diff -puNr gst-plugins-good.orig/configure.ac gst-plugins-good/configure.ac
--- gst-plugins-good.orig/configure.ac	2006-02-02 11:47:15.000000000 +0100
+++ gst-plugins-good/configure.ac	2006-02-03 20:29:09.000000000 +0100
@@ -384,6 +384,14 @@ GST_CHECK_FEATURE(GCONF, [GConf librarie
   AC_SUBST(GCONF_LIBS)
 ])
 
+dnl *** HAL ***
+translit(dnm, m, l) AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_HAL, true)
+GST_CHECK_FEATURE(HAL, [HAL libraries], , [
+  PKG_CHECK_MODULES(HAL, [hal >= 0.5.6, dbus-1 >= 0.32], HAVE_HAL="yes", HAVE_HAL="no")
+  AC_SUBST(HAL_CFLAGS)
+  AC_SUBST(HAL_LIBS)
+])
+
 dnl *** jpeg ***
 dnl FIXME: we could use header checks here as well IMO
 translit(dnm, m, l) AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_JPEG, true)
@@ -614,6 +622,7 @@ ext/dv/Makefile
 ext/esd/Makefile
 ext/flac/Makefile
 ext/gconf/Makefile
+ext/hal/Makefile
 ext/ladspa/Makefile
 ext/libcaca/Makefile
 ext/libpng/Makefile
diff -puNr gst-plugins-good.orig/ext/hal/gsthalaudiosink.c gst-plugins-good/ext/hal/gsthalaudiosink.c
--- gst-plugins-good.orig/ext/hal/gsthalaudiosink.c	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ gst-plugins-good/ext/hal/gsthalaudiosink.c	2006-02-03 22:22:31.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+/* GStreamer
+ * (c) 2005 Ronald S. Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
+ * (c) 2006 Jürg Billeter <j@bitron.ch>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * SECTION:element-halaudiosink
+ *
+ * <refsect2>
+ * <para>
+ * HalAudioSink allows access to output of sound devices by specifying the
+ * corresponding persistent Unique Device Id (UDI) from the Hardware Abstraction
+ * Layer (HAL) in the <link linkend="GstHalAudioSrc--udi">udi</link> property.
+ * It currently always embeds alsasink as HAL doesn't support other sound
+ * systems yet.
+ * </para>
+ * <title>Examples</title>
+ * <para>
+ * To list the UDIs of all your ALSA output devices :
+ * <programlisting>
+ * hal-find-by-property --key alsa.type --string playback
+ * </programlisting>
+ * Here is a pipeline to test your sound output :
+ * <programlisting>
+ * gst-launch -v audiotestsrc ! halaudiosink udi=/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_27d8_alsa_playback_0
+ * </programlisting>
+ * This pipeline produces a test signal on the specified sound device.
+ * </para>
+ * </refsect2>
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "gsthalelements.h"
+#include "gsthalaudiosink.h"
+
+static void gst_hal_audio_sink_dispose (GObject * object);
+static GstStateChangeReturn
+gst_hal_audio_sink_change_state (GstElement * element,
+    GstStateChange transition);
+
+enum
+{
+  PROP_0,
+  PROP_UDI
+};
+
+GST_BOILERPLATE (GstHalAudioSink, gst_hal_audio_sink, GstBin, GST_TYPE_BIN);
+
+static void gst_hal_audio_sink_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
+    const GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
+static void gst_hal_audio_sink_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
+    GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
+
+static void
+gst_hal_audio_sink_base_init (gpointer klass)
+{
+  GstElementClass *eklass = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
+  GstElementDetails gst_hal_audio_sink_details = {
+    "HAL audio sink",
+    "Sink/Audio",
+    "Audio sink for sound device access via HAL",
+    "Jürg Billeter <j@bitron.ch>"
+  };
+  GstStaticPadTemplate sink_template = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
+      GST_PAD_SINK,
+      GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
+      GST_STATIC_CAPS_ANY);
+
+  gst_element_class_add_pad_template (eklass,
+      gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_template));
+  gst_element_class_set_details (eklass, &gst_hal_audio_sink_details);
+}
+
+static void
+gst_hal_audio_sink_class_init (GstHalAudioSinkClass * klass)
+{
+  GObjectClass *oklass = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
+  GstElementClass *eklass = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
+
+  oklass->set_property = gst_hal_audio_sink_set_property;
+  oklass->get_property = gst_hal_audio_sink_get_property;
+  oklass->dispose = gst_hal_audio_sink_dispose;
+  eklass->change_state = gst_hal_audio_sink_change_state;
+
+  g_object_class_install_property (oklass, PROP_UDI,
+      g_param_spec_string ("udi",
+          "UDI",
+          "Unique Device Id",
+          NULL, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+}
+
+/*
+ * Hack to make negotiation work.
+ */
+
+static void
+gst_hal_audio_sink_reset (GstHalAudioSink * sink)
+{
+  GstPad *targetpad;
+
+  /* fakesink */
+  if (sink->kid) {
+    gst_element_set_state (sink->kid, GST_STATE_NULL);
+    gst_bin_remove (GST_BIN (sink), sink->kid);
+  }
+  sink->kid = gst_element_factory_make ("fakesink", "testsink");
+  gst_bin_add (GST_BIN (sink), sink->kid);
+
+  targetpad = gst_element_get_pad (sink->kid, "sink");
+  gst_ghost_pad_set_target (GST_GHOST_PAD (sink->pad), targetpad);
+  gst_object_unref (targetpad);
+}
+
+static void
+gst_hal_audio_sink_init (GstHalAudioSink * sink,
+    GstHalAudioSinkClass * g_class)
+{
+  sink->pad = gst_ghost_pad_new_no_target ("sink", GST_PAD_SINK);
+  gst_element_add_pad (GST_ELEMENT (sink), sink->pad);
+
+  gst_hal_audio_sink_reset (sink);
+}
+
+static void
+gst_hal_audio_sink_dispose (GObject * object)
+{
+  GstHalAudioSink *sink = GST_HAL_AUDIO_SINK (object);
+
+  if (sink->udi) {
+    g_free (sink->udi);
+    sink->udi = NULL;
+  }
+
+  GST_CALL_PARENT (G_OBJECT_CLASS, dispose, (object));
+}
+
+static gboolean
+do_toggle_element (GstHalAudioSink * sink)
+{
+  GstPad *targetpad;
+
+  /* kill old element */
+  if (sink->kid) {
+    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (sink, "Removing old kid");
+    gst_element_set_state (sink->kid, GST_STATE_NULL);
+    gst_bin_remove (GST_BIN (sink), sink->kid);
+    sink->kid = NULL;
+  }
+
+  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (sink, "Creating new kid");
+  if (!(sink->kid = gst_hal_get_audio_sink (sink->udi))) {
+    GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (sink, LIBRARY, SETTINGS, (NULL),
+        ("Failed to render audio sink from Hal"));
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+  gst_element_set_state (sink->kid, GST_STATE (sink));
+  gst_bin_add (GST_BIN (sink), sink->kid);
+
+  /* re-attach ghostpad */
+  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (sink, "Creating new ghostpad");
+  targetpad = gst_element_get_pad (sink->kid, "sink");
+  gst_ghost_pad_set_target (GST_GHOST_PAD (sink->pad), targetpad);
+  gst_object_unref (targetpad);
+  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (sink, "done changing hal audio sink");
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+static void
+gst_hal_audio_sink_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
+    const GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec)
+{
+  GstHalAudioSink *this = GST_HAL_AUDIO_SINK (object);
+
+  GST_OBJECT_LOCK (this);
+
+  switch (prop_id) {
+    case PROP_UDI:
+      if (this->udi)
+        g_free (this->udi);
+      this->udi = g_value_dup_string (value);
+      break;
+    default:
+      G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
+      break;
+  }
+
+  GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (this);
+}
+
+static void
+gst_hal_audio_sink_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
+    GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec)
+{
+  GstHalAudioSink *this = GST_HAL_AUDIO_SINK (object);
+
+  GST_OBJECT_LOCK (this);
+
+  switch (prop_id) {
+    case PROP_UDI:
+      g_value_set_string (value, this->udi);
+      break;
+    default:
+      G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
+      break;
+  }
+
+  GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (this);
+}
+
+static GstStateChangeReturn
+gst_hal_audio_sink_change_state (GstElement * element,
+    GstStateChange transition)
+{
+  GstStateChangeReturn ret = GST_STATE_CHANGE_SUCCESS;
+  GstHalAudioSink *sink = GST_HAL_AUDIO_SINK (element);
+
+  switch (transition) {
+    case GST_STATE_CHANGE_NULL_TO_READY:
+      if (!do_toggle_element (sink))
+        return GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE;
+      break;
+    default:
+      break;
+  }
+
+  ret = GST_CALL_PARENT_WITH_DEFAULT (GST_ELEMENT_CLASS, change_state,
+      (element, transition), GST_STATE_CHANGE_SUCCESS);
+
+  switch (transition) {
+    case GST_STATE_CHANGE_READY_TO_NULL:
+      gst_hal_audio_sink_reset (sink);
+      break;
+    default:
+      break;
+  }
+
+  return ret;
+}
diff -puNr gst-plugins-good.orig/ext/hal/gsthalaudiosink.h gst-plugins-good/ext/hal/gsthalaudiosink.h
--- gst-plugins-good.orig/ext/hal/gsthalaudiosink.h	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ gst-plugins-good/ext/hal/gsthalaudiosink.h	2006-02-03 20:29:09.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/* GStreamer
+ * (c) 2005 Ronald S. Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
+ * (c) 2006 Jürg Billeter <j@bitron.ch>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __GST_HAL_AUDIO_SINK_H__
+#define __GST_HAL_AUDIO_SINK_H__
+
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+#define GST_TYPE_HAL_AUDIO_SINK \
+  (gst_hal_audio_sink_get_type ())
+#define GST_HAL_AUDIO_SINK(obj) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), GST_TYPE_HAL_AUDIO_SINK, \
+                               GstHalAudioSink))
+#define GST_HAL_AUDIO_SINK_CLASS(klass) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), GST_TYPE_HAL_AUDIO_SINK, \
+                            GstHalAudioSink))
+#define GST_IS_HAL_AUDIO_SINK(obj) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), GST_TYPE_HAL_AUDIO_SINK))
+#define GST_IS_HAL_AUDIO_SINK_CLASS(obj) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), GST_TYPE_HAL_AUDIO_SINK))
+
+typedef struct _GstHalAudioSink {
+  GstBin parent;
+
+  /* explicit pointers to stuff used */
+  gchar *udi;
+  GstElement *kid;
+  GstPad *pad;
+} GstHalAudioSink;
+
+typedef struct _GstHalAudioSinkClass {
+  GstBinClass parent_class;
+} GstHalAudioSinkClass;
+
+GType   gst_hal_audio_sink_get_type   (void);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* __GST_HAL_AUDIO_SINK_H__ */
diff -puNr gst-plugins-good.orig/ext/hal/gsthalaudiosrc.c gst-plugins-good/ext/hal/gsthalaudiosrc.c
--- gst-plugins-good.orig/ext/hal/gsthalaudiosrc.c	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ gst-plugins-good/ext/hal/gsthalaudiosrc.c	2006-02-03 22:20:27.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,259 @@
+/* GStreamer
+ * (c) 2005 Ronald S. Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
+ * (c) 2005 Tim-Philipp Müller <tim centricular net>
+ * (c) 2006 Jürg Billeter <j@bitron.ch>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * SECTION:element-halaudiosrc
+ *
+ * <refsect2>
+ * <para>
+ * HalAudioSrc allows access to input of sound devices by specifying the
+ * corresponding persistent Unique Device Id (UDI) from the Hardware Abstraction
+ * Layer (HAL) in the <link linkend="GstHalAudioSrc--udi">udi</link> property.
+ * It currently always embeds alsasrc as HAL doesn't support other sound systems
+ * yet.
+ * </para>
+ * <title>Examples</title>
+ * <para>
+ * To list the UDIs of all your ALSA input devices :
+ * <programlisting>
+ * hal-find-by-property --key alsa.type --string capture
+ * </programlisting>
+ * Here is a pipeline to test your sound input :
+ * <programlisting>
+ * gst-launch -v halaudiosrc udi=/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_27d8_alsa_capture_0 ! autoaudiosink
+ * </programlisting>
+ * You should now hear yourself with a small delay if you have a microphone
+ * connected to the specified sound device.
+ * </para>
+ * </refsect2>
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "gsthalelements.h"
+#include "gsthalaudiosrc.h"
+
+static void gst_hal_audio_src_dispose (GObject * object);
+static GstStateChangeReturn
+gst_hal_audio_src_change_state (GstElement * element,
+    GstStateChange transition);
+
+enum
+{
+  PROP_0,
+  PROP_UDI
+};
+
+GST_BOILERPLATE (GstHalAudioSrc, gst_hal_audio_src, GstBin, GST_TYPE_BIN);
+
+static void gst_hal_audio_src_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
+    const GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
+static void gst_hal_audio_src_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
+    GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
+
+static void
+gst_hal_audio_src_base_init (gpointer klass)
+{
+  GstElementClass *eklass = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
+  GstElementDetails gst_hal_audio_src_details = {
+    "HAL audio source",
+    "Source/Audio",
+    "Audio source for sound device access via HAL",
+    "Jürg Billeter <j@bitron.ch>"
+  };
+  GstStaticPadTemplate src_template = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
+      GST_PAD_SRC,
+      GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
+      GST_STATIC_CAPS_ANY);
+
+  gst_element_class_add_pad_template (eklass,
+      gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_template));
+  gst_element_class_set_details (eklass, &gst_hal_audio_src_details);
+}
+
+static void
+gst_hal_audio_src_class_init (GstHalAudioSrcClass * klass)
+{
+  GObjectClass *oklass = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
+  GstElementClass *eklass = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
+
+  oklass->set_property = gst_hal_audio_src_set_property;
+  oklass->get_property = gst_hal_audio_src_get_property;
+  oklass->dispose = gst_hal_audio_src_dispose;
+  eklass->change_state = gst_hal_audio_src_change_state;
+
+  g_object_class_install_property (oklass, PROP_UDI,
+      g_param_spec_string ("udi",
+          "UDI",
+          "Unique Device Id",
+          NULL, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+}
+
+/*
+ * Hack to make negotiation work.
+ */
+
+static void
+gst_hal_audio_src_reset (GstHalAudioSrc * src)
+{
+  GstPad *targetpad;
+
+  /* fakesrc */
+  if (src->kid) {
+    gst_element_set_state (src->kid, GST_STATE_NULL);
+    gst_bin_remove (GST_BIN (src), src->kid);
+  }
+  src->kid = gst_element_factory_make ("fakesrc", "testsrc");
+  gst_bin_add (GST_BIN (src), src->kid);
+
+  targetpad = gst_element_get_pad (src->kid, "src");
+  gst_ghost_pad_set_target (GST_GHOST_PAD (src->pad), targetpad);
+  gst_object_unref (targetpad);
+}
+
+static void
+gst_hal_audio_src_init (GstHalAudioSrc * src,
+    GstHalAudioSrcClass * g_class)
+{
+  src->pad = gst_ghost_pad_new_no_target ("src", GST_PAD_SRC);
+  gst_element_add_pad (GST_ELEMENT (src), src->pad);
+
+  gst_hal_audio_src_reset (src);
+}
+
+static void
+gst_hal_audio_src_dispose (GObject * object)
+{
+  GstHalAudioSrc *src = GST_HAL_AUDIO_SRC (object);
+
+  if (src->udi) {
+    g_free (src->udi);
+    src->udi = NULL;
+  }
+
+  GST_CALL_PARENT (G_OBJECT_CLASS, dispose, (object));
+}
+
+static gboolean
+do_toggle_element (GstHalAudioSrc * src)
+{
+  GstPad *targetpad;
+
+  /* kill old element */
+  if (src->kid) {
+    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (src, "Removing old kid");
+    gst_element_set_state (src->kid, GST_STATE_NULL);
+    gst_bin_remove (GST_BIN (src), src->kid);
+    src->kid = NULL;
+  }
+
+  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (src, "Creating new kid");
+  if (!(src->kid = gst_hal_get_audio_src (src->udi))) {
+    GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (src, LIBRARY, SETTINGS, (NULL),
+        ("Failed to render audio source from Hal"));
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+  gst_element_set_state (src->kid, GST_STATE (src));
+  gst_bin_add (GST_BIN (src), src->kid);
+
+  /* re-attach ghostpad */
+  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (src, "Creating new ghostpad");
+  targetpad = gst_element_get_pad (src->kid, "src");
+  gst_ghost_pad_set_target (GST_GHOST_PAD (src->pad), targetpad);
+  gst_object_unref (targetpad);
+  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (src, "done changing hal audio source");
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+static void
+gst_hal_audio_src_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
+    const GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec)
+{
+  GstHalAudioSrc *this = GST_HAL_AUDIO_SRC (object);
+
+  GST_OBJECT_LOCK (this);
+
+  switch (prop_id) {
+    case PROP_UDI:
+      if (this->udi)
+        g_free (this->udi);
+      this->udi = g_value_dup_string (value);
+      break;
+    default:
+      G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
+      break;
+  }
+
+  GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (this);
+}
+
+static void
+gst_hal_audio_src_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
+    GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec)
+{
+  GstHalAudioSrc *this = GST_HAL_AUDIO_SRC (object);
+
+  GST_OBJECT_LOCK (this);
+
+  switch (prop_id) {
+    case PROP_UDI:
+      g_value_set_string (value, this->udi);
+      break;
+    default:
+      G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
+      break;
+  }
+
+  GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (this);
+}
+
+static GstStateChangeReturn
+gst_hal_audio_src_change_state (GstElement * element,
+    GstStateChange transition)
+{
+  GstStateChangeReturn ret = GST_STATE_CHANGE_SUCCESS;
+  GstHalAudioSrc *src = GST_HAL_AUDIO_SRC (element);
+
+  switch (transition) {
+    case GST_STATE_CHANGE_NULL_TO_READY:
+      if (!do_toggle_element (src))
+        return GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE;
+      break;
+    default:
+      break;
+  }
+
+  ret = GST_CALL_PARENT_WITH_DEFAULT (GST_ELEMENT_CLASS, change_state,
+      (element, transition), GST_STATE_CHANGE_SUCCESS);
+
+  switch (transition) {
+    case GST_STATE_CHANGE_READY_TO_NULL:
+      gst_hal_audio_src_reset (src);
+      break;
+    default:
+      break;
+  }
+
+  return ret;
+}
diff -puNr gst-plugins-good.orig/ext/hal/gsthalaudiosrc.h gst-plugins-good/ext/hal/gsthalaudiosrc.h
--- gst-plugins-good.orig/ext/hal/gsthalaudiosrc.h	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ gst-plugins-good/ext/hal/gsthalaudiosrc.h	2006-02-03 20:29:09.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/* GStreamer
+ * (c) 2005 Ronald S. Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
+ * (c) 2005 Tim-Philipp Müller <tim centricular net>
+ * (c) 2006 Jürg Billeter <j@bitron.ch>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __GST_HAL_AUDIO_SRC_H__
+#define __GST_HAL_AUDIO_SRC_H__
+
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+#define GST_TYPE_HAL_AUDIO_SRC            (gst_hal_audio_src_get_type ())
+#define GST_HAL_AUDIO_SRC(obj)            (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), GST_TYPE_HAL_AUDIO_SRC, GstHalAudioSrc))
+#define GST_HAL_AUDIO_SRC_CLASS(klass)    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), GST_TYPE_HAL_AUDIO_SRC, GstHalAudioSrc))
+#define GST_IS_HAL_AUDIO_SRC(obj)         (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), GST_TYPE_HAL_AUDIO_SRC))
+#define GST_IS_HAL_AUDIO_SRC_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), GST_TYPE_HAL_AUDIO_SRC))
+
+typedef struct _GstHalAudioSrc {
+  GstBin parent;
+
+  /* explicit pointers to stuff used */
+  gchar *udi;
+  GstElement *kid;
+  GstPad *pad;
+} GstHalAudioSrc;
+
+typedef struct _GstHalAudioSrcClass {
+  GstBinClass parent_class;
+} GstHalAudioSrcClass;
+
+GType   gst_hal_audio_src_get_type   (void);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* __GST_HAL_AUDIO_SRC_H__ */
diff -puNr gst-plugins-good.orig/ext/hal/gsthalelements.c gst-plugins-good/ext/hal/gsthalelements.c
--- gst-plugins-good.orig/ext/hal/gsthalelements.c	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ gst-plugins-good/ext/hal/gsthalelements.c	2006-02-03 20:29:09.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/* GStreamer
+ * (c) 2005 Ronald S. Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
+ * (c) 2006 Jürg Billeter <j@bitron.ch>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+
+#include "gsthalelements.h"
+
+#include "gsthalaudiosink.h"
+#include "gsthalaudiosrc.h"
+
+GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY (hal_debug);
+
+static gboolean
+plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
+{
+  GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (hal_debug, "hal", 0,
+      "HAL/GStreamer audio input/output wrapper elements");
+
+  if (!gst_element_register (plugin, "halaudiosink",
+          GST_RANK_NONE, GST_TYPE_HAL_AUDIO_SINK) ||
+      !gst_element_register (plugin, "halaudiosrc",
+          GST_RANK_NONE, GST_TYPE_HAL_AUDIO_SRC)) {
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
+    GST_VERSION_MINOR,
+    "halelements",
+    "elements wrapping the GStreamer/HAL audio input/output devices",
+    plugin_init, VERSION, GST_LICENSE, GST_PACKAGE_NAME, GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN)
diff -puNr gst-plugins-good.orig/ext/hal/gsthalelements.h gst-plugins-good/ext/hal/gsthalelements.h
--- gst-plugins-good.orig/ext/hal/gsthalelements.h	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ gst-plugins-good/ext/hal/gsthalelements.h	2006-02-03 20:29:09.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/* GStreamer
+ * (c) 2005 Ronald S. Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
+ * (c) 2006 Ronald S. Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __GST_HAL_ELEMENTS_H__
+#define __GST_HAL_ELEMENTS_H__
+
+#include <hal.h>
+
+GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_EXTERN (hal_debug);
+#define GST_CAT_DEFAULT hal_debug
+
+#endif /* __GST_HAL_ELEMENTS_H__ */
diff -puNr gst-plugins-good.orig/ext/hal/hal.c gst-plugins-good/ext/hal/hal.c
--- gst-plugins-good.orig/ext/hal/hal.c	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ gst-plugins-good/ext/hal/hal.c	2006-02-03 20:52:35.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+/* GStreamer
+ * Copyright (C) <2002> Thomas Vander Stichele <thomas@apestaart.org>
+ * Copyright (C) <2006> Jürg Billeter <j@bitron.ch>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * this library handles interaction with Hal
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <glib.h>
+#include "hal.h"
+
+
+/* external functions */
+
+/**
+ * gst_hal_get_string:
+ * @key: a #gchar corresponding to the key you want to get.
+ *
+ * Get Hal UDI @udi's string value.
+ *
+ * Returns: a newly allocated #gchar string containing the appropriate pipeline
+ * for UDI @udi, or NULL in the case of an error..
+ */
+gchar *
+gst_hal_get_string (const gchar * udi)
+{
+	DBusConnection *connection;
+	DBusError error;
+	LibHalContext *ctx;
+	char *type, *string;
+	char *element;
+	int card, device;
+	
+	dbus_error_init (&error);
+	
+	connection = dbus_bus_get (DBUS_BUS_SYSTEM, &error);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (connection != NULL, NULL);
+	
+	ctx = libhal_ctx_new ();
+	g_return_val_if_fail (ctx != NULL, NULL);
+	
+	libhal_ctx_set_dbus_connection (ctx, connection);
+	libhal_ctx_init (ctx, &error);
+	
+	string = NULL;
+
+	if (libhal_device_query_capability (ctx, udi, "alsa", &error)) {
+		type = libhal_device_get_property_string (ctx, udi, "alsa.type", &error);
+		if (strcmp (type, "playback") == 0) {
+			element = "alsasink";
+		} else if (strcmp (type, "capture") == 0) {
+			element = "alsasrc";
+		} else {
+			element = NULL;
+		}
+		card = libhal_device_get_property_int (ctx, udi, "alsa.card", &error);
+		device = libhal_device_get_property_int (ctx, udi, "alsa.device", &error);
+		if (device == 0) {
+			/* handle default device specially to use
+			 * dmix, dsnoop, and softvol if appropriate */
+			string = g_strdup_printf ("%s device=default:%d", element, card);
+		} else {
+			string = g_strdup_printf ("%s device=plughw:%d,%d", element, card, device);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	libhal_ctx_shutdown (ctx, &error);
+	libhal_ctx_free (ctx);
+	
+	dbus_error_free (&error);
+	
+	return string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_hal_render_bin_from_udi:
+ * @key: a #gchar string corresponding to a Hal UDI.
+ *
+ * Render bin from Hal UDI @udi.
+ *
+ * Returns: a #GstElement containing the rendered bin.
+ */
+GstElement *
+gst_hal_render_bin_from_udi (const gchar * udi)
+{
+  GstElement *bin = NULL;
+  gchar *value;
+
+  value = gst_hal_get_string (udi);
+  if (value)
+    bin = gst_parse_bin_from_description (value, TRUE, NULL);
+  g_free (value);
+  return bin;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_hal_get_audio_sink:
+ *
+ * Render audio output bin from GStreamer Hal UDI.
+ * If no device with the specified UDI exists, the default audio sink for the
+ * platform is used (typically osssink or sunaudiosink).
+ *
+ * Returns: a #GstElement containing the audio output bin, or NULL if
+ * everything failed.
+ */
+GstElement *
+gst_hal_get_audio_sink (const gchar * udi)
+{
+  GstElement *ret = gst_hal_render_bin_from_udi (udi);
+
+  if (!ret) {
+    ret = gst_element_factory_make (DEFAULT_AUDIOSINK, NULL);
+
+    if (!ret)
+      g_warning ("No Hal default audio sink key and %s doesn't work",
+          DEFAULT_AUDIOSINK);
+  }
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_hal_get_audio_src:
+ *
+ * Render audio acquisition bin from GStreamer Hal UDI.
+ * If no device with the specified UDI exists, the default audio source for the
+ * plaform is used (typically osssrc or sunaudiosrc).
+ *
+ * Returns: a #GstElement containing the audio source bin, or NULL if
+ * everything failed.
+ */
+GstElement *
+gst_hal_get_audio_src (const gchar * udi)
+{
+  GstElement *ret = gst_hal_render_bin_from_udi (udi);
+
+  if (!ret) {
+    ret = gst_element_factory_make (DEFAULT_AUDIOSRC, NULL);
+
+    if (!ret)
+      g_warning ("No Hal default audio src key and %s doesn't work",
+          DEFAULT_AUDIOSRC);
+  }
+
+  return ret;
+}
diff -puNr gst-plugins-good.orig/ext/hal/hal.h gst-plugins-good/ext/hal/hal.h
--- gst-plugins-good.orig/ext/hal/hal.h	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ gst-plugins-good/ext/hal/hal.h	2006-02-03 20:29:09.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/* GStreamer
+ * Copyright (C) <2002> Thomas Vander Stichele <thomas@apestaart.org>
+ * Copyright (C) <2006> Jürg Billeter <j@bitron.ch>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef GST_HAL_H
+#define GST_HAL_H
+
+/*
+ * this library handles interaction with Hal
+ */
+
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+#include <dbus/dbus.h>
+#include <libhal.h>
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+gchar *         gst_hal_get_string            (const gchar *udi);
+
+GstElement *    gst_hal_render_bin_from_udi           (const gchar *udi);
+GstElement *    gst_hal_render_bin_from_description   (const gchar *description);
+
+GstElement *    gst_hal_get_audio_sink (const gchar *udi);
+GstElement *    gst_hal_get_audio_src  (const gchar *udi);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* GST_HAL_H */
diff -puNr gst-plugins-good.orig/ext/hal/Makefile.am gst-plugins-good/ext/hal/Makefile.am
--- gst-plugins-good.orig/ext/hal/Makefile.am	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ gst-plugins-good/ext/hal/Makefile.am	2006-02-03 20:29:09.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libgsthalelements.la
+
+libgsthalelements_la_SOURCES = \
+	gsthalaudiosink.c \
+	gsthalaudiosrc.c \
+	gsthalelements.c \
+	hal.c
+
+libgsthalelements_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS) $(HAL_CFLAGS)
+libgsthalelements_la_LIBADD = $(GST_LIBS) $(HAL_LIBS)
+libgsthalelements_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
+
+noinst_HEADERS = \
+	gsthalaudiosink.h \
+	gsthalaudiosrc.h \
+	gsthalelements.h \
+	hal.h
diff -puNr gst-plugins-good.orig/ext/Makefile.am gst-plugins-good/ext/Makefile.am
--- gst-plugins-good.orig/ext/Makefile.am	2006-01-18 20:30:35.000000000 +0100
+++ gst-plugins-good/ext/Makefile.am	2006-02-03 20:29:09.000000000 +0100
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ endif
 GDK_PIXBUF_DIR =
 # endif
 
+if USE_HAL
+HAL_DIR = hal
+else
+HAL_DIR =
+endif
+
 if USE_JPEG
 JPEG_DIR = jpeg
 else
@@ -109,6 +115,7 @@ SUBDIRS = \
 	$(FLAC_DIR) \
 	$(GCONF_DIR) \
 	$(GDK_PIXBUF_DIR) \
+	$(HAL_DIR) \
 	$(JPEG_DIR) \
 	$(LADSPA_DIR) \
 	$(LIBCACA_DIR) \
@@ -127,6 +134,7 @@ DIST_SUBDIRS = \
 	esd \
 	flac \
 	gconf \
+	hal \
 	jpeg \
 	ladspa \
 	libcaca \
