Bug#385976: strange (and annoying) delay on startup

[Loïc Minier]

        Hi,

 I made some tests on my system, and I don't experience any delay
 *except* in a broken configuration.

 (all tests are done from a GNOME session, I'm only hiding the session
 manager)

 1) normal GNOME use case with session,
 SESSION_MANAGER=local/bee:/tmp/.ICE-unix/5243 gcalctool
 => real value, works with no delay, probably connects to session
 manager)

 2) out of GNOME use case without session,
 unset SESSION_MANAGER; gcalctool
 => not in the environment anymore, works with no delay, probably
 doesn't attempt to connect to session manager

 3) slightly broken SESSION_MANAGER (empty),
 SESSION_MANAGER="" gcalctool
 (gcalctool:4092): GnomeUI-WARNING **: While connecting to session
 manager:
 networkIdsList argument is NULL.
 => no delay, sees the borken env and goes on

 4) very broken SESSION_MANAGER (bad value),
 SESSION_MANAGER="local/bee:/tmp/.ICE-unix/00000" gcalctool
 => DELAY, tries to connect and fail

 Could you please report the value of SESSION_MANAGER?  (env | grep
 SESSION_MANAGER)

   Thanks,
-- 
Loïc Minier <lool at dooz.org>