Bug 133636

Summary:	media-libs/gst* AND media-plugins/gst*
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Toralf Goaltenner <madxray>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	GStreamer package maintainers <gstreamer>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	Lowest
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Toralf Goaltenner 2006-05-17 13:14:55 UTC

Hi folks,
Why is there a seperation for gst packages between media-libs and media-plugins ?
Would not it be better to place all depending packages in one portage component folder?
PS: sorry if wrong place

Comment 1 Saleem Abdulrasool (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-01-10 07:26:07 UTC

Because gstreamer is a library.  The plugins are additional plugins for this library.