gdp: add note to docs about GDP versioning; remove tmpl file

Original commit message from CVS:
add note to docs about GDP versioning; remove tmpl file
This commit is contained in:
Thomas Vander Stichele 2006-06-06 14:29:54 +00:00 committed by Tim-Philipp Müller
parent 99e9c6d633
commit b09b5bc073

View file

@ -42,6 +42,12 @@
* stream. This implies that there will always be a caps packet before any * stream. This implies that there will always be a caps packet before any
* buffer packets. * buffer packets.
* *
* The versioning of the protocol is independent of GStreamer's version.
* The major number gets incremented, and the minor reset, for incompatible
* changes. The minor number gets incremented for compatible changes that
* allow clients who do not completely understand the newer protocol version
* to still decode what they do understand.
*
* Version 0.2 serializes only a small subset of all events, with a custom * Version 0.2 serializes only a small subset of all events, with a custom
* payload for each type. Also, all GDP streams start with the initial caps * payload for each type. Also, all GDP streams start with the initial caps
* packet. * packet.