GNU bug report logs - #28352
stale cache in ~/.cache/gstreamer-1.0

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Message #11 received at 28352 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Mark H Weaver <mhw <at> netris.org>
To: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
Cc: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>, 28352 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#28352: stale cache in ~/.cache/gstreamer-1.0
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2017 17:43:57 -0400

ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) writes:

> Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net> skribis:
>
>> The gstreamer cache in ~/.cache/gstreamer-1.0 goes stale and must be
>> manually deleted after changing what gstreamer plugins are installed.
>> This can be dangerous as old plugins might be referenced long after they
>> have been upgraded, causing the user to continue using old plugins
>> despite an upgrade.
>
> Indeed, the ~/.cache/gstreamer-1.0/registry.x86_64.bin embeds absolute
> file names.

Perhaps we should add a default service that periodically deletes these
directories.

      Mark

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