degesch: connect _after_ starting the UI

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/degesch.c b/degesch.c
index ffb8625..0f703cc 100644
--- a/degesch.c
+++ b/degesch.c
@@ -4306,6 +4306,7 @@ end:
 static bool
 irc_connect (struct server *s, struct error **e)
 {
+	// TODO: connect asynchronously so that we don't freeze
 	struct app_context *ctx = s->ctx;
 
 	const char *irc_host = get_config_string (ctx, "server.irc_host");
@@ -4747,14 +4748,8 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 	ctx.current_buffer = ctx.server.buffer;
 	refresh_prompt (&ctx);
 
-	// TODO: connect asynchronously (first step towards multiple servers)
-	struct error *e = NULL;
-	if (!irc_connect (&ctx.server, &e))
-	{
-		buffer_send_error (&ctx, ctx.server.buffer, "%s", e->message);
-		error_free (e);
-		exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
+	// Connect to the server ASAP
+	poller_timer_set (&ctx.server.reconnect_tmr, 0);
 
 	rl_startup_hook = init_readline;
 	rl_catch_sigwinch = false;