updated popt stuff:

Original commit message from CVS:
updated popt stuff:
- added 'gst_init_with_popt_table' to gst.h
- added a --silent option to launch to suppress g_object_notify events

gst/gst.c

@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ enum {
 /* FIXME: put in the extended mask help */
 static const struct poptOption options[] = {
   {NULL, NUL, POPT_ARG_CALLBACK|POPT_CBFLAG_PRE|POPT_CBFLAG_POST, &init_popt_callback, 0, NULL, NULL},
-  {NULL,              NUL, POPT_ARG_INCLUDE_TABLE, poptHelpOptions, 0, "Help options:", NULL},
   {"gst-info-mask",   NUL, POPT_ARG_INT|POPT_ARGFLAG_STRIP,    NULL, ARG_INFO_MASK,   "info bitmask", "MASK"},
   {"gst-debug-mask",  NUL, POPT_ARG_INT|POPT_ARGFLAG_STRIP,    NULL, ARG_DEBUG_MASK,  "debugging bitmask", "MASK"},
   {"gst-mask",        NUL, POPT_ARG_INT|POPT_ARGFLAG_STRIP,    NULL, ARG_MASK,        "bitmask for both info and debugging", "MASK"},
@@ -115,12 +114,38 @@ gst_init_get_popt_table (void)
  * registering built-in elements, and loading standard plugins.
  */
 void 
-gst_init (int *argc, char **argv[]) 
+gst_init (int *argc, char **argv[])
+{
+  gst_init_with_popt_table (argc, argv, NULL);
+}
+/**
+ * gst_init_with_popt_table:
+ * @argc: pointer to application's argc
+ * @argv: pointer to application's argv
+ * @popt_options: pointer to a popt table to append
+ *
+ * Initializes the GStreamer library, parsing the options, setting up internal path lists,
+ * registering built-in elements, and loading standard plugins.
+ */
+void
+gst_init_with_popt_table (int *argc, char **argv[], const struct poptOption *popt_options)
 {
   poptContext context;
   gint nextopt, i, j, nstrip;
-  const struct poptOption *options;
   gchar **temp;
+  const struct poptOption *options;
+  /* this is probably hacky, no? */
+  const struct poptOption options_with[] = {
+    {NULL,              NUL, POPT_ARG_INCLUDE_TABLE, poptHelpOptions, 		0, "Help options:", NULL},
+    {NULL,              NUL, POPT_ARG_INCLUDE_TABLE, (struct poptOption *) gst_init_get_popt_table(), 0, "GStreamer options:", NULL},
+    {NULL,              NUL, POPT_ARG_INCLUDE_TABLE, (struct poptOption *) popt_options, 		0, "Application options:", NULL},
+    POPT_TABLEEND
+  };
+  const struct poptOption options_without[] = {
+    {NULL,              NUL, POPT_ARG_INCLUDE_TABLE, poptHelpOptions, 		0, "Help options:", NULL},
+    {NULL,              NUL, POPT_ARG_INCLUDE_TABLE, (struct poptOption *) gst_init_get_popt_table(), 0, "GStreamer options:", NULL},
+    POPT_TABLEEND
+  };
 
   if (!argc || !argv) {
     if (argc || argv)
@@ -131,7 +156,11 @@ gst_init (int *argc, char **argv[])
     return;
   }
 
-  options = gst_init_get_popt_table ();
+  if (popt_options == NULL) {
+    options = options_without;
+  } else {
+    options = options_with;
+  }
   context = poptGetContext ("GStreamer", *argc, (const char**)*argv, options, 0);
   
   while ((nextopt = poptGetNextOpt (context)) > 0); /* do nothing, it's all callbacks */

gst/gst.h

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 /* initialize GST */
 void 			 gst_init		 (int *argc, char **argv[]);
+void 			 gst_init_with_popt_table (int *argc, char **argv[], const struct poptOption *popt_options);
 const struct poptOption *gst_init_get_popt_table (void);
 
 void 			 gst_main		 (void);

tools/gst-launch.c

@@ -137,17 +137,22 @@ xmllaunch_parse_cmdline (const gchar **argv)
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+/* options */
+  gboolean silent = FALSE;
+  struct poptOption options[] = {
+    {"silent",	's',  POPT_ARG_NONE|POPT_ARGFLAG_STRIP,	&silent, 0, "do not output status information", NULL},
+    POPT_TABLEEND
+  };
+
   GstElement *pipeline;
   gchar **argvn;
-  gchar *cmdline;
-  int i;
   gboolean save_pipeline = FALSE;
   gboolean run_pipeline = TRUE;
   gchar *savefile = "";
 
   free (malloc (8)); /* -lefence */
 
-  gst_init (&argc, &argv);
+  gst_init_with_popt_table (&argc, &argv, options);
   
   if (argc >= 3 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-o")) {
     save_pipeline = TRUE;
@@ -175,7 +180,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     exit(1);
   }
   
-  g_signal_connect (pipeline, "deep_notify", G_CALLBACK (property_change_callback), NULL);
+  if (!silent)
+    g_signal_connect (pipeline, "deep_notify", G_CALLBACK (property_change_callback), NULL);
   g_signal_connect (pipeline, "error", G_CALLBACK (error_callback), NULL);
   
 #ifndef GST_DISABLE_LOADSAVE