-This directory contains various tests designed to verify GStreamer
-behavior. If any of them exit with a non-zero value, something's wrong.
+This directory contains regression tests, functionality tests, examples,
+benchmarks, ...
+
+benchmarks/
+ benchmarks to profile pieces of GStreamer
+check/
+ unit tests using the check library, non-interactive
+examples/
+ small examples demonstrating the use of various features
+misc/
+ prototypes, random bits, ...
+