* bug#28352: stale cache in ~/.cache/gstreamer-1.0
@ 2017-09-04 21:03 Ricardo Wurmus
2017-09-05 12:25 ` Ludovic Courtès
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From: Ricardo Wurmus @ 2017-09-04 21:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 28352
The gstreamer cache in ~/.cache/gstreamer-1.0 goes stale and must be
manually deleted after changing what gstreamer plugins are installed.
This can be dangerous as old plugins might be referenced long after they
have been upgraded, causing the user to continue using old plugins
despite an upgrade.
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* bug#28352: stale cache in ~/.cache/gstreamer-1.0
2017-09-04 21:03 bug#28352: stale cache in ~/.cache/gstreamer-1.0 Ricardo Wurmus
@ 2017-09-05 12:25 ` Ludovic Courtès
2017-09-05 21:43 ` Mark H Weaver
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Ludovic Courtès @ 2017-09-05 12:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Ricardo Wurmus; +Cc: 28352
Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net> skribis:
> The gstreamer cache in ~/.cache/gstreamer-1.0 goes stale and must be
> manually deleted after changing what gstreamer plugins are installed.
> This can be dangerous as old plugins might be referenced long after they
> have been upgraded, causing the user to continue using old plugins
> despite an upgrade.
Indeed, the ~/.cache/gstreamer-1.0/registry.x86_64.bin embeds absolute
file names.
Ludo’.
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* bug#28352: stale cache in ~/.cache/gstreamer-1.0
2017-09-05 12:25 ` Ludovic Courtès
@ 2017-09-05 21:43 ` Mark H Weaver
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Mark H Weaver @ 2017-09-05 21:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Ludovic Courtès; +Cc: 28352
ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) writes:
> Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net> skribis:
>
>> The gstreamer cache in ~/.cache/gstreamer-1.0 goes stale and must be
>> manually deleted after changing what gstreamer plugins are installed.
>> This can be dangerous as old plugins might be referenced long after they
>> have been upgraded, causing the user to continue using old plugins
>> despite an upgrade.
>
> Indeed, the ~/.cache/gstreamer-1.0/registry.x86_64.bin embeds absolute
> file names.
Perhaps we should add a default service that periodically deletes these
directories.
Mark
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