From f02ba3b5727f1c4f5c63488df9560a4f66573970 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?utf8?q?Tim-Philipp=20M=C3=BCller?= Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 20:38:20 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: purge all mention of liboil, update FAQ https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=673285 --- docs/faq/dependencies.xml | 63 +++++++++++----------------------------------- docs/random/autotools | 8 +++--- docs/random/moving-plugins | 2 +- 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/faq/dependencies.xml b/docs/faq/dependencies.xml index 35c2eff..a90f278 100644 --- a/docs/faq/dependencies.xml +++ b/docs/faq/dependencies.xml @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ the code others have written. However, do realize that in no way you are forced to have all dependencies installed. None of the core developers has all of them installed. GStreamer -has only a few obligate dependencies : GLib 2.0, liboil, and very +has only a few obligate dependencies : GLib 2.0, liborc, and very common stuff like glibc, a C compiler, and so on. All of the other dependencies are optional. @@ -30,39 +30,6 @@ So, in closing, let's rephrase the question to - - - -Does GStreamer use GTK+ 1.2/GLib 1.2 or GLib 2.0 ? - - - - - -Since the 0.3.3 release of GStreamer, we use GLib 2.0 as the core library -for GStreamer, which features a move of GObject from GTK+ 2.0 to GLib 2.0. -If you want to compile using GTK+ 1.2/GLib 1.2, you need to get the -0.3.1 or earlier release. It is of course not supported. - - - - - - - -Does GStreamer offer support for DVD decoder cards like dxr2/3 ? - - - - - -We do have support for the dxr3, although dxr2 support is unknown. -GStreamer can easily accommodate hardware acceleration by writing new -device-specific elements. - - - - Is GStreamer X independent ? @@ -70,11 +37,11 @@ device-specific elements. -Yes, we have no X dependency in any of our core modules. There are GStreamer -applications that run fine without any need for X. However, until our Linux -Framebuffer or libsvga plugin is ready, you will not be able to play videos -without X. In the future, there will probably be lots of different output -plugins for video available. +Yes, we have no hard X dependency in any of our modules. There are many +GStreamer applications that run fine without any need for X, for example +streaming servers, transcoding applications, or audio applications that +don't output any video. Other applications output video to a framebuffer, +custom-made hardware sinks, or via wayland. @@ -106,24 +73,24 @@ MIDI applications very well however. If you are a developer interested in adding MIDI support to GStreamer we are very interested in getting in touch with you. + +MIDI playback is provided by plugins such as wildmidi and timidity. + - Does GStreamer depend on GNOME ? + Does GStreamer depend on GNOME or GTK+ ? -No. But many of the applications developed for GStreamer do, including our -sample applications. There is nothing hindering people from developing -applications using other toolkits however and we would happily help promote -such efforts. A good example of an application using GStreamer, but which is -not using GNOME is the - -Mozstreamer which uses Mozilla XUL. - +No. But many of the applications developed for GStreamer do, including some +of our sample applications. Other applications use the Qt toolkit, or are +written for Mac OS/X or Windows. We aim to provide API that is toolkit +agnostic and can be used from any toolkit, desktop environment or operating +system. diff --git a/docs/random/autotools b/docs/random/autotools index 585c49d..08e04fa 100644 --- a/docs/random/autotools +++ b/docs/random/autotools @@ -39,15 +39,15 @@ translit(dnm, m, l) AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_DEP, true) first column when running gst-inspect - For the checks, in the simplest case, use something like: - GST_PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBOIL, liboil-0.3 >= 0.3.2) + GST_PKG_CHECK_MODULES(FOO, foo-0.3 >= 0.3.2) This will: - do the check - show a decent message if it can't find it, without failing - - set HAVE_LIBOIL to yes or no - - set LIBOIL_CFLAGS and LBOIL_LIBS + - set HAVE_FOO to yes or no + - set FOO_CFLAGS and FOO_LIBS - if you want to make sure configure fails when this dependency is missing, use: - GST_PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBOIL, liboil-0.3 >= 0.3.2, yes) + GST_PKG_CHECK_MODULES(FOO, libfoo-0.3 >= 0.3.2, yes) - if your library does not come with a .pc file, you have to roll your own check diff --git a/docs/random/moving-plugins b/docs/random/moving-plugins index 43bea5f..0d2d31a 100644 --- a/docs/random/moving-plugins +++ b/docs/random/moving-plugins @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ CHECKLIST sys/: plug-ins that include system headers/link to system libraries; usually platform-dependent as well name after whatever system "thing" they use (oss, v4l, ...) - gst/: plug-ins with no external dependencies, only GLib/GStreamer/liboil + gst/: plug-ins with no external dependencies, only GLib/GStreamer/liborc ext/: plug-ins with external dependencies - The plug-in is documented: -- 2.7.4