Re: How to find Gnome version?

[John Sheehan <John Sheehan Sun COM>]

Deepa Chacko Pillai wrote
>
>Hi
>
>I am writing an application which displays certain system information.
>Here, I need to display the version of GNOME we are on. Could you please
>tell me where I can find this information from?
>

Hi Deepa,

I don't believe there exists overall versioning in Gnome to the fine level 
of granularity that you expect.  This is because a user can have any mix of 
component versions in their Gnome desktop so long as the dependencies are 
satisfied.

I think it would be useful if there were an agreed and optional file
which contained an overall release string.  This file could be inserted
at build time, and the level and scope of the version therein would only
be meaningful with respect to that distribution of that build.  The string
could be as Generic as "Gnome 2" or "Beta" or as fine as "Gnome 2.0.1 beta".

Of course, any distrubution can put in such a file independently, but 
having a common location means it could be displayed, if present, in
About GNOME or superimposed on the splashcreen.

John

>Thanks in advance
>Deepa
>