5.9.1.2

When launching mintsources, timeshift or an app which Exec field (in the desktop file)
starts with pkexec, nothing happens and the output states:

"Refusing to render service to dead parents."

For some reason this does not happen on fresh LMDE 4 and Mint 19.3 installations,
but it happens on LMDE 3 -> LMDE 4 and 19.1 -> 19.3 upgrades.

Similar bugs were fixed in nemo and cinnamon. Pkexec is known to cause issues
depending on how it's launched.

Specifying DO_NOT_REAP_CHILD in the spawn flags helps here. Afaik it makes it so
we're the parent of the pkexec process during launch. Pkexec fails to launch
otherwise.

gather_pid_callback() does nothing, it's just there to ack the pid callback. Afaik
this helps preventing zombie [defunct] processes when they terminate.

debian/changelog

@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+mintmenu (5.9.1.2) debbie; urgency=medium
+
+  [ gm10 ]
+  * Places: Don't hardcode file browser (#204)
+  * Applications: Fix keypress event handler (#205)
+
+  [ Andrew ]
+  * Fix broke running with "xdg-su" in exec field (#200)
+
+  [ Clement Lefebvre ]
+  * Fix launching pkexec applications (#248)
+
+ -- Clement Lefebvre <root@linuxmint.com>  Tue, 31 Mar 2020 12:37:33 +0100
+
+mintmenu (5.9.1.1) debbie; urgency=medium
+
+  * Inject the app version during the build
+
+ -- Clement Lefebvre <root@linuxmint.com>  Thu, 19 Mar 2020 11:04:38 +0000
+
 mintmenu (5.9.1) tessa; urgency=medium
 
   * Change default menu icon

debian/rules

@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
 
+DEB_VERSION := $(shell dpkg-parsechangelog | egrep '^Version:' | cut -f 2 -d ' ')
+
 %:
-	dh ${@} --with python2
+	dh ${@} --with-python2
+
+# Inject version number in the code
+override_dh_installdeb:
+	dh_installdeb
+	for pkg in $$(dh_listpackages -i); do \
+		find debian/$$pkg -type f -exec sed -i -e s/__DEB_VERSION__/$(DEB_VERSION)/g {} +; \
+	done

usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/mintMenu.py

@@ -679,9 +679,7 @@ class MenuWin( object ):
 
         about = Gtk.AboutDialog()
         about.set_name("mintMenu")
-        import commands
+        about.set_version("__DEB_VERSION__")
-        version = commands.getoutput("/usr/lib/linuxmint/common/version.py mintmenu")
-        about.set_version(version)
         try:
             h = open('/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL','r')
             s = h.readlines()

usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py

@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
         self.filterTimer = None
         self.menuChangedTimer = None
         # Hookup for text input
-        self.content_holder.connect( "key-press-event", self.keyPress )
+        self.keyPress_handler = self.mintMenuWin.window.connect( "key-press-event", self.keyPress )
 
         self.favoritesBox.connect( "drag-data-received", self.ReceiveCallback )
 
@@ -324,6 +324,8 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
         self.categoriesBox.destroy()
         self.favoritesBox.destroy()
 
+        self.mintMenuWin.window.disconnect(self.keyPress_handler)
+
         self.settings.notifyRemoveAll()
 
     def changePluginSize( self, settings, key, args ):
@@ -843,23 +845,11 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
         self.searchEntry.set_text( "" )
         self.Filter( widget, category )
 
-    # Forward all text to the search box
     def keyPress( self, widget, event ):
-
+        """ Forward all text to the search box """
-        if event.string.strip() != "" or event.keyval == Gdk.KEY_BackSpace:
+        if event.string.strip() or event.keyval == Gdk.KEY_space:
-            self.searchEntry.grab_focus()
-            self.searchEntry.set_position( -1 )
             self.searchEntry.event( event )
             return True
-
-
-        if event.keyval == Gdk.KEY_space:
-            self.searchEntry.event( event )
-            return True
-
-        if event.keyval == Gdk.KEY_Down and self.searchEntry.is_focus():
-            self.applicationsBox.get_children()[0].grab_focus()
-
         return False
 
     def favPopup( self, widget, event ):

usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/easybuttons.py

@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ class ApplicationLauncher( easyButton ):
                     cmd = "mate-terminal -e \"" + self.appExec + "\""
                 Execute(cmd, self.appPath)
             else:
-                Execute(self.appExec, self.appPath)
+                Execute(None, desktopFile=self.desktopFile)
 
     def uninstall (self, *args ):
         Execute("mint-remove-application " + self.desktopFile)

usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/execute.py

@@ -1,46 +1,49 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python2
 
 import os
+from gi.repository import Gio, GLib
 
 def RemoveArgs(Execline):
-    NewExecline = []
+    if isinstance(Execline, list):
-    Specials=["\"%c\"", "%f","%F","%u","%U","%d","%D","%n","%N","%i","%c","%k","%v","%m","%M", "-caption", "/bin/sh", "sh", "-c", "STARTED_FROM_MENU=yes"]
+        Execline = ' '.join(Execline)
-    for elem in Execline:
+
-        elem = elem.replace("'","")
+    Specials = ["%f", "%F", "%u", "%U", "%d", "%D", "%n", "%N", "%i", "%c", "%k", "%v", "%m", "%M",
-        elem = elem.replace("\"", "")
+                "STARTED_FROM_MENU=yes"]
-        if elem not in Specials:
+    for spec in Specials:
-            print elem
+        if spec in Execline:
-            NewExecline.append(elem)
+            Execline = Execline.replace(spec, "")
-    return NewExecline
+
+    return Execline
+
+def dummy_child_watch (pid, status, data):
+  # Do nothing, this is just to ensure we don't double fork
+  # and break pkexec: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=675789
+  pass
+
+def gather_pid_callback(appinfo, pid, data):
+    GLib.child_watch_add(pid, dummy_child_watch, None)
 
 # Actually execute the command
-def Execute( cmd , commandCwd=None):
+def Execute(cmd , commandCwd=None, desktopFile=None):
-    if not commandCwd:
+    if desktopFile:
-        cwd = os.path.expanduser( "~" );
+        launcher = Gio.DesktopAppInfo.new_from_filename(desktopFile)
-    else:
+        retval = launcher.launch_uris_as_manager(uris=[], launch_context=None, spawn_flags=GLib.SpawnFlags.SEARCH_PATH|GLib.SpawnFlags.DO_NOT_REAP_CHILD, \
-        tmpCwd = os.path.expanduser( commandCwd );
+            user_setup=None, user_setup_data=None, pid_callback=gather_pid_callback, pid_callback_data=None)
+        return retval
+
+    cwd = os.path.expanduser("~")
+
+    if commandCwd:
+        tmpCwd = os.path.expanduser(commandCwd)
         if (os.path.exists(tmpCwd)):
             cwd = tmpCwd
 
-    if isinstance( cmd, str ) or isinstance( cmd, unicode):
-        if (cmd.find("ubiquity") >= 0) or (cmd.find("/home/") >= 0) or (cmd.find("su-to-root") >= 0) or (cmd.find("xdg-su") >= 0) or (cmd.find("\"") >= 0):
-            print "running manually..."
-            try:
-                os.chdir(cwd)
-                os.system(cmd + " &")
-                return True
-            except Exception, detail:
-                print detail
-                return False
-        cmd = cmd.split()
     cmd = RemoveArgs(cmd)
 
     try:
-        os.chdir( cwd )
+        os.chdir(cwd)
-        string = ' '.join(cmd)
+        os.system(cmd + " &")
-        string = string + " &"
-        os.system(string)
         return True
-    except Exception, detail:
+    except Exception as err:
-        print detail
+        print err
         return False

usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/places.py

@@ -135,20 +135,14 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
 
         if ( self.showcomputer == True ):
             Button1 = easyButton( "computer", self.iconsize, [_("Computer")], -1, -1 )
-            if self.de == "mate":
+            Button1.connect( "clicked", self.ButtonClicked, "xdg-open computer:" )
-                Button1.connect( "clicked", self.ButtonClicked, "caja computer:" )
-            else:
-                Button1.connect( "clicked", self.ButtonClicked, "xdg-open /" )
             Button1.show()
             self.placesBtnHolder.pack_start( Button1, False, False, 0)
             self.mintMenuWin.setTooltip( Button1, _("Browse all local and remote disks and folders accessible from this computer") )
 
         if ( self.showhomefolder == True ):
             Button2 = easyButton( "user-home", self.iconsize, [_("Home Folder")], -1, -1 )
-            if self.de == "mate":
+            Button2.connect( "clicked", self.ButtonClicked, "xdg-open %s " % home )
-                Button2.connect( "clicked", self.ButtonClicked, "caja %s " % home )
-            else:
-                Button2.connect( "clicked", self.ButtonClicked, "xdg-open %s " % home )
             Button2.show()
             self.placesBtnHolder.pack_start( Button2, False, False, 0)
             self.mintMenuWin.setTooltip( Button2, _("Open your personal folder") )
@@ -160,10 +154,7 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
                 Button3 = easyButton( "notification-network-ethernet-connected", self.iconsize, [_("Network")], -1, -1)
             else:
                 Button3 = easyButton( "network-workgroup", self.iconsize, [_("Network")], -1, -1)
-            if self.de == "mate":
+            Button3.connect( "clicked", self.ButtonClicked, "xdg-open network:" )
-                Button3.connect( "clicked", self.ButtonClicked, "caja network:" )
-            else:
-                Button3.connect( "clicked", self.ButtonClicked, "xdg-open network:" )
             Button3.show()
             self.placesBtnHolder.pack_start( Button3, False, False, 0)
             self.mintMenuWin.setTooltip( Button3, _("Browse bookmarked and local network locations") )
@@ -182,22 +173,14 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
             except Exception, detail:
                 print detail
             Button4 = easyButton( "desktop", self.iconsize, [_("Desktop")], -1, -1 )
-            if self.de == "mate":
+            Button4.connect( "clicked", self.ButtonClicked, "xdg-open \"" + desktopDir + "\"")
-                Button4.connect( "clicked", self.ButtonClicked, "caja \"" + desktopDir + "\"")
-            else:
-                Button4.connect( "clicked", self.ButtonClicked, "xdg-open \"" + desktopDir + "\"")
             Button4.show()
             self.placesBtnHolder.pack_start( Button4, False, False, 0)
             self.mintMenuWin.setTooltip( Button4, _("Browse items placed on the desktop") )
 
         if ( self.showtrash == True ):
             self.trashButton = easyButton( "user-trash", self.iconsize, [_("Trash")], -1, -1 )
-            if self.de == "xfce":
+            self.trashButton.connect( "clicked", self.ButtonClicked, "xdg-open trash:" )
-                self.trashButton.connect( "clicked", self.ButtonClicked, "thunar trash:" )
-            elif self.de == "mate":
-                self.trashButton.connect( "clicked", self.ButtonClicked, "caja trash:" )
-            else:
-                self.trashButton.connect( "clicked", self.ButtonClicked, "xdg-open trash:" )
             self.trashButton.show()
             self.trashButton.connect( "button-release-event", self.trashPopup )
             self.refreshTrash()
@@ -208,10 +191,7 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
         for index in range( len(self.custompaths) ):
             path = self.custompaths[index]
             path = path.replace("~", home)
-            if self.de == "mate":
+            command = ( "xdg-open \"" + path + "\"")
-                command = ( "caja \"" + path + "\"")
-            else:
-                command = ( "xdg-open \"" + path + "\"")
             currentbutton = easyButton( "folder", self.iconsize, [self.customnames[index]], -1, -1 )
             currentbutton.connect( "clicked", self.ButtonClicked, command )
             currentbutton.show()
@@ -249,10 +229,7 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
 
     def launch_gtk_bookmark (self, widget, path):
         self.mintMenuWin.hide()
-        if self.de == "mate":
+        os.system("xdg-open \"%s\" &" % path)
-            os.system("caja \"%s\" &" % path)
-        else:
-            os.system("xdg-open \"%s\" &" % path)
 
     def trashPopup( self, widget, event ):
         if event.button == 3: