[gstreamer-bugs] [Bug 344748] New: Fails with non-writable registry

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 GStreamer | gstreamer (core) | Ver: 0.10.6

           Summary: Fails with non-writable registry
           Product: GStreamer
           Version: 0.10.6
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: Normal
         Component: gstreamer (core)
        AssignedTo: gstreamer-bugs at lists.sourceforge.net
        ReportedBy: lool+gnome at via.ecp.fr
         QAContact: gstreamer-bugs at lists.sourceforge.net
     GNOME version: 2.13/2.14
   GNOME milestone: Unspecified


Hi,

While autobuilding software in Debian, it is forbidden to write data outside of
the build directory.  Software calling gst-inspect-0.10 in its configure
currently fails because of this because gst-inspect-0.10 tries to write a
registry in $HOME.

IMO, it's ok that the software tries to write a registry if it notices the user
doesn't have one, but it shouldn't fail in the case where it can't create the
file.  In the ideal case, the GStreamer m4 macros wouldn't create any file or
directory.

Bye,


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