Add documentation for GST_VALIDATE_APPS_DIR

Add documentation for the environment variable, explaining what it is
used for and the default search locations.

Fixes: 4d569b51ed add a way to specify an application directory.
Part-of: <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/merge_requests/1829>
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Sebastian Fricke 2022-02-17 15:25:21 +01:00 committed by Tim-Philipp Müller
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@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ output to standard error.
You can use the special names `stdout` and `stderr` to use those output. You can use the special names `stdout` and `stderr` to use those output.
**GST_VALIDATE_APPS_DIR.**
Set this variable to a colon separated list of paths. The validate test
runner will execute all `.py` scripts found within the directories.
By default GstValidate will look for test applications in the folders:
* subprojects/gst-examples/webrtc/check/validate/apps
* subprojects/gst-editing-services/tests/validate
**GST_VALIDATE_PLUGIN_PATH.** **GST_VALIDATE_PLUGIN_PATH.**
Set this variable to a colon-separated list of paths. GstValidate will Set this variable to a colon-separated list of paths. GstValidate will