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[PATCH 1/6] gnu: webkitgtk: Refer to GStreamer plugins in description.

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From: Pierre Neidhardt <mail <at> ambrevar.xyz>
To: 42262 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#42262] [PATCH 1/6] gnu: webkitgtk: Refer to GStreamer plugins in description.
Date: Wed,  8 Jul 2020 12:27:32 +0200

* gnu/packages/webkit.scm (webkitgtk)[description]: Explain that WebKitGTK+
relies on optional GStreamer plugins to play media content.
---
 gnu/packages/webkit.scm | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/webkit.scm b/gnu/packages/webkit.scm
index 3804209841..7e15937507 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/webkit.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/webkit.scm
@@ -238,7 +238,10 @@ engine that uses Wayland for graphics output.")
     (description
      "WebKitGTK+ is a full-featured port of the WebKit rendering engine,
 suitable for projects requiring any kind of web integration, from hybrid
-HTML/CSS applications to full-fledged web browsers.")
+HTML/CSS applications to full-fledged web browsers.
+
+Support for media playback depends on the availability of various GStreamer
+plugins such as @code{gst-plugins-*} or @code{gst-libav}.")
     ;; WebKit's JavaScriptCore and WebCore components are available under
     ;; the GNU LGPL, while the rest is available under a BSD-style license.
     (license (list license:lgpl2.0

base-commit: bcdacb0072a7666e2c6d440f90aa3c8503afb0ed
-- 
2.27.0

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