#include <gitprocess.h>
+
 constexpr int StashIndexRole = Qt::UserRole + 2;
 
 class StashFilterModel final : public QSortFilterProxyModel
@@ -218,11 +220,10 @@ void StashDialog::slotReturnPressed()
     hide();
 }
 
-QProcess *StashDialog::gitp()
+QProcess *StashDialog::gitp(const QStringList &arguments)
 {
     auto git = new QProcess(this);
-    git->setProgram(QStringLiteral("git"));
-    git->setWorkingDirectory(m_gitPath);