[gst-devel] Re: failure with fakesrc

[Stefan Kost]

Hello rong,

after 'make' you should do 'make install' as super user (root). Then run 
'gst-register'. Now 'gst-inspect' should show you all installed plugins.
rong wang wrote:
> Hi, Stefan
>   I followed the instruction to use the gstreamer.
>   After "make" command, I typed
>   tools/gst-inspect
>   it gives me following result:
>   gstcoreelements:  queue: Queue
>   gstcoreelements:  thread: Threaded container
>   gstcoreelements:  pipeline: Pipeline object
>   gstcoreelements:  bin: Generic bin
>   
>   but when I typed command
>    tools/gst-inspect fakesrc
>   I got nothing back, according to doc, if it is
> wrong, it will say that "no such element or plugin".
> But I got nothing. 
> 
>   When I typed command
> tools/gst-launch -v fakesrc num-buffers=3 ! fakesink
> ERROR: pipeline could not be constructed: no element
> "fakesrc"
> 
> Could you tell me what is wrong?
> 
> Thanks
> Yi
> 
>   
> 
> 
> --- Stefan Kost <ensonic at hora-obscura.de> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hi rong,
>>
>>can it be, that you have done
>>./configure --prefix=/home/yge1/gstreamer-0.8.3
>>and not something like
>>./configure --prefix=/usr/local
>>
>>The prefix must not be the same as where you have
>>unpacked it.
>>
>>Stefan
>>
>>
>>>I hope you are not frustrated with me, I am one
>>
>>step
>>
>>>closer...
>>>After make install, I don't see anything abnormal.
>>>But I tried to locate gst-inspect-0.8' you
>>
>>mentioned.
>>
>>>I found following
>>>
>>
> /home/yge1/gstreamer-0.8.3/tools/.libs/gst-inspect-0.8
> 
>>>/home/yge1/gstreamer-0.8.3/tools/gst-inspect-0.8
>>>/home/yge1/gstreamer-0.8.3/tools/gst-inspect-0.8.1
>>>
>>>But it is not in usr\local, I attached my make
>>
>>install
>>
>>>log file with this email to let you take a look
>>
>>what
>>
>>>the problem is.
>>>
>>>Thanks for the help
>>>
>>>Rong
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>--- Stefan Kost <ensonic at hora-obscura.de> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>hi,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>on gstreamer-0.8.3, I disable the doc generation.
>>>>>I don't see any error coming up, but where is the
>>
>>>>>binary image built? what is the name of it? It is
>>>>>very stupid question to ask, but from web site, I
>>>>>never see the description of it.
>>>>
>>>>After 'make install' it is installed into the
>>>>$prefix you gave on ./configure. 
>>>>If you gave none its in '/usr/local'. Just look
>>
>>for
>>
>>>>e.g. 'gst-inspect-0.8'.
>>>>After installation run 'gst-register-0.8' (as
>>
>>root).
>>
>>>>This registers all plugins 
>>>>(assume you installed gst-plugins too, to have
>>
>>some
>>
>>>>useful ones).
>>>>
>>>>Stefan
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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