bug#58634: Long delay with blank screen whilst loading desktop at emacs startup

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2022 08:59:58 +0000
> Cc: 58634@debbugs.gnu.org, acm@muc.de
> From: Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de>
> 
> > I don't see why it should irritate: you cannot do anything with Emacs
> > during that time anyway.
> 
> It irritates, because it looks like Emacs has crashed.  There is no
> feedback.  If Emacs really has crashed whilst loading the desktop, how
> long should the user wait before getting angry?  Again, I propose
> outputting progress dots, possibly as an enabled by default option.

I don't see any need for adding this.  Your case seems to be a rare
one, and doesn't justify such complications.

> And I propose removing the (message "") from Info-toc-build, and amending
> what this was designed to do in the proper place, wherever that might be.

I'm guessing that (message "") was there because originally that
function was showing progress messages as part of its processing:

   (or main-file (message "Searching subfile %s..." (car subfiles)))

However, this has been commented out 14 years ago, so perhaps nowadays
it isn't necessary.  Adding Juri to the CC in case he has some
comments.