[gstreamer-bugs] [Bug 161922] script to provide plugin installation info

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Stefan Kost (gstreamer, gtkdoc dev) changed:

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------- Comment #8 from Stefan Kost (gstreamer, gtkdoc dev)  2007-01-08 07:24 UTC -------
The concept described in draft-missing-plugins.txt is also quite interesting
for content creation tools (pitivi, jokosher, buzztard). There we have to deal
with the usecase that party A creates a project, sends it to B and B missies
one of more GstElements.

Can we clarify a few things in the draft?

The entire ID string example given there is
'gstreamer.net|0.10|totem|Vorbis audio decoder|decoder-audio/x-vorbis'

* how is the 'Vorbis audio decoder' part generated? caps and name?
* could that app help here, e.g. when the app loads a projects a notices a
missing element, I belive it knows from its project file format, if the element
is a source (generator) or an effect.
* can we add wrapper plugins there as an open issue, e.g. the project loader
notices that ladspa-superbass is missing:
** how do we figure out that this is provided by the ladspa wrapper and what
the real name is (establish a naming convention for wrappers?
'<wrapper>-<elementname>')
** if above is solved we could check if ladspa is installed and if not ->
  gstreamer.net|0.10|zzz|LADSPA plugin wrapper|ladspa
   or if ladspa is there ->
  ladspa.org|1.0|zzz|LADSPA sound generator|superbass
** this affects: ladspa, libvirtual, pitdfll, bml (buzztards buzzmachine
wrapper) and has a dependency on bug #350477


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