[gstreamer-bugs] [Bug 391296] New: [API] add gst_update_registry() to rescan registry at runtime

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  GStreamer | gstreamer (core) | Ver: HEAD CVS

           Summary: [API] add gst_update_registry() to rescan registry at
                    runtime
           Product: GStreamer
           Version: HEAD CVS
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: Normal
         Component: gstreamer (core)
        AssignedTo: gstreamer-bugs at lists.sourceforge.net
        ReportedBy: t.i.m at zen.co.uk
         QAContact: gstreamer-bugs at lists.sourceforge.net
OtherBugsDependingO 161922
             nThis:
     GNOME version: Unspecified
   GNOME milestone: Unspecified


We need API so that applications can tell GStreamer to re-read the plugin
registry at runtime when new packages have been installed.

This is part of the easy-codec-installation scheme detailed in bug #161922 and
the documents linked from there.


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