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

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Package: guix;

Reported by: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>

Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2017 21:04:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 22707

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Message #8 received at 28352 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
Cc: 28352 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#28352: stale cache in ~/.cache/gstreamer-1.0
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2017 14:25:28 +0200

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.

Ludo’.
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