RE: gnome-session-3.14.0 will not start

[John Frankish <john frankish outlook com>]

> > > Sent: Saturday, 13 December, 2014 17:37
> > > To: gnome-shell-list gnome org
> > > Subject: gnome-session-3.14.0 will not start
> > >
> > > I compiled gnome-3.10.x from scratch and have used it for a year 
> > > or so without (too many) problems.
> > >
> > > I recently recompiled the various packages to gnome-3.14.x, but I
cannot get gnome-session to start:
> > >
I pasted a comparison below of the only differences in the debug output
between starting gnome-3.10.x successfully and gnome-3.14.x unsuccessfully.
Consolekit was not running in either case and both sessions were started
with "gnome-session --debug".

As there's no error message, this is very difficult to debug - please let me
know if I'm posting in the wrong list...

failed gnome-3.14.x
gnome-session1[16546]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: RegisterClient 
gnome-session1[16546]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Adding new client
102fb1fd2fe3aa6727141873413274278900000165460018 to session
gnome-session1[16546]: DEBUG(+): uid = 1001
gnome-session1[16546]: DEBUG(+): pid = 16634
gnome-session1[16546]: DEBUG(+): GsmStore: Adding object id
/org/gnome/SessionManager/Client4 to store
gnome-session1[16546]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Client added:
/org/gnome/SessionManager/Client4
gnome-session1[16546]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient:
obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus
method=NameOwnerChanged
...
gnome-session1[16546]: WARNING: Application 'gnome-shell.desktop' failed to
register before timeout

OK gnome-3.10.x
gnome-session1[25444]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: RegisterClient 
gnome-session1[25444]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Adding new client
1064fe29cefc33826d141882701679454500000254440018 to session
gnome-session1[25444]: DEBUG(+): uid = 1001
gnome-session1[25444]: DEBUG(+): pid = 25531
gnome-session1[25444]: DEBUG(+): GsmStore: Adding object id
/org/gnome/SessionManager/Client4 to store
gnome-session1[25444]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Client added:
/org/gnome/SessionManager/Client4
gnome-session1[25444]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient:
obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus
method=NameOwnerChanged
...
gnome-session1[25444]: DEBUG(+): GsmShell: Connected to the shell
----------

failed gnome-3.14.x
gnome-session1[16546]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: starting phase RUNNING

gnome-session1[16546]: DEBUG(+): gsm_xsmp_server_start
gnome-session1[16546]: DEBUG(+): GsmPresence: adding idle watch (1) for 300
secs
gnome-session1[16546]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient:
obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus
method=NameOwnerChanged

OK gnome-3.10.x
gnome-session1[25444]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: starting phase RUNNING

gnome-session1[25444]: DEBUG(+): gsm_xsmp_server_start
gnome-session1[25444]: DEBUG(+): GsmPresence: adding idle watch (1) for 300
secs
gnome-session1[25444]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: Set properties from client
'0x19b5c40 [1064fe29cefc33826d141882701654606700000254440000]'
gnome-session1[25444]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient:   Program = 'gnome-shell'
gnome-session1[25444]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient:   UserID = 'tc'
gnome-session1[25444]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient:   RestartStyleHint = 0
gnome-session1[25444]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient:   ProcessID = '25519'
gnome-session1[25444]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient:   CurrentDirectory =
'/home/tc'
gnome-session1[25444]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient:   _GSM_Priority = 20
gnome-session1[25444]: DEBUG(+): GsmDBusClient:
obj_path=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus
method=NameOwnerChanged