[Bug 1667352] Re: SDL apps either "Failed to connect to the mir server: ..." or segfault in protobuf via mir_connect_sync

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Title:
  SDL apps either "Failed to connect to the mir server: ..." or segfault
  in protobuf via mir_connect_sync

Status in Canonical System Image:
  In Progress
Status in Mir:
  In Progress
Status in Mir 0.26 series:
  Triaged
Status in libsdl2 package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in neverball package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in protobuf package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  ubuntu 17.04 unity8, trying to run neverball game

  Feb 23 17:46:43 pixel-desktop systemd[2629]: Starting ubuntu-app-launch-application-legacy-neverball-1487864803635991.service...
  Feb 23 17:46:44 pixel-desktop neverball[3591]: Failure to initialize SDL (Failed to connect to the mir server: std::bad_alloc)
  Feb 23 17:46:44 pixel-desktop systemd[2629]: ubuntu-app-launch-application-legacy-neverball-1487864803635991.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAI
  Feb 23 17:46:44 pixel-desktop systemd[2629]: Failed to start ubuntu-app-launch-application-legacy-neverball-1487864803635991.service.
  Feb 23 17:46:44 pixel-desktop systemd[2629]: ubuntu-app-launch-application-legacy-neverball-1487864803635991.service: Unit entered failed state.
  Feb 23 17:46:44 pixel-desktop systemd[2629]: ubuntu-app-launch-application-legacy-neverball-1487864803635991.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

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