use new gst_element_connect() api.

Original commit message from CVS:
use new gst_element_connect() api.
looks more fragile than being explicit via _connect_pads()

examples/gst/cp.py

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def filter(filters):
    previous = None
    for e in elements:
       if previous:
-         previous.connect('src', e, 'sink')
+         previous.connect(e)
       previous = e
 
    # start playing
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ def filter(filters):
 
 def main():
    "A GStreamer based cp(1) with stats"
-   gst_debug_set_categories(0)
+   #gst_info_set_categories(-1)
+   #gst_debug_set_categories(-1)
 
    stats = gst_element_factory_make ('statistics', 'stats');
    if not stats:

examples/gst/dvdplay.py

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class DVDPlay(object):
 
    def main(self):
       if len(sys.argv) < 5:
-         print 'usage: %s dvdlocation title chapter angle' % argv[0]
+         print 'usage: %s dvdlocation title chapter angle' % sys.argv[0]
          return -1
 
       self.location = sys.argv[1]
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ class DVDPlay(object):
       for e in (self.v_queue, self.v_decode, self.color, self.show):
          self.v_thread.add(e)
 
-      self.v_queue.connect('src',self.v_decode,'sink')
-      self.v_decode.connect('src',self.color,'sink')
-      self.color.connect('src',self.show,'sink')
+      self.v_queue.connect(self.v_decode)
+      self.v_decode.connect(self.color)
+      self.color.connect(self.show)
 
    def build_audio_thread(self):
       # ***** pre-construct the audio thread *****
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ class DVDPlay(object):
       for e in (self.a_queue, self.a_decode, self.osssink):
          self.a_thread.add(e)
 
-      self.a_queue.connect('src',self.a_decode,'sink')
-      self.a_decode.connect('src',self.osssink,'sink')
+      self.a_queue.connect(self.a_decode)
+      self.a_decode.connect(self.osssink)
 
    def build(self):
       # ***** construct the main pipeline *****
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class DVDPlay(object):
       self.pipeline.add(self.src)
       self.pipeline.add(self.parse)
 
-      self.src.connect('src',self.parse,'sink')
+      self.src.connect(self.parse)
 
       # pre-construct the audio/video threads
       self.build_video_thread()

examples/gst/f2f.py

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def main():
       bin.add(e)
 
    # connect the elements
-   res = src.connect('src', sink, 'sink')
+   res = src.connect(sink)
    assert res
 
    # start playing

examples/gst/ilat.py

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def build(filters, b):
    previous = None
    for e in elements:
       if previous:
-         previous.connect('src', e, 'sink')
+         previous.connect(e)
       previous = e
 
    return bin

examples/gst/oggplay.py

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def main():
    previous = None
    for e in (filesrc, decoder, osssink):
       if previous:
-         previous.connect('src', e, 'sink')
+         previous.connect(e)
       previous = e
 
    # start playing

examples/gstreamer/cp.py

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def filter(filters):
    previous = None
    for e in elements:
       if previous:
-         previous.connect('src', e, 'sink')
+         previous.connect(e)
       previous = e
 
    # start playing
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ def filter(filters):
 
 def main():
    "A GStreamer based cp(1) with stats"
-   gst_debug_set_categories(0)
+   #gst_info_set_categories(-1)
+   #gst_debug_set_categories(-1)
 
    stats = gst_element_factory_make ('statistics', 'stats');
    if not stats:

examples/gstreamer/dvdplay.py

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class DVDPlay(object):
 
    def main(self):
       if len(sys.argv) < 5:
-         print 'usage: %s dvdlocation title chapter angle' % argv[0]
+         print 'usage: %s dvdlocation title chapter angle' % sys.argv[0]
          return -1
 
       self.location = sys.argv[1]
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ class DVDPlay(object):
       for e in (self.v_queue, self.v_decode, self.color, self.show):
          self.v_thread.add(e)
 
-      self.v_queue.connect('src',self.v_decode,'sink')
-      self.v_decode.connect('src',self.color,'sink')
-      self.color.connect('src',self.show,'sink')
+      self.v_queue.connect(self.v_decode)
+      self.v_decode.connect(self.color)
+      self.color.connect(self.show)
 
    def build_audio_thread(self):
       # ***** pre-construct the audio thread *****
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ class DVDPlay(object):
       for e in (self.a_queue, self.a_decode, self.osssink):
          self.a_thread.add(e)
 
-      self.a_queue.connect('src',self.a_decode,'sink')
-      self.a_decode.connect('src',self.osssink,'sink')
+      self.a_queue.connect(self.a_decode)
+      self.a_decode.connect(self.osssink)
 
    def build(self):
       # ***** construct the main pipeline *****
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class DVDPlay(object):
       self.pipeline.add(self.src)
       self.pipeline.add(self.parse)
 
-      self.src.connect('src',self.parse,'sink')
+      self.src.connect(self.parse)
 
       # pre-construct the audio/video threads
       self.build_video_thread()

examples/gstreamer/f2f.py

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def main():
       bin.add(e)
 
    # connect the elements
-   res = src.connect('src', sink, 'sink')
+   res = src.connect(sink)
    assert res
 
    # start playing

examples/gstreamer/ilat.py

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def build(filters, b):
    previous = None
    for e in elements:
       if previous:
-         previous.connect('src', e, 'sink')
+         previous.connect(e)
       previous = e
 
    return bin

examples/gstreamer/oggplay.py

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def main():
    previous = None
    for e in (filesrc, decoder, osssink):
       if previous:
-         previous.connect('src', e, 'sink')
+         previous.connect(e)
       previous = e
 
    # start playing