[gstreamer-bugs] [Bug 562794] New: rtspsrc fails to create a socket on Win32 sometimes.

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  GStreamer | gst-plugins-base | Ver: HEAD CVS
           Summary: rtspsrc fails to create a socket on Win32 sometimes.
           Product: GStreamer
           Version: HEAD CVS
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: Normal
         Component: gst-plugins-base
        AssignedTo: gstreamer-bugs at lists.sourceforge.net
        ReportedBy: iwings at gmail.com
         QAContact: gstreamer-bugs at lists.sourceforge.net
     GNOME version: Unspecified
   GNOME milestone: Unspecified


Please describe the problem:
gstrtspconnection.c contains code calling WSAStartup()/WSACleanup() which is
not ballanced well.
So it could lock up whole WinSock.


Steps to reproduce:
1. set up a pipeline containing rtspsrc.
2. let it run
3. if pipeline reports an error on its bus, set it to GST_STATE_NULL
4. wait a while, and issue GST_STATE_PLAYING


Actual results:
After several tries, rtspsrc fails to create a socket because WSAStartup() is
not called.

Expected results:


Does this happen every time?
Yes, I think

Other information:
In my opinion, WSAStartup/Cleanup should not be called from plugins at all.


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