Gnome apps slow to start after CSW update

From: Richard Skelton (Richard.Skelton@infineon.com)
Date: Wed Jan 03 2007 - 05:53:16 EST


Hi,
My Solaris 10 x86 SunRay server is very slow at starting Gnome apps
after I added some CSW packages.
Using truss on the gcalctool it seems to be a font problem.
Full truss output:-
http://brake.homeunix.org/~rich/gcalctool.log.txt
<http://brake.homeunix.org/%7Erich/gcalctool.log.txt>

0.8728 open("/home/rich/.fonts.cache-1", O_RDONLY) = 19
0.8728 fstat64(19, 0x08040DA0) = 0
0.8728 fstat64(19, 0x08040CE0) = 0
0.8729 ioctl(19, TCGETA, 0x08040D74) Err#25 ENOTTY
0.8778 read(19, " " / u s r / o p e n w i".., 8192) = 8192
0.8783 read(19, " > ^ 1 ! ! ! K ? & z".., 8192) = 8192

and is still playing with fonts at:-

15.5196 xstat(2, "/usr/sfw/lib/libfontconfig.so.1", 0x08044CA0) Err#2
ENOENT
15.5197 xstat(2, "/usr/X11/lib/libfontconfig.so.1", 0x08044CA0) Err#2
ENOENT
15.5197 xstat(2, "/usr/openwin/lib/libfontconfig.so.1", 0x08044CA0)
Err#2 ENOENT
15.5198 xstat(2, "/usr/openwin/lib/libfontconfig.so.1", 0x08044CA0)
Err#2 ENOENT
15.5198 xstat(2, "/usr/openwin/sfw/lib/libfontconfig.so.1",
0x08044CA0) Err#2 ENOENT
15.5198 xstat(2, "/lib/libfontconfig.so.1", 0x08044CA0) Err#2 ENOENT
15.6063 open("/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType/VeraIt.ttf",
O_RDONLY) = 19

Nearly 15 seconds later

The version of Solaris is :-
rich: cat /etc/release
Solaris 10 6/06 s10x_u2wos_09a X86
Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Use is subject to license terms.
Assembled 09 June 2006
rich: prtdiag -v
System Configuration: Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V20z
BIOS Configuration: Phoenix Technologies Ltd. V1.35.2.2 04/25/2006
BMC Configuration: IPMI 1.5 (KCS: Keyboard Controller Style)

==== Processor Sockets ====================================

Version Location Tag
-------------------------------- --------------------------
AMD CPU0-Socket 940
AMD CPU1-Socket 940
rich: psrinfo -v
Status of virtual processor 0 as of: 01/02/2007 14:01:18
on-line since 12/16/2006 13:25:28.
The i386 processor operates at 1791 MHz,
and has an i387 compatible floating point processor.
Status of virtual processor 1 as of: 01/02/2007 14:01:18
on-line since 12/16/2006 13:25:34.
The i386 processor operates at 1791 MHz,
and has an i387 compatible floating point processor.

The CSW packages added ore updated :-

PKGINST: CSWbdb4
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:41
PKGINST: CSWbdb43
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:39
PKGINST: CSWbonobo2
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:39
PKGINST: CSWbzip2
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:39
PKGINST: CSWfam
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:41
PKGINST: CSWfconfig
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:39
PKGINST: CSWftype2
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:39
PKGINST: CSWgail
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:41
PKGINST: CSWgcc3corert
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:41
PKGINST: CSWgcc3g++rt
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:41
PKGINST: CSWgconf2
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:41
PKGINST: CSWgcrypt
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:40
PKGINST: CSWglib2
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:39
PKGINST: CSWgnomekeyring
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:41
PKGINST: CSWgnomevfs2
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:41
PKGINST: CSWgnucash
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:42
PKGINST: CSWgnucashcommon
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:38
PKGINST: CSWgnutls
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:40
PKGINST: CSWgpgerr
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:40
PKGINST: CSWgsed
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:39
PKGINST: CSWgtk2
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:40
PKGINST: CSWgtkhtml31
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:42
PKGINST: CSWguile
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:42
PKGINST: CSWguilelib12
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:42
PKGINST: CSWgwrap
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:42
PKGINST: CSWkrb5lib
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:41
PKGINST: CSWlibart
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:41
PKGINST: CSWlibatk
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:39
PKGINST: CSWlibbonoboui
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:42
PKGINST: CSWlibcairo
INSTDATE: Dec 27 2006 21:11
PKGINST: CSWlibcups
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:40
PKGINST: CSWlibglade2
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:41
PKGINST: CSWlibgnome
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:42
PKGINST: CSWlibgnomecanvas
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:41
PKGINST: CSWlibgnomecups
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:42
PKGINST: CSWlibgnomeprint
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:42
PKGINST: CSWlibgnomeprintui
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:42
PKGINST: CSWlibgnomeui
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:42
PKGINST: CSWlibgsf
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:42
PKGINST: CSWlibidl
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:39
PKGINST: CSWlibnet
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:39
PKGINST: CSWlibofx
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:42
PKGINST: CSWlibpopt
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:39
PKGINST: CSWlibtool
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:42
PKGINST: CSWlibxft2
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:40
PKGINST: CSWlibxml2
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:39
PKGINST: CSWlibxrender
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:40
PKGINST: CSWoldaprt
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:41
PKGINST: CSWopencdk
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:40
PKGINST: CSWopensp
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:42
PKGINST: CSWorbit2
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:39
PKGINST: CSWpango
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:40
PKGINST: CSWperl
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:39
PKGINST: CSWpmdatemanip
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:39
PKGINST: CSWpng
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:34
PKGINST: CSWreadline
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:40
PKGINST: CSWrenderdev
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:39
PKGINST: CSWsambalib
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:41
PKGINST: CSWsasl
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:41
PKGINST: CSWslib
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:42
PKGINST: CSWtexinfo
INSTDATE: Dec 19 2006 17:39

Why is Gnome now using the file /home/rich/.fonts.cache-1 each time an
application is started and why are font files being searched etc.
On my slow PC runnig Solaris nv b54 gcalctool starts in about 2
seconds and does not do all the font stuff.

-- 
Cheers
Richard Skelton
Richard.Skelton@infineon.com
Infineon Technologies UK Ltd
Infineon House
Great Western Court
Hunts Ground Road
Stoke Gifford
Bristol
BS34 8HP
Tel +44(0)117 9528808
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