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faq: developing: update outdated GConf answer

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Additionally: fix missing preposition
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@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ operating systems is. The following is mostly aimed at Linux/unix setups.
GStreamer uses the `pkg-config` utility to provide applications with the right GStreamer uses the `pkg-config` utility to provide applications with the right
compiler and linker flags. `pkg-config` is a standard build tool that is widely compiler and linker flags. `pkg-config` is a standard build tool that is widely
used unix systems to locate libraries and retrieve build settings, so if you're used in unix systems to locate libraries and retrieve build settings, so if you're
familiar with using it already then you're basically set. familiar with using it already then you're basically set.
If you're not familiar with `pkg-config` to compile and link a small If you're not familiar with `pkg-config` to compile and link a small
@ -73,12 +73,13 @@ environment is used.
## How can I use GConf to get the system-wide defaults? ## How can I use GConf to get the system-wide defaults?
For GNOME applications it's a good idea to use `GConf` to find the <!-- FIXME: Consider removing. GConf was deprecated half a decade ago -->
default ways of outputting audio and video. You can do this by using the
'gconfaudiosink' and 'gconfvideosink' elements for audio and video GStreamer used to have GConf-based elements but these were removed in 2011,
output. They will take care of everything GConf-related for you and after `GConf` itself was deprecated in favor of `GSettings`.
automatically use the outputs that the user configured. If you are using
gconfaudiosink, your application should set the 'profile' property. If what you want is automatic audio/video sinks, consider using the
`autovideosink` and `autoaudiosink` elements.
## How do I debug these funny shell scripts that libtool makes? ## How do I debug these funny shell scripts that libtool makes?