Add documentation for GST_VALIDATE_PLUGIN_PATH

Add documentation for the environment variable, explaining what it is
used for and the default search locations.

Fixes: 83d6978f80 Implement fault_injection as a Gs(tValidate)Plugin
Part-of: <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/merge_requests/1743>
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Sebastian Fricke 2022-02-17 11:32:14 +01:00 committed by GStreamer Marge Bot
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@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ outputed into the standard error.
You can use the special names `stdout` and `stderr` to use those output.
**GST_VALIDATE_PLUGIN_PATH.**
Set this variable to a colon-separated list of paths. GstValidate will
scan these paths for GstPlugin files and add them to the GstRegistry.
By default GstValidate will look for plugins in the user data directory
specified in the [XDG standard]:
`.local/share/gstreamer-GST_API_VERSION/plugins` and the
system wide user data directory:
`/usr/lib/gstreamer-GST_API_VERSION/validate`
**GST_VALIDATE_SCENARIOS_PATH.**
Set this variable to a colon-separated list of paths. GstValidate will