Case-sensitivity in Quickshell version detection

[hnsylzg]

Compositor

Niri

Distribution

Arch Linux

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Select your Installation Method

DankInstaller

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Yes

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dms doctor -vC

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## DMS Doctor Report

System

• [ok] Operating System: Arch Linux
  • ID: arch, Version: rolling, Arch: amd64
• [ok] Architecture: amd64
• [ok] Display Server: Wayland
  • WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-1

Versions

• [ok] DMS CLI: dms v1.4.0-353-gf2df53af
  • /usr/bin/dms
• [warn] Quickshell: Quickshell 0.2.1 (revision d4c92973b53d9fa34cc110d3b974eb6bde5b3027, distributed by AUR (package: quickshell-git))
  • /usr/bin/qs
• [ok] DMS Shell: v1.5-beta
  • /usr/share/quickshell/dms

Installation

• [ok] DMS Configuration: Found
  • /usr/share/quickshell/dms
• [ok] shell.qml: Present
  • /usr/share/quickshell/dms/shell.qml
• [info] Install Type: System package
  • /usr/share/quickshell/dms

Compositor

• [ok] niri: 25.11
  • /usr/bin/niri
• [info] Active: niri

Quickshell Features

• [ok] Polkit: Available
  • Authentication prompts
• [ok] IdleMonitor: Available
  • Idle detection
• [ok] IdleInhibitor: Available
  • Prevent idle/sleep
• [ok] ShortcutInhibitor: Available
  • Allow shortcut management (niri)

Optional Features

• [ok] accountsservice: Available
  • User accounts
• [ok] power-profiles-daemon: Available
  • Power profile management
• [ok] logind: Available
  • Session management
• [ok] cups-pk-helper: Available
  • Printer management
• [info] I2C/DDC: No monitors detected
  • External monitor brightness control
• [ok] qt6-imageformats: Installed (1 formats)
  • Formats: GIF (/usr/lib/qt6/plugins/imageformats:/usr/lib64/qt6/plugins/imageformats)
• [ok] kimageformats: Installed (4 formats)
  • Formats: AVIF, HEIF, JXL, EXR (/usr/lib/qt6/plugins/imageformats:/usr/lib64/qt6/plugins/imageformats)
• [ok] Terminal: kitty
• [ok] Network: NetworkManager
  • NetworkManager present. Using NM API.
• [ok] matugen: Installed
  • Dynamic theming
• [ok] dgop: Installed
  • System monitoring
• [ok] cava: Installed
  • Audio visualizer
• [info] khal: Not installed
  • Calendar events
• [ok] danksearch: Installed
  • File search
• [info] fprintd: Not installed
  • Fingerprint auth

Config Files

• [ok] settings.json: Present
  • /home/lzg/.config/DankMaterialShell/settings.json
• [info] clsettings.json: Not yet created
  • /home/lzg/.config/DankMaterialShell/clsettings.json
• [info] plugin_settings.json: Not yet created
  • /home/lzg/.config/DankMaterialShell/plugin_settings.json
• [ok] session.json: Present
  • /home/lzg/.local/state/DankMaterialShell/session.json
• [ok] dms-colors.json: Present
  • /home/lzg/.cache/DankMaterialShell/dms-colors.json

Services

• [ok] dms.service: enabled, active
• [ok] greetd: enabled

Environment

• [info] QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME: gtk3
• [info] QS_ICON_THEME: Not set

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Summary: 0 error(s), 1 warning(s), 29 ok

Description

The current implementation of dms doctor fails to parse the Quickshell version on Arch Linux because the regex is case-sensitive, while the Arch Linux package (often from AUR) outputs "Quickshell" with a capital Q.

Expected Behavior

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Steps to Reproduce

1.Environment: Use an Arch Linux system with quickshell or quickshell-git installed.
2.Verify Output: Run quickshell --version in the terminal.
Observed Output: Quickshell 0.2.1 (...)
3.Run Diagnosis: Execute the dms doctor command.
Check Results: Look at the Versions section for the Quickshell entry.

Error Messages/Logs

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Screenshots/Recordings

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