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SC 15.3 will not change language correctly on Gentoo manual install #2

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@JohnLGalt

Describe the bug
On Gentoo, using manual installation process Manual Build: Make sure you have Qt6 & KF6 (KIO, Solid, etc.) language change does not work. Any language chosen still keeps interface in German.

development packages installed:
cmake version 4.3.3
ninja --version 1.13.2
[from the firsst command]

cmake -B build-release -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -G Ninja
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 15.2.1
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ - skipped
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
-- Performing Test CMAKE_HAVE_LIBC_PTHREAD
-- Performing Test CMAKE_HAVE_LIBC_PTHREAD - Success
-- Found Threads: TRUE
-- Performing Test HAVE_STDATOMIC
-- Performing Test HAVE_STDATOMIC - Success
-- Found WrapAtomic: TRUE
-- Found OpenGL: /usr/lib64/libOpenGL.so
-- Found WrapOpenGL: TRUE
-- Found WrapVulkanHeaders: /usr/include
-- Found Gettext: /usr/bin/msgmerge (found version "0.23.2")
-- Found KF6I18n: /usr/lib64/cmake/KF6I18n/KF6I18nConfig.cmake (found version "6.25.0")
-- Found KF6IconThemes: /usr/lib64/cmake/KF6IconThemes/KF6IconThemesConfig.cmake (found version "6.25.0")
-- Found KF6ConfigWidgets: /usr/lib64/cmake/KF6ConfigWidgets/KF6ConfigWidgetsConfig.cmake (found version "6.25.0")
-- Found KF6XmlGui: /usr/lib64/cmake/KF6XmlGui/KF6XmlGuiConfig.cmake (found version "6.25.0")
-- Found X11: /usr/include
-- Looking for XOpenDisplay in /usr/lib64/libX11.so;/usr/lib64/libXext.so
-- Looking for XOpenDisplay in /usr/lib64/libX11.so;/usr/lib64/libXext.so - found
-- Looking for gethostbyname
-- Looking for gethostbyname - found
-- Looking for connect
-- Looking for connect - found
-- Looking for remove
-- Looking for remove - found
-- Looking for shmat
-- Looking for shmat - found
-- Looking for IceConnectionNumber in ICE
-- Looking for IceConnectionNumber in ICE - found
-- Found KF6KIO: /usr/lib64/cmake/KF6KIO/KF6KIOConfig.cmake (found version "6.25.0")
-- Found KF6WidgetsAddons: /usr/lib64/cmake/KF6WidgetsAddons/KF6WidgetsAddonsConfig.cmake (found version "6.25.0")
-- Found KF6WindowSystem: /usr/lib64/cmake/KF6WindowSystem/KF6WindowSystemConfig.cmake (found version "6.25.0")
-- Found KF6Solid: /usr/lib64/cmake/KF6Solid/KF6SolidConfig.cmake (found version "6.25.0")
-- Found KF6Archive: /usr/lib64/cmake/KF6Archive/KF6ArchiveConfig.cmake (found version "6.25.0")
-- Found KF6Service: /usr/lib64/cmake/KF6Service/KF6ServiceConfig.cmake (found version "6.25.0")
-- Found KF6CoreAddons: /usr/lib64/cmake/KF6CoreAddons/KF6CoreAddonsConfig.cmake (found version "6.25.0")
-- Found KF6Baloo: /usr/lib64/cmake/KF6Baloo/KF6BalooConfig.cmake (found version "6.25.0")
-- Found KF6: success (found version "6.25.0") found components: I18n IconThemes ConfigWidgets XmlGui KIO WidgetsAddons WindowSystem Solid Archive Service CoreAddons Baloo
-- Configuring done (1.5s)
-- Generating done (0.0s)
-- Build files have been written to: /home/john/Downloads/SplitCommander-0.5.3/build-release

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Go to Einrighten --> Allegemain --> Sprache
  2. Click on Any language
  3. Click on Ubernehmen Neustarten
  4. Upon restarting, everyhing is still in German (see pic below)

Expected behavior
I expect language to change

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Desktop (please complete the following information):

  • OS: Gentoo Linux, kernel 7.0.12-gentoo-dist-bin, KDE/Plasma, Wayland, QT6
  • Browser: Zen Twilight 1.22t (Firefox 152.0.1) (2026-06-21) (64-bit)
  • Version: 15.3

Additional context
I am going to remove this and then try to build .AppImage next and see if it works that way.

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