[Bug 696579] registry update should set older timestamp on registry

[GStreamer (bugzilla.gnome.org)]

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=696579
  GStreamer | gstreamer (core) | git

João Matos <joao.r.matos> changed:

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--- Comment #3 from João Matos <joao.r.matos at ist.utl.pt> 2014-12-04 15:56:37 UTC ---
I believe I was affected by this bug.

I was trying to get support for H.264 video on Iceweasel (Firefox rebrand), on
a Debian GNU/Linux system, but it failed to work with every combination of
installed GStreamer packages I attempted.

Then I tried starting Iceweasel with a fake HOME and it worked.
I used strace to find exactly what files Iceweasel was looking at from my home,
and I found it opened $HOME/.cache/gstreamer-1.0/registry.x86_64.bin

Removing that file caused it to be generated anew and solved the problem.

I'm keeping a copy of both the problematic registry file and the one that was
generated to substitute its removal, and I can provide them if they're of any
interest, provided confirmation that they don't contain identifying information
or secrets.

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