[gstreamer-bugs] [Bug 623040] New: Add release_datetime field to GstPluginDesc

[GStreamer (bugzilla.gnome.org)]

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=623040
  GStreamer | gstreamer (core) | git

           Summary: Add release_datetime field to GstPluginDesc
    Classification: Desktop
           Product: GStreamer
           Version: git
        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
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Created an attachment (id=164811)
 View: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=164811
 Review: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/review?bug=623040&attachment=164811

plugin: add release datetime field to GstPluginDesc and set it if
GST_PACKAGE_RELEASE_DATETIME is defined

It would be nice if plugins had some kind of date/time info that indicates in
absolute time what API/ABI/release version they're dealing with.

Module version numbers are not very useful for comparisons across different
modules or to ensure that a plugin is at least a certain version.

Attached patch adds an optional release_datetime field to GstPluginDesc, which
can be set by defining a certain preprocessor macro. In GStreamer modules, this
would either be set to the current date and time  in case of git/prerelease, or
the date of the release, extracted from the .doap file if it's a release.

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