[gstreamer-bugs] [Bug 435263] New: [API] add GST_ELEMENT_INTERNAL_FLOW_ERROR

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  GStreamer | gstreamer (core) | Ver: HEAD CVS
           Summary: [API] add GST_ELEMENT_INTERNAL_FLOW_ERROR
           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
     GNOME version: Unspecified
   GNOME milestone: Unspecified


... or something like it.

At the moment every element that implements driving the pipeline (basesrc, all
elements that support pull-mode etc.) have their own translated 'Internal Flow
Error. Reason: xyz. Please file a bug at http://....' string or something to
that effect.

This is bad, for at least three reasons:

 - strings are not consistent

 - strings have to be translated multiple times (possibly even
   multiple times per module, see above)

 - strings are often not very meaningful. We could post a much
   better and more specific error message depending on the flow
   return value.


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