diff -r 000000000000 -r 0e761a78d257 gstreamer_core/tools/tools.h
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+/* GStreamer
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 Benjamin Otte <otte@gnome.org>
+ *
+ * tools.h: header for common stuff of all GStreamer tools
+ *
+ * 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_TOOLS_H__
+#define __GST_TOOLS_H__
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+#include "gst/gst-i18n-app.h"
+
+/*
+ * This is a kind of hacky way to make all the tools use the same version code.
+ * If anyone knows a less hacky way to get this done, feel free to implement it.
+ * 
+ * It also includes all the files that all the tools require.
+ */
+
+static gboolean __gst_tools_version = FALSE;
+
+#define GST_TOOLS_GOPTION_VERSION \
+    { "version", 0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &__gst_tools_version, \
+      N_("Print version information and exit"), NULL }
+
+static void
+gst_tools_print_version (const gchar * tool)
+{
+  gchar *s;
+
+  s = g_strdup_printf ("%s-%u.%u", tool, GST_VERSION_MAJOR, GST_VERSION_MINOR);
+  g_set_prgname (s);
+  g_free (s);
+
+  if (__gst_tools_version) {
+    gchar *version_str;
+
+    version_str = gst_version_string ();
+    g_print ("%s version %u.%u.%u\n", g_get_prgname (),
+        GST_VERSION_MAJOR, GST_VERSION_MINOR, GST_VERSION_MICRO);
+    g_print ("%s\n", version_str);
+    g_print ("%s\n", GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN);
+    g_free (version_str);
+    exit (0);
+  }
+}
+
+#endif /* __GST_TOOLS_H__ */