id,summary,reporter,owner,description,type,status,priority,milestone,component,version,resolution,keywords,cc,port
22272,"dbus default of --without-x cause errors like ""GConf error Failed to contact configuration server""",fernasser@…,mcalhoun@macports.org,"This affects several applications, like file-roller (on Snow Leopard).

My version of dbus is:   @1.2.16, Revision 1 (devel)

It has also been reported in the past and people have been rebuilding it with x but it is hard for the less savvy.

Here is a good reference to a similar problem and a proposed fix:

ticket:16755

May I suggest you change the default?  

I am not sure if one could get all applications affected to specify a variant (with-x) instead.  I am not sure why the default is without X).
",defect,closed,Normal,,ports,1.8.1,worksforme,GConf,,dbus