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-rw-r--r--.gitattributes1
-rw-r--r--.gitignore1
-rw-r--r--bitcoin-qt.pro10
-rw-r--r--contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win32.yml19
-rw-r--r--contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian.yml6
-rw-r--r--doc/release-process.txt2
-rwxr-xr-xshare/genbuild.sh35
-rw-r--r--src/init.cpp2
-rw-r--r--src/main.cpp5
-rw-r--r--src/main.h5
-rw-r--r--src/makefile.linux-mingw10
-rw-r--r--src/makefile.mingw2
-rw-r--r--src/makefile.osx10
-rw-r--r--src/makefile.unix10
-rw-r--r--src/qt/aboutdialog.cpp2
-rw-r--r--src/qt/clientmodel.cpp5
-rw-r--r--src/qt/clientmodel.h1
-rw-r--r--src/util.cpp7
-rw-r--r--src/version.cpp77
-rw-r--r--src/version.h14
20 files changed, 193 insertions, 31 deletions
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26d7549356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+src/version.cpp export-subst
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 66f93867d8..dafbc2b6bc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
src/*.exe
src/bitcoin
src/bitcoind
+src/build.h
.*.swp
*.*~*
*.bak
diff --git a/bitcoin-qt.pro b/bitcoin-qt.pro
index 8b34d6c211..46caa22fb7 100644
--- a/bitcoin-qt.pro
+++ b/bitcoin-qt.pro
@@ -80,6 +80,15 @@ contains(BITCOIN_NEED_QT_PLUGINS, 1) {
# do not enable this on windows, as it will result in a non-working executable!
}
+# regenerate src/build.h
+!windows || contains(USE_BUILD_INFO, 1) {
+ genbuild.commands = share/genbuild.sh src/build.h
+ genbuild.target = src/build.h
+ "src/version.cpp".depends += src/build.h
+ QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += genbuild
+ DEFINES += HAVE_BUILD_INFO
+}
+
# disable quite some warnings because bitcoin core "sins" a lot
QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_WARN_ON = -fdiagnostics-show-option -Wall -Wno-strict-aliasing -Wno-invalid-offsetof -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-sign-compare -Wno-char-subscripts -Wno-unused-value -Wno-sequence-point -Wno-parentheses -Wno-unknown-pragmas -Wno-switch
@@ -161,6 +170,7 @@ SOURCES += src/qt/bitcoin.cpp src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp \
src/qt/aboutdialog.cpp \
src/qt/editaddressdialog.cpp \
src/qt/bitcoinaddressvalidator.cpp \
+ src/version.cpp \
src/util.cpp \
src/netbase.cpp \
src/key.cpp \
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win32.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win32.yml
index e929eb84f3..49bc9c7a57 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win32.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win32.yml
@@ -45,25 +45,30 @@ script: |
#
cd bitcoin
mkdir -p $OUTDIR/src
- cp -a . $OUTDIR/src
- rm -rf $OUTDIR/src/.git
+ git archive HEAD | tar -x -C $OUTDIR/src
cp $OUTDIR/src/doc/README_windows.txt $OUTDIR/readme.txt
cp $OUTDIR/src/COPYING $OUTDIR/license.txt
export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/faketime/libfaketime.so.1
export FAKETIME=$REFERENCE_DATETIME
export TZ=UTC
- $HOME/qt/src/bin/qmake -spec unsupported/win32-g++-cross MINIUPNPC_LIB_PATH=$HOME/build/miniupnpc MINIUPNPC_INCLUDE_PATH=$HOME/build/ BDB_LIB_PATH=$HOME/build/db-4.8.30.NC/build_unix BDB_INCLUDE_PATH=$HOME/build/db-4.8.30.NC/build_unix BOOST_LIB_PATH=$HOME/build/boost_1_47_0/stage/lib BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH=$HOME/build/boost_1_47_0 BOOST_LIB_SUFFIX=-mt-s BOOST_THREAD_LIB_SUFFIX=_win32-mt-s OPENSSL_LIB_PATH=$HOME/build/openssl-1.0.0e OPENSSL_INCLUDE_PATH=$HOME/build/openssl-1.0.0e/include QRENCODE_LIB_PATH=$HOME/build/qrencode-3.2.0/.libs QRENCODE_INCLUDE_PATH=$HOME/build/qrencode-3.2.0 USE_QRCODE=1 INCLUDEPATH=$HOME/build DEFINES=BOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB BITCOIN_NEED_QT_PLUGINS=1 QMAKE_LRELEASE=lrelease QMAKE_CXXFLAGS=-frandom-seed=bitcoin QMAKE_LFLAGS=-frandom-seed=bitcoin
+ $HOME/qt/src/bin/qmake -spec unsupported/win32-g++-cross MINIUPNPC_LIB_PATH=$HOME/build/miniupnpc MINIUPNPC_INCLUDE_PATH=$HOME/build/ BDB_LIB_PATH=$HOME/build/db-4.8.30.NC/build_unix BDB_INCLUDE_PATH=$HOME/build/db-4.8.30.NC/build_unix BOOST_LIB_PATH=$HOME/build/boost_1_47_0/stage/lib BOOST_INCLUDE_PATH=$HOME/build/boost_1_47_0 BOOST_LIB_SUFFIX=-mt-s BOOST_THREAD_LIB_SUFFIX=_win32-mt-s OPENSSL_LIB_PATH=$HOME/build/openssl-1.0.0e OPENSSL_INCLUDE_PATH=$HOME/build/openssl-1.0.0e/include QRENCODE_LIB_PATH=$HOME/build/qrencode-3.2.0/.libs QRENCODE_INCLUDE_PATH=$HOME/build/qrencode-3.2.0 USE_QRCODE=1 INCLUDEPATH=$HOME/build DEFINES=BOOST_THREAD_USE_LIB BITCOIN_NEED_QT_PLUGINS=1 QMAKE_LRELEASE=lrelease QMAKE_CXXFLAGS=-frandom-seed=bitcoin QMAKE_LFLAGS=-frandom-seed=bitcoin USE_BUILD_INFO=1
make $MAKEOPTS
cp release/bitcoin-qt.exe $OUTDIR/
#
cd src
- sed 's/$(DEBUGFLAGS)/-frandom-seed=bitcoin/' -i makefile.linux-mingw
export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/faketime/libfaketime.so.1
export FAKETIME=$REFERENCE_DATETIME
export TZ=UTC
- make -f makefile.linux-mingw $MAKEOPTS DEPSDIR=$HOME/build bitcoind.exe USE_UPNP=0
+ make -f makefile.linux-mingw $MAKEOPTS DEPSDIR=$HOME/build bitcoind.exe USE_UPNP=0 DEBUGFLAGS="-frandom-seed=bitcoin"
i586-mingw32msvc-strip bitcoind.exe
- makensis ../share/setup.nsi
- cp ../share/bitcoin-*-win32-setup.exe $OUTDIR/
mkdir $OUTDIR/daemon
cp bitcoind.exe $OUTDIR/daemon
+ cd ..
+ mkdir nsis
+ git archive HEAD | tar -x -C nsis
+ cd nsis/src
+ mkdir ../release
+ cp ../../release/* ../release/
+ cp ../../src/*.exe .
+ makensis ../share/setup.nsi
+ cp ../share/bitcoin-*-win32-setup.exe $OUTDIR/
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian.yml
index de622e968f..8243c5c301 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian.yml
@@ -42,13 +42,11 @@ script: |
#
cd bitcoin
mkdir -p $OUTDIR/src
- cp -a . $OUTDIR/src
- rm -rf $OUTDIR/src/.git
+ git archive HEAD | tar -x -C $OUTDIR/src
cp $OUTDIR/src/doc/README $OUTDIR
cp $OUTDIR/src/COPYING $OUTDIR
cd src
- sed 's/$(DEBUGFLAGS)//' -i makefile.unix
- make -f makefile.unix STATIC=1 OPENSSL_INCLUDE_PATH="$INSTDIR/include" OPENSSL_LIB_PATH="$INSTDIR/lib" $MAKEOPTS bitcoind USE_UPNP=0
+ make -f makefile.unix STATIC=1 OPENSSL_INCLUDE_PATH="$INSTDIR/include" OPENSSL_LIB_PATH="$INSTDIR/lib" $MAKEOPTS bitcoind USE_UPNP=0 DEBUGFLAGS=
mkdir -p $OUTDIR/bin/$GBUILD_BITS
install -s bitcoind $OUTDIR/bin/$GBUILD_BITS
cd ..
diff --git a/doc/release-process.txt b/doc/release-process.txt
index 051a2151b5..3f3c6dad6a 100644
--- a/doc/release-process.txt
+++ b/doc/release-process.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
* update (commit) version in sources
bitcoin-qt.pro
- src/main.h (CLIENT_VERSION : PROTOCOL_VERSION in serialize.h is updated only on protocol changes)
+ src/version.cpp
share/setup.nsi
doc/README*
diff --git a/share/genbuild.sh b/share/genbuild.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..d959877dc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/genbuild.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+ FILE="$1"
+ shift
+ if [ -f "$FILE" ]; then
+ INFO="$(head -n 1 "$FILE")"
+ fi
+else
+ echo "Usage: $0 <filename>"
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -e "$(which git)" ]; then
+ # clean 'dirty' status of touched files that haven't been modified
+ git diff >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
+
+ # get a string like "v0.6.0-66-g59887e8-dirty"
+ DESC="$(git describe --dirty 2>/dev/null)"
+
+ # get a string like "2012-04-10 16:27:19 +0200"
+ TIME="$(git log -n 1 --format="%ci")"
+fi
+
+if [ -n "$DESC" ]; then
+ NEWINFO="#define BUILD_DESC \"$DESC\""
+else
+ NEWINFO="// No build information available"
+fi
+
+# only update build.h if necessary
+if [ "$INFO" != "$NEWINFO" ]; then
+ echo "$NEWINFO" >"$FILE"
+ echo "#define BUILD_DATE \"$TIME\"" >>"$FILE"
+fi
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index a1e45b1c6b..8d33878186 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ bool AppInit2(int argc, char* argv[])
if (!fDebug && !pszSetDataDir[0])
ShrinkDebugFile();
printf("\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n");
- printf("Bitcoin version %s\n", FormatFullVersion().c_str());
+ printf("Bitcoin version %s (%s)\n", FormatFullVersion().c_str(), CLIENT_DATE.c_str());
printf("Default data directory %s\n", GetDefaultDataDir().c_str());
if (GetBoolArg("-loadblockindextest"))
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index dea60f0384..3fe0732478 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ using namespace boost;
// Global state
//
-// Name of client reported in the 'version' message. Report the same name
-// for both bitcoind and bitcoin-qt, to make it harder for attackers to
-// target servers or GUI users specifically.
-const std::string CLIENT_NAME("Satoshi");
-
CCriticalSection cs_setpwalletRegistered;
set<CWallet*> setpwalletRegistered;
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 6c81abad56..1d46851ac2 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
#include "key.h"
#include "script.h"
#include "db.h"
+#include "version.h"
#ifdef WIN32
#include <io.h> /* for _commit */
@@ -30,10 +31,6 @@ class CInv;
class CRequestTracker;
class CNode;
-static const int CLIENT_VERSION = 60099;
-static const bool VERSION_IS_BETA = true;
-extern const std::string CLIENT_NAME;
-
static const unsigned int MAX_BLOCK_SIZE = 1000000;
static const unsigned int MAX_BLOCK_SIZE_GEN = MAX_BLOCK_SIZE/2;
static const int MAX_BLOCK_SIGOPS = MAX_BLOCK_SIZE/50;
diff --git a/src/makefile.linux-mingw b/src/makefile.linux-mingw
index 3f7e6114ec..4922df599b 100644
--- a/src/makefile.linux-mingw
+++ b/src/makefile.linux-mingw
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ LIBS += -l mingwthrd -l kernel32 -l user32 -l gdi32 -l comdlg32 -l winspool -l w
HEADERS = $(wildcard *.h)
OBJS= \
+ obj/version.o \
obj/checkpoints.o \
obj/netbase.o \
obj/addrman.o \
@@ -64,10 +65,14 @@ OBJS= \
all: bitcoind.exe
+build.h: FORCE
+ @../share/genbuild.sh build.h
+DEFS += -DHAVE_BUILD_INFO
+
obj/%.o: %.cpp $(HEADERS)
i586-mingw32msvc-g++ -c $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $<
-bitcoind.exe: $(OBJS:obj/%=obj/%)
+bitcoind.exe: build.h $(OBJS:obj/%=obj/%)
i586-mingw32msvc-g++ $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(LIBPATHS) $^ $(LIBS)
@@ -85,3 +90,6 @@ clean:
-rm -f headers.h.gch
-rm -f bitcoind.exe
-rm -f test_bitcoin.exe
+ -rm -f src/build.h
+
+FORCE:
diff --git a/src/makefile.mingw b/src/makefile.mingw
index 33cc68b62b..397fdf4f32 100644
--- a/src/makefile.mingw
+++ b/src/makefile.mingw
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ LIBS += -l kernel32 -l user32 -l gdi32 -l comdlg32 -l winspool -l winmm -l shell
HEADERS = $(wildcard *.h)
OBJS= \
+ obj/version.o \
obj/checkpoints.o \
obj/netbase.o \
obj/addrman.o \
@@ -82,3 +83,4 @@ clean:
-del /Q obj\test\*
-del /Q test\*.o
-del /Q headers.h.gch
+ -del /Q build.h
diff --git a/src/makefile.osx b/src/makefile.osx
index ed35b33ecb..439d8ef21b 100644
--- a/src/makefile.osx
+++ b/src/makefile.osx
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ CFLAGS += -Wextra -Wno-sign-compare -Wno-char-subscripts -Wno-invalid-offsetof -
$(DEBUGFLAGS) $(DEFS) $(INCLUDEPATHS)
OBJS= \
+ obj/version.o \
obj/checkpoints.o \
obj/netbase.o \
obj/addrman.o \
@@ -99,6 +100,10 @@ all: bitcoind
-include obj/*.P
-include obj-test/*.P
+build.h: FORCE
+ @../share/genbuild.sh build.h
+DEFS += -DHAVE_BUILD_INFO
+
obj/%.o: %.cpp
$(CXX) -c $(CFLAGS) -MMD -o $@ $<
@cp $(@:%.o=%.d) $(@:%.o=%.P); \
@@ -106,7 +111,7 @@ obj/%.o: %.cpp
-e '/^$$/ d' -e 's/$$/ :/' < $(@:%.o=%.d) >> $(@:%.o=%.P); \
rm -f $(@:%.o=%.d)
-bitcoind: $(OBJS:obj/%=obj/%)
+bitcoind: build.h $(OBJS:obj/%=obj/%)
$(CXX) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(LIBPATHS) $^ $(LIBS)
TESTOBJS := $(patsubst test/%.cpp,obj-test/%.o,$(wildcard test/*.cpp))
@@ -127,3 +132,6 @@ clean:
-rm -f obj-test/*.o
-rm -f obj/*.P
-rm -f obj-test/*.P
+ -rm -f src/build.h
+
+FORCE:
diff --git a/src/makefile.unix b/src/makefile.unix
index 1fb8e270fb..c3727361e5 100644
--- a/src/makefile.unix
+++ b/src/makefile.unix
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ xCXXFLAGS=-pthread -Wextra -Wno-sign-compare -Wno-char-subscripts -Wno-invalid-o
$(DEBUGFLAGS) $(DEFS) $(HARDENING) $(CXXFLAGS)
OBJS= \
+ obj/version.o \
obj/checkpoints.o \
obj/netbase.o \
obj/addrman.o \
@@ -111,6 +112,10 @@ all: bitcoind
-include obj/*.P
-include obj-test/*.P
+build.h: FORCE
+ @../share/genbuild.sh build.h
+DEFS += -DHAVE_BUILD_INFO
+
obj/%.o: %.cpp
$(CXX) -c $(xCXXFLAGS) -MMD -o $@ $<
@cp $(@:%.o=%.d) $(@:%.o=%.P); \
@@ -118,7 +123,7 @@ obj/%.o: %.cpp
-e '/^$$/ d' -e 's/$$/ :/' < $(@:%.o=%.d) >> $(@:%.o=%.P); \
rm -f $(@:%.o=%.d)
-bitcoind: $(OBJS:obj/%=obj/%)
+bitcoind: build.h $(OBJS:obj/%=obj/%)
$(CXX) $(xCXXFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
TESTOBJS := $(patsubst test/%.cpp,obj-test/%.o,$(wildcard test/*.cpp))
@@ -139,3 +144,6 @@ clean:
-rm -f obj-test/*.o
-rm -f obj/*.P
-rm -f obj-test/*.P
+ -rm -f src/build.h
+
+FORCE:
diff --git a/src/qt/aboutdialog.cpp b/src/qt/aboutdialog.cpp
index 08d7774067..0b98befe8d 100644
--- a/src/qt/aboutdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/aboutdialog.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
#include "ui_aboutdialog.h"
#include "clientmodel.h"
+#include "version.h"
+
AboutDialog::AboutDialog(QWidget *parent) :
QDialog(parent),
ui(new Ui::AboutDialog)
diff --git a/src/qt/clientmodel.cpp b/src/qt/clientmodel.cpp
index 8163da0915..284bee0e8e 100644
--- a/src/qt/clientmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/clientmodel.cpp
@@ -88,3 +88,8 @@ QString ClientModel::formatFullVersion() const
{
return QString::fromStdString(FormatFullVersion());
}
+
+QString ClientModel::formatBuildDate() const
+{
+ return QString::fromStdString(CLIENT_DATE);
+}
diff --git a/src/qt/clientmodel.h b/src/qt/clientmodel.h
index 6366b4d617..8e7431a2f3 100644
--- a/src/qt/clientmodel.h
+++ b/src/qt/clientmodel.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public:
QString getStatusBarWarnings() const;
QString formatFullVersion() const;
+ QString formatBuildDate() const;
private:
OptionsModel *optionsModel;
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index 19538a4fa1..cf8ff5361f 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -1066,12 +1066,7 @@ string FormatVersion(int nVersion)
string FormatFullVersion()
{
- string s = FormatVersion(CLIENT_VERSION);
- if (VERSION_IS_BETA) {
- s += "-";
- s += _("beta");
- }
- return s;
+ return CLIENT_BUILD;
}
// Format the subversion field according to BIP 14 spec (https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0014)
diff --git a/src/version.cpp b/src/version.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1be5f491b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/version.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2012 The Bitcoin developers
+// Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
+// file license.txt or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+#include <string>
+
+#include "version.h"
+
+// Name of client reported in the 'version' message. Report the same name
+// for both bitcoind and bitcoin-qt, to make it harder for attackers to
+// target servers or GUI users specifically.
+const std::string CLIENT_NAME("Satoshi");
+
+// Client version number
+#define CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR 0
+#define CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR 6
+#define CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION 0
+#define CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD 99
+#define CLIENT_VERSION_SUFFIX "-beta"
+
+const int CLIENT_VERSION = 1000000 * CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR
+ + 10000 * CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR
+ + 100 * CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION
+ + 1 * CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD;
+
+
+
+// The following part of the code determines the CLIENT_BUILD variable.
+// Several mechanisms are used for this:
+// * first, if HAVE_BUILD_INFO is defined, include build.h, a file that is
+// generated by the build environment, possibly containing the output
+// of git-describe in a macro called BUILD_DESC
+// * secondly, if this is an exported version of the code, GIT_ARCHIVE will
+// be defined (automatically using the export-subst git attribute), and
+// GIT_COMMIT will contain the commit id.
+// * then, three options exist for determining CLIENT_BUILD:
+// * if BUILD_DESC is defined, use that literally (output of git-describe)
+// * if not, but GIT_COMMIT is defined, use v[maj].[min].[rev].[build]-g[commit]
+// * otherwise, use v[maj].[min].[rev].[build]-unk
+// finally CLIENT_VERSION_SUFFIX is added
+
+// First, include build.h if requested
+#ifdef HAVE_BUILD_INFO
+# include "build.h"
+#endif
+
+// git will put "#define GIT_ARCHIVE 1" on the next line inside archives. $Format:%n#define GIT_ARCHIVE 1$
+#ifdef GIT_ARCHIVE
+# define GIT_COMMIT_ID "$Format:%h$"
+# define GIT_COMMIT_DATE "$Format:%cD"
+#endif
+
+#define STRINGIFY(s) #s
+
+#define BUILD_DESC_FROM_COMMIT(maj,min,rev,build,commit) \
+ "v" STRINGIFY(maj) "." STRINGIFY(min) "." STRINGIFY(rev) "." STRINGIFY(build) "-g" commit
+
+#define BUILD_DESC_FROM_UNKNOWN(maj,min,rev,build) \
+ "v" STRINGIFY(maj) "." STRINGIFY(min) "." STRINGIFY(rev) "." STRINGIFY(build) "-unk"
+
+#ifndef BUILD_DESC
+# ifdef GIT_COMMIT_ID
+# define BUILD_DESC BUILD_DESC_FROM_COMMIT(CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, GIT_COMMIT_ID)
+# else
+# define BUILD_DESC BUILD_DESC_FROM_UNKNOWN(CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD)
+# endif
+#endif
+
+#ifndef BUILD_DATE
+# ifdef GIT_COMMIT_DATE
+# define BUILD_DATE GIT_COMMIT_DATE
+# else
+# define BUILD_DATE __DATE__ ", " __TIME__
+# endif
+#endif
+
+const std::string CLIENT_BUILD(BUILD_DESC CLIENT_VERSION_SUFFIX);
+const std::string CLIENT_DATE(BUILD_DATE);
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c93b28fb7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2012 The Bitcoin developers
+// Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
+// file license.txt or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+#ifndef BITCOIN_VERSION_H
+#define BITCOIN_VERSION_H
+
+#include <string>
+
+extern const std::string CLIENT_NAME;
+extern const std::string CLIENT_BUILD;
+extern const std::string CLIENT_DATE;
+extern const int CLIENT_VERSION;
+
+#endif