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@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +2003-02-02 Thomas Vander Stichele <thomas at apestaart dot org> + + * configure.ac: + - release 0.6.0 + - revert libtool version to 0.0.0 due to major/minor library rename + 2003-01-25 Colin Walters <walters@gnu.org> * ext/gnomevfs/gstgnomevfssrc.c (gst_gnomevfssrc_open_file): Don't @@ -1,74 +1,84 @@ - GStreamer "Panic Room" 0.5.2 released + GStreamer "Hottest Pick" 0.6.0 released[*] - The GStreamer team is happy to announce our final prerelease for the - stable 0.6 series of the GStreamer streaming-media framework. + The GStreamer team is happy to announce our first ABI stable release + series. The 0.6.x series of the GStreamer streaming-media framework. - From now on, GStreamer will follow a versioning scheme similar to - kernel and GTK+/GLib releases. Odd minor numbers (like for this - release) will be development releases. While GStreamer itself is very - much under development, during stable releases we will guarantee API- - and ABI-stability. The point of this development release cycle is to - support Gnome 2.1.x development. + At this point in time GStreamer is fully functional for creating + audio-based applications, as shown by applications such as + gnome-sound-recorder, Rhythmbox and nautilus-media. - GStreamer major-minor series versions will now be - parallel-installable. Please update your applications to check for - gstreamer-0.5, gstreamer-libs-0.5 and gstreamer-play-0.5 using - pkg-config. + Video-based applications still have some issues at this point, + especially in the area of audio/video sync and seeking, but we plan on + solving those issues during the 0.6.x series. - We are starting to have a really nice collection of applications under - development using GStreamer. If you are looking for something specific - check out our [1]applications status page. - -Updates and Enhancements + We will also be releasing a development 0.7 release series, in which + we will work on such things as the remaining video issues and the + interactivity support which is needed for DVD menus and SWF (Flash). + This means developers working on apps needing these services can use + the 0.7 series for development and then enable 0.6 support as these + additions optionally get backported to 0.6 once they are stable and + work well. Thread issues and GStreamer - Many of GStreamers features relies heavily on threads. Unfortunately - everything is not rosy in the Linux worlds of threads. If you have a + Many of GStreamer's features relies heavily on threads. Unfortunately + everything is not rosy in the Linux world of threads. If you have a glibc version installed compiled with i686 optimizations (which uses a different codepath than standard i386 glibc), there is a good chance you will experience thread-related crashes in gstreamer-based applications. There are a few workarounds to this available. - * You can use an i386- or i586-optimized glibc package instead. + * You can use an i386 glibc package instead. (Since this is the only + one shipping with Debian, debian users do not experience this + issue.) * You can also try running the gstreamer-based applications using the command-line option --gst-scheduler=opt, which invokes a newly created scheduler that does not use threads. This scheduler is very new however so you might encounter other issues when using - it. - People using the Red Hat beta Phoebe are recommended to update to - glibc from Rawhide. This solves all thread issues, thanks to the - new NTPL thread library that is included there. - General - - * Solaris Forte fixes, GStreamer now compiles with Forte - * FreeBSD build fixes - * Many minor build issues fixed - * libgstplay updated to use filesrc + it. Please report issues to our bugzilla. - Core + People using the first Red Hat beta called Phoebe are recommended to + update to glibc from Rawhide or from the second Phoebe release. This + solves all thread issues, thanks to the new NTPL thread library that + is included there. - * Many refcounting issues resolved - * A few Valgrind detected memleaks killed + The GStreamer applications we ship all check for both gstreamer-0.6, + gstreamer-libs-0.6 and gstreamer-play-0.6; if those aren't found the + 0.7 version of those files are checked for. We suggest anyone making + GStreamer-based apps do the same. - Plug-ins + We are starting to have a really nice collection of applications under + development using GStreamer. If you are looking for something specific + check out our [1]applications status page. - * Fix to OSS plugin to handle blocking correctly [2]Bug 102025. - * Wavparse plugin fixed to handle MPEG audio - * Swfdec plugin updated, now has sound - * Updated ffmpeg plugin to handle xvid movies - * modplug updated to work better with gst-player - * alsasink 100% cpu bug fixed - * pngenc cleaned up +Features + + * Pipeline based media architecture + * Over 130 plugins + * All parts interchangeable + * Few dependencies, only glib, popt and libxml for core (libxml + optional) + * Python Language bindings + * Good documentation + * Will be widely deployed through bundling with GNOME 2.2 + * Design catering also for applications needing low-latency + * Highly portable, already running on most mainstream CPU's + * Modular design and use of 3rd party best of breed libraries means + no bloat + * LGPL licensing lays no restrictions on application developers + licensing. + * Easy for applications to ship their own plugins to the core as + needed + * Compiles with both GCC and Forte compilers GStreamer Homepage More details on these features can be found on the project's website, - [3]http://gstreamer.net/. + [2]http://gstreamer.net/. Support and Bugs - We use [4]Gnome's Bugzilla for bug reports and feature requests. The + We use [3]Gnome's Bugzilla for bug reports and feature requests. The "product name" is GStreamer (capital G). Please do the following before writing a bug report : gst-feedback &> feedback 2>&1 @@ -78,29 +88,32 @@ gst-feedback &> feedback 2>&1 Developers - GStreamer is [5]hosted on SourceForge. All code is in CVS and can be + GStreamer is [4]hosted on SourceForge. All code is in CVS and can be checked out from there. Interested developers of the core library, plug-ins, and applications should subscribe to the gstreamer-devel list. If there is sufficient interest we will create more lists as necessary. - We are still looking for people with access to Solaris, HP-UX, Irix - and True64 that would be willing to try building and testing - GStreamer. Patches fixing such problems are also more than welcome. + We are still looking for people with access to FreeBSD, Solaris, + HP-UX, Irix and True64 that would be willing to try building and + testing GStreamer. Patches fixing such problems are also more than + welcome. Contributors to this release Patches to the core of Gstreamer * Wim Taymans <wim.taymans(AT)chello.be> + * Erik Walthinsen <omega(AT)temple-baptist.com> * Thomas Vander Stichele <thomas(AT)apestaart.org> * David I. Lehn <dlehn(AT)vt.edu> * David Schleef <ds(AT)schleef.org> - * Leif Morgan Johnson <lmjohns3(AT)eos.ncsu.edu> * Brian Cameron <brian.cameron(AT)sun.com> + * Joshua N Pritikin <vishnu(AT)pobox.com> Plugins and Sample Applications + * Julien MOUTTE <jmoutte(AT)electronic-group.com> * Cameron Hutchison <camh+gst(AT)xdna.net> * Ronald Bultje <rbultje(AT)ronald.bitfreak.net> * Steve Baker <stevebaker_org(AT)yahoo.co.uk> @@ -109,17 +122,21 @@ Contributors to this release * Jan Schmidt <thaytan(AT)mad.scientist.com> * Daniel Fischer <dan(AT)f3c.com> * Martin Schlemmer <azarah(AT)gentoo.org> - * Andrew Turner &li;zombie(AT)4free.co.nz> + * Andrew Turner <zombie(AT)4free.co.nz> + * Owen Fraser-Green <owen(AT)discobabe.net> + * Leif Morgan Johnson <lmjohns3(AT)eos.ncsu.edu> + * Benjamin Otte <in7y118(AT)public.uni-hamburg.de> Misc * Christian Fredrik Kalager Schaller <Uraeus(AT)gnome.org> * Alp Toker <alp(AT)atoker.com> + [*]: GStreamer is Hottest Pick in the UK Linux Format #36, out now ! + References 1. http://www.gstreamer.net/status/?category=2 - 2. http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102025 - 3. http://gstreamer.net/ - 4. http://bugzilla.gnome.org/ - 5. http://gstreamer.sf.net/ + 2. http://gstreamer.net/ + 3. http://bugzilla.gnome.org/ + 4. http://gstreamer.sf.net/ diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac index ef0db87ca..a85981990 100644 --- a/configure.ac +++ b/configure.ac @@ -12,14 +12,13 @@ AM_MAINTAINER_MODE dnl when going to/from release please set the nano (fourth number) right ! dnl releases only do Wall, cvs and prerelease does Werror too -AS_VERSION(gst-plugins, GST_PLUGINS_VERSION, 0, 5, 2, 2, GST_ERROR="-Wall", GST_ERROR="-Wall -Werror") +AS_VERSION(gst-plugins, GST_PLUGINS_VERSION, 0, 6, 0, 0, GST_ERROR="-Wall", GST_ERROR="-Wall -Werror") AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE($PACKAGE,$VERSION) dnl fix errors properly then remove this again GST_ERROR= dnl our libraries and install dirs use major.minor as a version GST_MAJORMINOR=$GST_PLUGINS_VERSION_MAJOR.$GST_PLUGINS_VERSION_MINOR -GST_MAJORMINOR=0.6 AC_SUBST(GST_MAJORMINOR) dnl CURRENT, REVISION, AGE @@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ dnl - library source changed -> increment REVISION dnl - interfaces added/removed/changed -> increment CURRENT, REVISION = 0 dnl - interfaces added -> increment AGE dnl - interfaces removed -> AGE = 0 -AS_LIBTOOL(GST_PLUGINS, 2, 0, 0) +AS_LIBTOOL(GST_PLUGINS, 0, 0, 0) dnl FIXME take something else ? AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([gst/law/alaw.c]) |