[SLL] vim is slow to launch

[Ana]

On Mon, Jan 21, 2008 at 04:04:39PM -0800, Ryan Allen wrote:
> Hi SSL,
> 
>    I'm experiencing a strange vim problem.  Anytime I launch vim, there
>    is a 4 second delay.  Very annoying.  This is with a mostly stock
>    ubuntu 7.10 install.  Running with -V1 reveals:
> 
> ryan at dorje:~$ /usr/bin/vim.full -V1
> XSMP opening connection   -- a few second pause --
> 
> XSMP SmcOpenConnection failed: Could not open network socket
> not found in 'runtimepath': "ftdetect/*.vim"
> Opening the X display took 0 msec
> Testing the X display failed
> Opening the X display took 0 msec
> Testing the X display failed
> Reading viminfo file "/home/ryan/.viminfo" infoOpening the X display
> took 3 msecTesting the X display failed
> Press ENTER or type command to continue
> 
> I'm sshed into the box remotely, so why is it even trying to test the X
> display?  What tells vim to do anything X?  I cannot find any config
> files, aliases or google searches about this.
> 
> Anybody got any ideas?

check your .vimrc file for something like: "gui-x11-start"

also, try using -D command line switch, for possibly more output.  And,
you never know when strace will tell you something useful.  maybe try:

strace -f -s 1024  2> /tmp/output /usr/bin/vim.full

and wade through /tmp/output.  (be prepared to enter ":q" blind.)  I
imagine this isn't much help, but I had some ideas.  :)

- Ana