diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e28114e1fb7b7291f6e17eb5342cb606f8adf6c2..1dca30354ddcb755593dc107f6b4c8130b12bdde 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-05-19  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* configure.ac:
+	  fix test by finding base plugins
+
 2006-05-09  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
 
 	* tests/check/gst-ffmpeg.supp:
diff --git a/common b/common
index 3062df90281144cbdb55bd58ee9f0714ab346c23..764c5f25101d20da7f26942c36ba840ba65c63d7 160000
--- a/common
+++ b/common
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 3062df90281144cbdb55bd58ee9f0714ab346c23
+Subproject commit 764c5f25101d20da7f26942c36ba840ba65c63d7
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4641c3f5ca139b54be3291d1d96e833868ae16db..4ada4560b044ee465338f32c6ef3204ec6c4afaa 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ GST_CHECK_GST_BASE($GST_MAJORMINOR, [$GST_REQ])
 GST_CHECK_GST_PLUGINS_BASE($GST_MAJORMINOR, [$GST_REQ])
 GST_CHECK_GST_CHECK($GST_MAJORMINOR, [$GST_REQ], no)
 
+AC_MSG_NOTICE(Using GStreamer Core Plugins in $GST_PLUGINS_DIR)
+AC_MSG_NOTICE(Using GStreamer Base Plugins in $GSTPB_PLUGINS_DIR)
+
 dnl *** set variables based on configure arguments ***
 
 dnl set location of plugin directory