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@@ -28,18 +28,40 @@ NOTE: on fedora (and maybe other distributions) replace `ninja` with `ninja-buil # Development environment +## Uninstalled environment + gst-build also contains a special `uninstalled` target that lets you enter an -uninstalled development environment where you will be able to work on GStreamer easily. -You can get into that environment running: +uninstalled development environment where you will be able to work on GStreamer +easily. You can get into that environment running: ``` ninja -C build/ uninstalled ``` -If your operating system handles symlinks, built modules source code will be available -at the root of `gst-build/` for example GStreamer core will be in `gstreamer/`. Otherwise -they will be present in `subprojects/`. You can simply hack in there and to rebuild you -just need to rerun `ninja -C build/`. +If your operating system handles symlinks, built modules source code will be +available at the root of `gst-build/` for example GStreamer core will be in +`gstreamer/`. Otherwise they will be present in `subprojects/`. You can simply +hack in there and to rebuild you just need to rerun `ninja -C build/`. + +## Update git subprojects + +We added a special `update` target to update subprojects (it uses `git pull +--rebase` meaning you should always make sure the branches you work on are +following the right upstream branch, you can set it with `git branch +--set-upstream-to origin/master` if you are working on `gst-build` master +branch). + +Update all GStreamer modules and rebuild: + +``` +ninja -C build/ update +``` + +Update all GStreamer modules without rebuilding: + +``` +ninja -C build/ git-update +``` ## Add information about GStreamer development environment in your prompt line |