I use a machine remotely on which several people have remote access. One of them messed around with the Python versions, installed a newer version maybe, not exactly sure. Assume I have no access to him. Now, the main pythonic thing I'm using on that machine is running meld – a python utility for diff'ing and merging files.
For a while, meld wasn't running at all. Then that other user fixed/changed things again, and meld now works. However – it's taking > 20 seconds to start (!)
After startup, meld is quite responsive, so it's not networking issues AFAICT.
How can I determine what causes this startup delay?
Notes:
- I'm not an expert in Python.
- The Linux distribution is SLES 15.
- I can become root if necessary.
Best Answer
I experience this very slow start of
meld
on a headless Debian 11 server accessed through SSH with -X forwarding enabled.The problem seems to be described in this bug report: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/meld/-/issues/484
Not sure if your problem is the same, but the suggested solution or workaround seems to work for me. Before using Meld, start