debhelper like packages for GStreamer

[David Schleef]

On Sat, Jun 25, 2005 at 02:04:33PM +0200, Loïc Minier wrote:
>         Hi,
> 
>  I'm considering preparing a couple of GStreamer debhelper-like
>  utilities.  The candidates so far are:
>  - dh_gstinstallpluginsVER: would call gst-register-VER and
>    gst-compprep-VER when files are present in /usr/lib/gstreamer-VER,
>  - dh_gstshlibdeps: would call objdump/nm on ELF files to resolve hidden
>    dependencies and fill a substvar for GStreamer related dependencies
>    with the help of per provider-package dependency information
>    generated by dh_gstmakeshlibs,
>  - dh_gstmakeshlibs: would call objdump/nm on ELF files
>    to find out the dependencies they could fulfill and generate a
>    providing-package dependencies file with a symbols/package version
>    table.
> 
>  The first helper is growing necessary as I duplicate code for plugins
>  and gstreamer itself in preinst, postinst, and postrm, to deal with
>  removal of /root/.gstreamer-0.8 and gst-register+gst-compprep.
> 
>  The last two commands would require some work, and needs to be put in
>  perspective with the changes in formats for the 0.9/0.10 series.

None of these commands will be necessary for 0.9, as the registry
will no longer be used.  gst-complete needs some overhaul to make
it work fast, rather than using a generated list.



dave...

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