core: store presets, registry and plugins in XDG directories.

Presets and plugins moved to $XDG_DATA_HOME/gstreamer-0.11/
root directory. Registry moved to $XDG_CACHE_HOME/gstreamer-0.11/.

Fixes bug #518597.

4 files changed, 18 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/docs/random/porting-to-0.11.txt b/docs/random/porting-to-0.11.txt
index f67f90f8aa..7401d2c6fd 100644
--- a/docs/random/porting-to-0.11.txt
+++ b/docs/random/porting-to-0.11.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ The 0.11 porting guide
 * multifdsink, tcpclientsink, tcpclientsrc, tcpserversrc the protocol property
   is removed, use gdppay and gdpdepay.
 
+* Presets and plugins moved to $XDG_DATA_HOME/gstreamer-0.11/ root
+  directory. Registry moved to $XDG_CACHE_HOME/gstreamer-0.11/.
+  XDG_CACHE_HOME usually points to $HOME/.cache and XDG_DATA_HOME
+  usually is $HOME/.local/share/.
+
 * GstObject:
     GST_OBJECT_DISPOSING flag removed
     GST_OBJECT_IS_DISPOSING removed
diff --git a/gst/gstpreset.c b/gst/gstpreset.c
index d566065734..99a5755f47 100644
--- a/gst/gstpreset.c
+++ b/gst/gstpreset.c
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ preset_get_paths (GstPreset * preset, const gchar ** preset_user_path,
     if (!(preset_path = g_type_get_qdata (type, preset_user_path_quark))) {
       gchar *preset_dir;
 
-      /* user presets go in '$HOME/.gstreamer-0.10/presets/GstSimSyn.prs' */
-      preset_dir = g_build_filename (g_get_home_dir (),
-          ".gstreamer-" GST_MAJORMINOR, "presets", NULL);
+      /* user presets go in  user's XDG data directory. */
+      preset_dir = g_build_filename (g_get_user_data_dir (),
+          "gstreamer-" GST_MAJORMINOR, "presets", NULL);
       GST_INFO_OBJECT (preset, "user_preset_dir: '%s'", preset_dir);
       preset_path =
           g_strdup_printf ("%s" G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S "%s.prs", preset_dir,
diff --git a/gst/gstregistry.c b/gst/gstregistry.c
index 5b6df92f3b..96cb415111 100644
--- a/gst/gstregistry.c
+++ b/gst/gstregistry.c
@@ -1509,8 +1509,9 @@ scan_and_update_registry (GstRegistry * default_registry,
 
     /* plugins in the user's home directory take precedence over
      * system-installed ones */
-    home_plugins = g_build_filename (g_get_home_dir (),
-        ".gstreamer-" GST_MAJORMINOR, "plugins", NULL);
+    home_plugins = g_build_filename (g_get_user_data_dir (),
+        "gstreamer-" GST_MAJORMINOR, "plugins", NULL);
+
     GST_DEBUG ("scanning home plugins %s", home_plugins);
     changed |= gst_registry_scan_path_internal (&context, home_plugins);
     g_free (home_plugins);
@@ -1589,8 +1590,8 @@ ensure_current_registry (GError ** error)
   default_registry = gst_registry_get_default ();
   registry_file = g_strdup (g_getenv ("GST_REGISTRY"));
   if (registry_file == NULL) {
-    registry_file = g_build_filename (g_get_home_dir (),
-        ".gstreamer-" GST_MAJORMINOR, "registry." HOST_CPU ".bin", NULL);
+    registry_file = g_build_filename (g_get_user_cache_dir (),
+        "gstreamer-" GST_MAJORMINOR, "registry." HOST_CPU ".bin", NULL);
   }
 
   if (!_gst_disable_registry_cache) {
diff --git a/tests/check/gst/gstpreset.c b/tests/check/gst/gstpreset.c
index 02d5bb7704..3e624a0250 100644
--- a/tests/check/gst/gstpreset.c
+++ b/tests/check/gst/gstpreset.c
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ remove_preset_file (void)
 {
   gchar *preset_file_name;
 
-  preset_file_name = g_build_filename (g_get_home_dir (),
-      ".gstreamer-" GST_MAJORMINOR, "presets", "GstPresetTest.prs", NULL);
+  preset_file_name = g_build_filename (g_get_user_data_dir (),
+      "gstreamer-" GST_MAJORMINOR, "presets", "GstPresetTest.prs", NULL);
   g_unlink (preset_file_name);
   g_free (preset_file_name);
 }
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ gst_preset_suite (void)
   gchar *gst_dir;
   gboolean can_write = FALSE;
 
-  /* cehck if we can create presets */
-  gst_dir = g_build_filename (g_get_home_dir (),
-      ".gstreamer-" GST_MAJORMINOR, NULL);
+  /* check if we can create presets */
+  gst_dir = g_build_filename (g_get_user_data_dir (),
+      "gstreamer-" GST_MAJORMINOR, NULL);
   can_write = (g_access (gst_dir, R_OK | W_OK | X_OK) == 0);
   g_free (gst_dir);