add more notes on moving

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add more notes on moving
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Thomas Vander Stichele 2006-04-29 00:35:48 +00:00
parent da97c1dfe9
commit a293578179

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@ -28,6 +28,19 @@ to -good or -ugly if a number of conditions are met:
- use GST_(DEBUG/*)_OBJECT
- use dashes in object property names to separate words
- use correct value, name, nick for enums
- use underscores in macros/function names/structs
e.g.: GST_BASE_SINK, GstBaseSink, gst_base_sink_
- The plug-in's build:
- should be correctly integrated with configure.ac
- files implementing elements should be named according to their class name,
e.g GstBaseSink -> gstbasesink.c
- should list libs and cflags in stack order, with lowest in the stack first
(so one can link against highest in the stack somewhere else without
picking up everything from the somewhere else)
e.g. $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) \
$(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) \
$(GST_CFLAGS) $(CAIRO_CFLAGS)
- The compiled plug-in:
- should show up correct in gst-inspect output; no warnings, no unknown
@ -36,6 +49,7 @@ to -good or -ugly if a number of conditions are met:
- The plug-in should be put in the correct location inside the module:
sys/: plug-ins that include system headers/link to system libraries;
usually platform-dependent as well
name after whatever system "thing" they use (oss, v4l, ...)
gst/: plug-ins with no external dependencies, only GLib/GStreamer/liboil
ext/: plug-ins with external dependencies
@ -88,5 +102,6 @@ to -good or -ugly if a number of conditions are met:
LGPL dependencies, no patent issues) or ugly
- plugin documentation needs to be added:
- see gstreamer/docs/README; section on adding plugins and elements
- "make update" in docs/plugins and commit the new file
- edit -docs.sgml and add an include for the file