gst_element_post_message: bus is NULL

[Stefan Sauer]

On 11/28/2011 11:10 AM, mick_coracin wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm using a Playbin2 based pipeline with a custom Bin for source.
>
> I would like to send a GST_MESSAGE_ELEMENT message from this bin to the
> application so that this bin can be reconfigured based on some user defined
> options.
>
> I'm trying to use gst_element_post_message() function from my Bin, but I get
> a "No Bus" error. The bus of the element is NULL.
Are you sure your bin is actually in use (aka plugged into the
pipeline)? It would be good to post a minimal standalone example that
shows the problem.

Stefan

>
> I understood that the bus should be inherited from the parent bin or
> pipeline, but it seems not to be the case here.
>
> Do you have any idea why the bus is not set in this case? Where should it be
> initialized, and can I force it to be set?
>
> Thanks and regards,
> Michael
>
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