Bug 369862

Summary:	Kate freezes on startup temporarily
Product:	[Applications] kate	Reporter:	rndbit
Component:	application	Assignee:	KWrite Developers <kwrite-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	major	CC:	christoph
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	triaged
Version First Reported In:	16.08
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description rndbit 2016-10-04 12:52:04 UTC

With default configuration (i removed ~/.config/kate*) kate still freezes on startup for about 10 seconds. Window is painted once and application controls are properly visible but window does not repaint during the time application is frozen.

stderr does not print any messages however i captured relevant strace log part: https://paste.kde.org/pqpt5dh1b/obgjlq

I noticed lots of stat() calls to files that were not opened in kate ever. Baloo indexing is not disabled, maybe relevant.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start Kate


Actual Results:  
Application freezes for 10s and window is not repainted.

Expected Results:  
Application should be usable immediately.

Comment 1 rndbit 2016-10-07 08:26:21 UTC

I noticed that starting kate as root does not produce said behavior.

Comment 2 Christoph Cullmann 2017-07-23 08:16:25 UTC

Hi, very sorry, but can't reproduce that.
Please try a newer version and if you have a way to reproduce, please reopen, thanks!

Comment 3 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-09-28 02:42:09 UTC

Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information as soon as possible and set the bug status as REPORTED. Due to regular bug tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDSINFO status with no change in 30 days, the bug will be closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information.

For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the wiki located here: https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging

If you have already provided the requested information, please set the bug status as REPORTED so that the KDE team knows that the bug is ready to be confirmed.

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Comment 4 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-10-28 03:32:30 UTC

Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information.

For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the wiki located here: https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!