From b09b5bc073f03a746a00bf7d549dcd30c06017cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Vander Stichele Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 14:29:54 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] gdp: add note to docs about GDP versioning; remove tmpl file Original commit message from CVS: add note to docs about GDP versioning; remove tmpl file --- gst/gdp/dataprotocol.c | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/gst/gdp/dataprotocol.c b/gst/gdp/dataprotocol.c index 74da67f..fa07d0c 100644 --- a/gst/gdp/dataprotocol.c +++ b/gst/gdp/dataprotocol.c @@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ * stream. This implies that there will always be a caps packet before any * buffer packets. * + * The versioning of the protocol is independent of GStreamer's version. + * The major number gets incremented, and the minor reset, for incompatible + * changes. The minor number gets incremented for compatible changes that + * allow clients who do not completely understand the newer protocol version + * to still decode what they do understand. + * * Version 0.2 serializes only a small subset of all events, with a custom * payload for each type. Also, all GDP streams start with the initial caps * packet. -- 2.7.4