when trying whether the artsd plugin works using the command: 
 
gst-launch-0.8 sinesrc ! artsdsink 
 
I get: 
 
RUNNING pipeline ... 
artsdsink: closed connection 
Segmentation fault 
 
When trying to produce a trace with: 
 
gst-launch-0.8 -T sinesrc ! artsdsink 
 
I get: 
 
GstPadTemplate (0x8058698): flags 1, live 281 
GstBuffer (0x8050528): flags 1, live 0 
GstEvent (0x805bda8): flags 1, live 0 
RUNNING pipeline ... 
artsdsink: closed connection 
Caught interrupt. 
Execution ended after 66 iterations (sum 946828000 ns, average 14345878 ns, min 
190000 ns, max 184223000 ns). 
warning: leaving MCOP Dispatcher and still 146 types alive. 
artsdsink: closed connection 
GstSystemClock (0x80d7ec8): flags 1, live 1 
GstClockEntry (0x80dd9e0): flags 1, live 0 
GstPipeline (0x80d1ba8): flags 1, live 0 
GstOptScheduler (0x80d1ad8): flags 1, live 0 
GstArtsdsink (0x80ad3a8): flags 1, live 0 
GstSineSrc (0x80cfde8): flags 1, live 0 
GstDParamManager (0x80cd408): flags 1, live 1 
GstRealPad (0x80cd028): flags 1, live 0 
GstPadTemplate (0x8058698): flags 1, live 281 
GstBuffer (0x8050528): flags 1, live 0 
GstEvent (0x805bda8): flags 1, live 0 
 
I hear a sine sound and there is no segmentation fault.