[gstreamer-bugs] [Bug 503675] New: kill the gstreamer registry file
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Fri Dec 14 15:11:54 PST 2007
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GStreamer | don't know | Ver: 0.10.14
Summary: kill the gstreamer registry file
Product: GStreamer
Version: 0.10.14
Platform: Other
OS/Version: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: Normal
Component: don't know
AssignedTo: gstreamer-bugs at lists.sourceforge.net
ReportedBy: nekohayo at gmail.com
QAContact: gstreamer-bugs at lists.sourceforge.net
GNOME version: 2.19/2.20
GNOME milestone: Unspecified
Please describe the problem:
~/.gstreamer-0.10/registry.i486.xml (autogenerated whenever I start a gstreamer
app such as totem) corrupts itself way too easily *and* does not seem to
provide any function at all, at least none that I can think of as an user.
Steps to reproduce:
I don't know.
Actual results:
Corrupt registry prevents the picture from being shown in video files. This is
with files that totem has no problems playing in normal circumstances.
Removing that file and restarting totem allows the video to be played back
instantaneously without problems.
Removing that file *and* preventing it from being created (using restrictive
permissions) does not even cause problems, totem still plays the same video
after a restart! This is the proof to me that this file must be useless. It has
been over 25 times that I had to delete it on various computers that "wouldn't
play videos that used to play before". I can't make people enthusiastic about
the gstreamer technology if I have to tell them to clear some crazy, obscure
hidden registry file every once in a while!
Expected results:
Do not ever create that file!
Does this happen every time?
happens once every few weeks/months
Other information:
The power user fix is this:
rm ~/.gstreamer-0.10/registry*
chmod ugo -w ~/.gstreamer-0.10/
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