Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add rhythmbox.

[Amirouche Boubekki]

On 2015-07-05 19:45, Amirouche Boubekki wrote:
> On 2015-07-05 17:28, David Hashe wrote:
> > Hi Ludo and Ricardo,
> >
> > The 'uridecodebin' error is a result of GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH not
> > being set. However, the recent patch to gstreamer adds that to its
> > native search paths, so that error should be resolved now on an
> > updated system. I had a line defining GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH in my
> > .bashrc, but I was able to remove it after that patch was applied.
> > Rhythmbox is working without errors for me.
> >
> > I've also realized that some of the packages I put under inputs should
> > probably be propagated inputs, so I'm attaching an updated patch which
> > changes that.
> >
> > I am currently using guix over ubuntu.
>
> I use GuixSD. I patched my guix git repository just after they were 
> published.
>
> It works, or more precisly it can work:
>
> - I have the following in my .bashrc:
>
> export GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH=$HOME/.guix-profile/lib/gstreamer-1.0
> export GRL_PLUGIN_PATH=$HOME/.guix-profile/lib/grilo-0.2
>
> - Also I installed several gstreamer packages.
>
> I only tried to play mp3 and ogg. Ogg works. I did not try burning 
> audio cds.
> I will try later today or tomorrow.

Both cd burning and ripping doesn't work:

- audio burn: the plugin appears in the list of plugins and can be 
activated. When activated it doesn't appear in the player UI to actually 
burn playlists
- ripping: no mention of it at all in the UI

> > Thanks,
> >
> > David
> >
> > On Sun, Jul 5, 2015 at 6:44 AM, Ricardo Wurmus <address@hidden>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > > > So, I applied the patch, built rhythmbox, and installed it into a
> > > > > separate profile. It starts up fine and begins importing files
> > > from
> > > > > ~/Music but I get a *lot* of import errors:
> > > > >
> > > > > “Couldn’t create ‘uridecodebin’ element”
> > > > >
> > > > > I see this for a great many ogg and mp3 files in my ~/Music
> > > directory
> > > > > under “Import Errors”. In fact, none of my audio files in
> > > ~/Music were
> > > > > imported at all.

I used to have errors when I did not install gstreamer plugins.