[GNC] Versions after 4.13 freeze in splash screen

[zuperkoleoptera]

On Mon, 2023-09-11 at 09:13 -0700, john wrote:
> 
> 
> > On Sep 11, 2023, at 02:29, zuperkoleoptera
> > <zuperkoleoptera at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > Hi, 
> > 
> > I use gnucash under Debian testing with the mariadb backend,
> > through an
> > ssh tunnel to a VPS I maintain.
> > Version of the mariadb is 10.3.39.  
> > Everything worked as normal, until I upgraded in version 5.1  from
> > 4.13
> > where gnucash seemed to start but then remained indefinitely in the
> > splash screen occasionally bringing forward the "Gnucash not
> > responding" error with the option to wait or to force quit it. 
> > If I pressed wait nothing happened until the error screen appeared
> > again. 
> > 
> > I waited until gnucash version 5.3 was migrated to Debian testing
> > but
> > the issue has not been resolved. 
> > I have an older box with Debian testing that still runs 4.13 and is
> > still operational, so for the time being I use that one. 
> > 
> > I am attaching the gnucash_trace file from the box with the 5.3
> > version. 
> > If needed I have the gnucash_trace also from the one running 4.13. 
> > 
> > Any ideas?     
> > <gnucash.trace>_______________________________________________
> 
> The tracefile shows 10 minutes of
>  10:59:29  INFO <gnc.gui>
> [gnc_main_window_set_vis_of_items_by_action] Found menu_item
> 0x5570bb796ab0 with action name 'ABGetBalanceAction', seting vis to
> 'true'
> 
> For most, but not all, of the AQBanking actions registered by the
> AQBanking plugin.  I haven't yet tracked down why GnuCash would get
> stuck in a loop trying to load the plugin, but I guess there's also a
> packaging problem with the 5.x .deb that you're using. I can't tell
> you what it might be until I figure out what's causing the loop.
> 
> Regards,
> John Ralls
> 
Is there a way to disable AQBanking plugin in application start? I
don't use it so I do not care.