[gst-devel] GST_DEBUG_BIN_TO_DOT_FILE doesn't show all elements.

[Stefan Kost]

wl2776 wrote:
> Stefan Kost wrote:
>   
>> wl2776 wrote:
>>     
>>> My media player uses playbin2. 
>>> If I load a wav file into it, the result of the call
>>> GST_DEBUG_BIN_TO_DOT_FILE(GST_BIN(m_player), GST_DEBUG_GRAPH_SHOW_ALL,
>>> "player");
>>>       
>> Ha ha, very funny. You play a wav file. Now try with a video and get
>> some coffe :)
>>
>>     
> Yes, I know, I play a wav file. The question is - why has playbin2 left the
> video-sink?
> And another question - why I don't see any video-sinks in the pipeline?
>   
why should playbin add the videosink to the pipleine if its not needed.
GST_DEBUG_BIN_TO_DOT_FILE() only shows the elements that are in the
pipeline, your videosink is not.
What is the problem that you have with that behaviour?

Stefan