Am i missing something or does Zend_Layout::startMvc set options twice???

Take a look Zend_Layout::startMvc(), if self::$_mvcInstance is null the param options are passed to the constructor and it sets the options accordingly.

It should be returned immediately.

Instead it continues and sets the options again.

lines 142 ~ 182 Zend_Layout

    public function __construct($options = null, $initMvc = false)
    {
        if (null !== $options) {
            if (is_string($options)) {
                $this->setLayoutPath($options);
            } elseif (is_array($options)) {
                $this->setOptions($options);
            } elseif ($options instanceof Zend_Config) {
                $this->setConfig($options);
            } else {
                require_once 'Zend/Layout/Exception.php';
                throw new Zend_Layout_Exception('Invalid option provided to constructor');
            }
        }

        $this->_initVarContainer();

        if ($initMvc) {
            $this->_setMvcEnabled(true);
            $this->_initMvc();
        } else {
            $this->_setMvcEnabled(false);
        }
    }

    public static function startMvc($options = null)
    {
        if (null === self::$_mvcInstance) {
            self::$_mvcInstance = new self($options, true);
        }

        if (is_string($options)) {
            self::$_mvcInstance->setLayoutPath($options);
        } elseif (is_array($options) || $options instanceof Zend_Config) {
            self::$_mvcInstance->setOptions($options);
        }

        return self::$_mvcInstance;
    }