Some cleanups.

Original commit message from CVS:
Some cleanups.
Removed some bogus code from element and pipeline elements.
Fixed a typo.

gst/gstbuffer.h

@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ void 		gst_buffer_destroy		(GstBuffer *buffer);
 GstBuffer*	gst_buffer_copy			(GstBuffer *buffer);
 
 /* add, retrieve, and remove metadata from the buffer */
-/* DEPRACATED!!!
+/* DEPRECATED!!!
 void 		gst_buffer_add_meta		(GstBuffer *buffer, GstMeta *meta);
 void 		gst_buffer_remove_meta		(GstBuffer *buffer, GstMeta *meta);
 GstMeta*	gst_buffer_get_first_meta	(GstBuffer *buffer);

gst/gstelement.c

@@ -660,7 +660,6 @@ gst_element_connect (GstElement *src, const gchar *srcpadname,
                      GstElement *dest, const gchar *destpadname)
 {
   GstPad *srcpad,*destpad;
-  GstObject *srcparent,*destparent;
 
   g_return_if_fail (src != NULL);
   g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_ELEMENT(src));
@@ -681,19 +680,6 @@ gst_element_connect (GstElement *src, const gchar *srcpadname,
     return;
   }
 
-  /* find the parent elements of each element */
-  srcparent = gst_object_get_parent (GST_OBJECT (src));
-  destparent = gst_object_get_parent (GST_OBJECT (dest));
-
-  /* have to make sure that they have the same parents... */
-  /*
-  if (srcparent != destparent) {
-    GST_ERROR_OBJECT(srcparent,destparent,"%s and %s have different parents",
-                 GST_ELEMENT_NAME (src),GST_ELEMENT_NAME (dest));
-    return;
-  }
-  */
-
   /* we're satisified they can be connected, let's do it */
   gst_pad_connect(srcpad,destpad);
 }

gst/gstpipeline.c

@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ static void			gst_pipeline_init		(GstPipeline *pipeline);
 
 static GstElementStateReturn	gst_pipeline_change_state	(GstElement *element);
 
-static void			gst_pipeline_prepare		(GstPipeline *pipeline);
-
-
 static GstBinClass *parent_class = NULL;
 //static guint gst_pipeline_signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
 
@@ -103,7 +100,6 @@ gst_pipeline_init (GstPipeline *pipeline)
 
   GST_ELEMENT_SCHED(pipeline) = gst_schedule_new(GST_ELEMENT(pipeline));
   GST_DEBUG(GST_CAT_PIPELINE, "pipeline's scheduler is %p\n",GST_ELEMENT_SCHED(pipeline));
-//  gst_element_set_manager(GST_ELEMENT(pipeline),GST_ELEMENT(pipeline));
 }
 
 
@@ -121,46 +117,12 @@ gst_pipeline_new (const guchar *name)
   return gst_elementfactory_make ("pipeline", name);
 }
 
-static void 
-gst_pipeline_prepare (GstPipeline *pipeline) 
-{
-  GST_DEBUG (GST_CAT_PIPELINE,"preparing pipeline \"%s\" for playing (DEPRACATED!!)\n",
-             GST_ELEMENT_NAME(GST_ELEMENT(pipeline)));
-}
-
 static GstElementStateReturn
 gst_pipeline_change_state (GstElement *element)
 {
-  GstPipeline *pipeline;
-
-  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_PIPELINE (element), FALSE);
-
-  pipeline = GST_PIPELINE (element);
-
-  switch (GST_STATE_TRANSITION (pipeline)) {
-    case GST_STATE_NULL_TO_READY:
-      // we need to set up internal state
-      gst_pipeline_prepare (pipeline);
-      break;
-    default:
-      break;
-  }
-
   if (GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (parent_class)->change_state)
     return GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (parent_class)->change_state (element);
 
   return GST_STATE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-/**
- * gst_pipeline_iterate:
- * @pipeline: #GstPipeline to iterate
- *
- * Cause the pipeline's contents to be run through one full 'iteration'.
- */
-void
-gst_pipeline_iterate (GstPipeline *pipeline)
-{
-  g_return_if_fail (pipeline != NULL);
-  g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_PIPELINE(pipeline));
-}

gst/gstplugin.c

@@ -352,13 +352,15 @@ gst_plugin_load_absolute (const gchar *name)
   GstPlugin *plugin;
   struct stat file_status;
 
+  GST_INFO (GST_CAT_PLUGIN_LOADING,"plugin \"%s\" loading", name);
+
   if (g_module_supported() == FALSE) {
     g_warning("gstplugin: wow, you built this on a platform without dynamic loading???\n");
     return FALSE;
   }
 
   if (stat(name,&file_status)) {
-//    g_print("problem opening file %s\n",name);
+    g_print("problem opening file %s\n",name);
     return FALSE;
   }
 
@@ -395,6 +397,9 @@ gst_plugin_load_absolute (const gchar *name)
     // FIXME this should be some standard gst mechanism!!!
     g_printerr ("error loading plugin %s, reason: %s\n", name, g_module_error());
   }
+  else {
+    GST_INFO (GST_CAT_PLUGIN_LOADING, "error loading plugin %s, reason: %s\n", name, g_module_error());
+  }
 
   return FALSE;
 }