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

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Package: guix; Reported by: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@HIDDEN>; merged with #22707; dated Mon, 4 Sep 2017 21:04:02 UTC; Maintainer for guix is bug-guix@HIDDEN.
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ludo@HIDDEN (Ludovic Court=C3=A8s) writes:

> Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@HIDDEN> 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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Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@HIDDEN> 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=E2=80=99.




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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.

--
Ricardo

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